Professor Josephine Forbes from Mater Research-UQ in Queensland, is the current President of the Australian Diabetes Society, advocating and supporting better and more equitable health care and research funding for people with diabetes. She has convened a taskforce of Stakeholder groups to produce the first National Diabetes Research Strategy. Her translational research extends from bench to bedside for novel therapies to prevent type 1 diabetes and kidney disease in vulnerable groups including young people and those who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. These studies are in partnership with Health care entities such as Mater Health and Qld Children’s Hospital, Diabetes Across the Lifecourse Partnership and global industry/biotechnology companies. Josephine is part of the leadership group of the Australian Centre for Accelerating Diabetes Innovation (ACADI) and co-lead of their kidney disease program. She an editor board member for Kidney International and Diabetologia. She is also continually in the top 2% of scientists globally as published annually by Stanford University, has an H index of 69. She has received numerous prizes for her research including the Commonwealth Health Minister’s Award for Excellence in Health and Medical Research in Australia.