Professor Geoffrey Farrell is Professor of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at ANU and Head, Liver Research Unit at Canberra Hospital. Originally a graduate of the University of Tasmania, his clinical experience includes establishing the Liver Research Group at Westmead Hospital. Among many leadership roles, he has been President ASMR, President Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Head, Department of Medicine, University of Sydney and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.