Professor Joanne Ryan is an epidemiologist and Head of the Biological Neuropsychiatry and Dementia research unit in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicines at Monash University Australia. She is co-Principal Investigator (PI) of the ASPREE-XT study of aging in a cohort of over 12,000 older Australian and US individuals who have been followed for more than 10 years, and PI of the STAREE-Mind randomized controlled trial investigating the effect of statins versus placebo on cognitive health in 10,000 older Australians. She has over 300 publications. The vast majority of her research is focused on preventative interventions and risk prediction for major geriatric conditions, including dementia, cognitive decline, frailty and loss of physical function, and interventions and strategies to prolong healthspan.