Dr Kristy Law is a Research Fellow and Accredited Practicing Dietitian at The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia. Her research focuses on advancing Food Is Medicine (FIM) approaches to address diet-related chronic disease and food insecurity through rigorous clinical research and implementation science.

Kristy's PhD examined the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of Food Is Medicine interventions in Australia, with a particular focus on medically tailored meals. As part of her doctoral work, she co-led Australia's first Medically Tailored Meals randomised controlled trial for adults with type 2 diabetes (n=230), in partnership with Professor Jason Wu. This landmark trial generated critical evidence to inform the design, scalability, and future evaluation of Food Is Medicine interventions in the Australian healthcare context.

Dr Law has experience in developing and implementing nutrition and dietetic services with food‑insecure populations, including women and families in Perth, Australia; at‑risk youth in New Jersey, USA; and rural and remote communities in Western Australia. She has also contributed to public health nutrition initiatives supporting government policies focused on food environments and obesity prevention.

Kristy's background informs her focus on supporting localised implementation and uptake of FIM programs. Her research centres on building multisectoral collaborations to understand how FIM programs can be designed and implemented in ways that respond to community needs and health system contexts. Drawing on real‑world experience, she aims to translate research findings into practical strategies to improve population health and support equitable prevention and management of chronic disease.

Professor Sophia Zoungas is Executive Director of The George Institute for Global Health Australia and a practising endocrinologist.

A clinician scientist and trialist, she is internationally recognised for her leadership in diabetes, cardiorenal health, and healthy ageing, and for research that has shaped clinical practice and public health policy globally.

Her work focuses on large-scale clinical trials and cohort studies addressing the prevention and management of chronic disease, with particular impact on global clinical guidelines for blood pressure and glucose control in diabetes.

Professor Zoungas has led major international initiatives, including the ADVANCE and ADVANCE ON studies, and serves as lead of the Australian Diabetes Clinical Quality Registry, which promotes best-practice diabetes care.

She is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, with prior senior academic leadership roles at Monash University.
 

Preety R Rajbangshi works at the George Institute for Global Health India as a Senior Research Fellow, leading India’s Global Women’s Health Programme. Preety received her master’s degree in Public Health at the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Her work involves health systems strengthening to improve primary health care and research-spanning women’s health and well-being over the life course. Her research interest includes understanding social determinants of health for reducing health inequity and generating practice-based evidence and knowledge for action. She has extensive experience working with national and state Ministry of Health in India in different capacities.

Prior to joining The George Institute, Preety was at the Public Health Foundation of India as a Senior Research Associate.