Prof Stephen Nicholls is the Director of the Monash Victorian Heart Institute in Melbourne, AU and a Professor of Cardiology at Monash University. He also serves as the Deputy Director and Heart Health Theme Leader at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, AU.

Prof Nicholls completed his cardiology training at the John Hunter Hospital and received his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Adelaide.

He has written over 770 manuscripts, book chapters and conference proceedings. His research is focused on strategies to reduce the risk of heart disease, novel vascular imaging and generating an understanding of the factors that promote plaque formation. He has raised over $100 million in research funding and has received multiple awards, including the Cleveland Clinic Innovator Award in 2011, the NHMRC Research Excellence Award in 2016, the RT Hall Price in 2018 and the Eric Susman Prize in…