Dr. Erin Howden is head of the Cardiometabolic Health and Exercise Physiology Lab at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute and is a honorary senior research fellow roles at the University of Melbourne and Monash University. She was received her PhD from the University of Queensland in 2012, and then completed postdoctoral training at UT Southwestern Medical Centre Texas at the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine. In 2016, Dr Howden was recruited back to Australia to join the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute. Her research focuses on the improving prevention and treatment strategies for cardiometabolic diseases through innovative approaches.