Carinna Hockham is Research Fellow in Epidemiology at The George Institute for Global Health, Imperial College London. Her research focuses on sex and gender differences in cardio-kidney-metabolic diseases, using large population cohorts and linked health data to better understand disparities in disease risk and outcomes.

She is an investigator on the Medical Science Sex and Gender Equity (MESSAGE) project and co-leads a continuing professional development course on integrating sex and gender into health research and policy. Her work aims to strengthen the integration of sex- and gender-sensitive approaches in epidemiological research and clinical practice.
Dr. Hockham has also contributed to international initiatives, including serving as an invited member of the Sex and Gender Working Group for the KDIGO Controversies Conference on Women and Kidney Health.

Susanna Hofmann is Division Head of Lipidology and Metabolic Disease at the Department of Medicine IV, University Hospital LMU Munich, and leads the independent research unit “Women and Diabetes” at Helmholtz Munich. A physician-scientist, her work focuses on metabolic diseases, with particular emphasis on sex-specific mechanisms in lipid metabolism and diabetes.

She completed her medical studies in Padua and Berlin, graduating with a summa cum laude doctorate. Her clinical and research training includes positions at LMU Munich, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. She served as an Instructor and Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati before returning to Munich.

Since 2011, Prof. Hofmann has led research and academic programs in Munich and has held her professorship at LMU since 2014. Her work integrates clinical and translational approaches to improve the understanding and treatment of metabolic diseases, particularly in women.

Gertraud Stadler is Professor of Gender-Sensitive Prevention Research and Director of Gender in Medicine at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Her research focuses on personalized prevention interventions, health behavior change, and the influence of social relationships on health and well-being. Working at the intersection of psychology, medicine, and public health, she develops and evaluates gender-sensitive approaches to health promotion and disease prevention. Her work aims to advance equitable, evidence-based healthcare throughout the life course.