Professor Asha Bowen is a clinician-researcher at Perth Children’s Hospital and Telethon Kids Institute. She is Head of Department of Infectious Diseases at Perth Children’s Hospital and Team Lead of the Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention Team in the END RHD Program at Telethon Kids Institute. This uniquely positions her for rapid translation of research results from bush to bench to bedside and beyond, with impact globally. She has over 15 years’ experience leading infectious diseases research focusing on issues significant to Aboriginal child health. The END RHD Program has a mission to conduct the research needed to eliminate rheumatic heart disease in Australia by 2031.