Dr Elpida Vounzoulaki is a Postdoctoral Epidemiologist at the Leicester Real World Evidence Unit, Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester. She has a solid background in clinical practice and research, having graduated with a BSc(Hons) in Nursing, an MSc in Medical Research, and a PhD in Diabetes Epidemiology. Elpida has been awarded the prestigious NIHR Development and Skills Enhancement (DSE) Award to enhance her skills in health data science, particularly around Artificial Intelligence. Her primary interests include cardiometabolic complications, women’s health conditions and real world epidemiology.

Ahmad is a dentist, graduated from Shahid Beheshti Dental School in Tehran, Iran. He is working as a member of Cochrane Iran steering group and the manager of volunteer translators. Also, he is a steering member of the Oral Health Department of Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center (NCDRC) of Iran, founder and manager of Dahaan project (delivering evidence-informed dentistry recommendations to the Iranian community), and a member of the Informed Health Choices (IHC) project. His areas of interest are evidence-informed healthcare, health policy and management, and oral health inequalities.

Ana Beatriz Pizarro is a Nurse by training from Colombia, with expertise in evidence synthesis, systematic review methods, and knowledge translation initiatives with a commitment to health equity, and diversity. She is certified in Clinical Research through the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She currently works as Future of Evidence Synthesis Implementation Officer at the Cochrane Central Executive Team and is affiliated with the Department of Health Systems of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), She is interested in improving and protecting the quality of life of families and communities in the global south. She is a past member of the Editorial Board of the Cochrane Library.

João Vitor Ziroldo Lopes is a medical doctor from the University of São Paulo Medical School in Brazil, graduated in 2023. His main interests are Internal Medicine and Medical Education, focusing primarily on evidenced-based use of laboratorial exams. He got in contact with Cochrane during his medical training via its online courses and lectures and tried as much as possible to engage in evidence-based healthcare. His main goals are to promote a more accessible and guided approach to evidence for students all over the world during their training.

Dr Vaibhav Sahni holds dual specialisations in the fields of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery as well as Periodontics. He also holds the MFDS RCPS (Glasg), MFDS RCSEd, MFDS RCS(Eng) and the FDS RCS(Eng). His areas of expertise include, in addition to the general purview of oral health, maxillofacial injuries, point of care diagnostics, oral-systemic interactions, host-microbial interactions, the resolution of inflammation as well as computational systems relating to oral health and rehabilitation.

Dr Alexis ‘Ceecee’ Britten-Jones is a postdoctoral research fellow in ophthalmology and vision research at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Her primary research foci are genetic eye diseases and gene therapy. Her broader research interests include clinical trial design and outcomes, research implementation, and evidence synthesis methodology. As a clinician-optometrist, Ceecee is passionate about developing practical methods to bridge the gap between evidence and clinical care implementation. Ceecee is also a strong advocate for effective science communication and is open to engagement and collaboration with others in Cochrane networks.

Ariel is an NIHR doctoral fellow at the Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, and senior ophthalmology registrar at the Oxford Eye Hospital. She has been involved in the Cochrane community since 2016, and has led two reviews with the Cochrane Eyes and Vision group. Her doctoral research focuses on the clinical validation, safety and bias of artificial intelligence diagnostics, using ophthalmology as an exemplar. Her broader research interests include retinal diseases, retinal imaging, and evidence synthesis.

Amin is a PhD candidate at the University for Continuing Education Krems. With a background as a PharmD hospital pharmacist, he has clinical experience in patient care across various settings, including the vascular surgery, urology, and neurosurgery wards, as well as the intensive care unit and the emergency department. Within Cochrane, Amin serves as a spoke leader for the Cochrane Planetary Health Thematic Group. He has collaborated with several groups, including the Cochrane Hepato-Biliary Group, contributing to the latest findings from the LIVING VACCINE Project, and working with Cochrane Sweden on various initiatives. His contributions also encompass writing Cochrane Clinical Answers and creating informative blogs for Cochrane First Aid. Amin is committed to engaging with patients in his projects, ensuring their perspectives are integrated into his work. He believes that evidence-based medicine can bridge the gap between the medical community and the general public, and he is dedicated to promoting its principles through his professional endeavours.

Soumya is a research assistant in the health data privacy group at the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité, Germany. She strives in identifying the needs of primary stakeholders in electronic health records (EHR) and is committed to drive innovation and efficiency in healthcare delivery. She is originally from India and earned her medical degree from Dr. DY Patil Medical College and Research Centre, Pune, India, and pursued her Masters in Epidemiology at Utrecht University, Netherlands. She has previously worked in various health and nutrition-based industries. Beyond her career pursuits, she finds joy in expressing herself through singing.

Bahaaeldin Baraka is currently working as an Oncologist at Nottingham University Hospitals. Over the course of several years, Dr Baraka has accumulated substantial experience in the comprehensive care of cancer patients and has actively contributed to cancer research. Dr Baraka has been deeply involved in numerous Phase III clinical trials related to cancer as a sub-investigator, and additional contributions extend to published research within the domain of oncology. Primary areas of focus revolve around conducting systematic reviews and evaluating the quality of evidence in the context of cancer guidelines, as well as enhancing patient care.

Lucy is a diabetes researcher from Tanzania. Lucy is a Ph.D. student and researcher at the National Institute for Medical Research – Mbeya. Passionate about diabetes research in sub Saharan Africa, Lucy's work is focused on understanding the unique sociodemographic factors, environment and biological factors and their impact on diabetes care in the region.

Etienne Ngeh is a trained Cameroonian Physiotherapist and Cardiac Rehabilitation Specialist. He is the Head of Physiotherapy Department St. Louis University Bamenda, Cameroon and leads the Physiotherapy service of the Regional Hospital Bamenda. He is the founder and promoter of the Research Organization for Health Education and Rehabilitation-Cameroon. He joined the Early Career Professionals Network in 2019, and is currently working with other members to revamp the Africa Regional and Cameroon working groups.

Sam is a specialty registrar in orthodontics at King's College London. He has previously worked in paediatric dentistry and oral and maxillofacial surgery, during which time he led research on the ability of artificial neural networks to predict the risk of post-operative complications for cancer patients undergoing major head and neck surgery. More recently, he has published extensively on gender disparities within academia and publishing within dentistry and surgery, and has provided teaching for Health Education England trainees on conducting non-clinical research during full-time training. His current research interest involves action to reduce unnecessary research and wasted resources, specifically by implementing 'living' systematic reviews using artificial intelligence within the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.