Prof. Natalie J. Hannan is a Professor and ARC Future Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, and currently holds the role of Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion within the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne, while also serving as Director of Research at The Royal Women’s Hospital. She leads the Therapeutics Discovery and Vascular Function in Pregnancy Group within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, focusing on placental biology, vascular adaptation during pregnancy, and novel therapeutic strategies for severe pregnancy‑related complications including pre‑eclampsia, fetal growth restriction and spontaneous preterm birth. In her career, she previously worked as an NHMRC Career Development Fellow and NHMRC R. D. Wright Biomedical Fellow at the Translational Obstetrics Group, Mercy Hospital for Women, building a research portfolio with more than 170 peer‑reviewed publications and multiple nationally and internationally funded pre‑clinical and clinical trial projects. She was awarded the Society for Reproductive Biology (SRB) Visiting Lecturer Award in 2018 and received support from the VESKI Inspiring Women Fellowship; she also maintains active membership in professional bodies such as the Society for Reproductive Biology, contributing to academic conferences, equity‑in‑science initiatives and translational obstetric research across Australia and overseas.