Professor Bart Currie is a Senior Specialist in Infectious Diseases and Public Health at Royal Darwin Hospital and Professor in Medicine at the Northern Territory Medical Program. He leads the Tropical and Emerging Infectious Diseases team at the Menzies School of Health Research, where his work focuses on building collaborative frameworks connecting frontline clinicians, public health teams, and laboratory researchers. Over a distinguished 35-year career in northern Australia, he pioneered the Darwin Prospective Snakebite and Melioidosis studies, significantly advancing regional clinical protocols. A trusted public health advisor, he has served on several national advisory committees and has contributed to over 700 peer-reviewed scientific publications