Dr Helen Williams is part-time postdoctoral scientist working within the Department of Surgery of Westmead Hospital, Australia. She was granted her PhD from the University of Sydney in 2012, for work involving genetically modified mice that were resistant to diet induced obesity. Since then, her work has focussed on understanding monocytes and their derived cells, macrophages, in cardiovascular disease and related conditions. Helen has received travel grants to present her work at national and international conferences, and has published in journals including Atherosclerosis, Frontiers in Immunology, Diabetes and Journal of Biological Chemistry. She is a member of several professional societies (AAS, APSAVD, ACVA, CVRN) and has planned seminars and chaired sessions at annual scientific meetings. Helen has reviewed articles for IJMS, Scientific reports, PLOS ONE, and others. She enjoys communicating her work and is involved in outreach activities such as CSIRO’s scientists in schools, Australian Cardiovascular Alliance CV champions, and heart-related fundraising activities.