Dr Monira Hussain is a clinical epidemiologist (MBBS, MPH, PhD) whose research spans ageing, cardiovascular disease, and chronic conditions using large cohort and trial datasets. Her work focuses on rigorous risk factor epidemiology, biomarkers, with a growing emphasis on multi-omic approaches.

Her early career centred on musculoskeletal epidemiology, where her doctoral and postdoctoral work using cohorts such as AusDiab, the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study, and the Young Finns Study, helped shift understanding of osteoarthritis, demonstrating that metabolic and systemic factors, not mechanical load alone, play important roles, and that hip and knee osteoarthritis have distinct aetiologies.

More recently, Dr Hussain’s research has focused on ageing and cardiovascular health in large population-based studies, particularly ASPREE and UK Biobank. Through these platforms, she has led and contributed to major analyses of mortality, cardiovascular disease, dementia, fractures, in older adults. Her publications include lead-author papers in eminent journals such as the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and JAMA Cardiology, alongside a broader body of high-impact work in major international medical journals, several accompanied by editorials and international commentary.

Her current research extends into genomic, proteomic, and lipidomic epidemiology, using molecular data to refine risk prediction of late-life disease.

Dr Hussain has held competitive fellowships including an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship. Her BMJ systematic review was among the most discussed scientific papers globally in 2019. She serves as Associate Editor for Arthritis Research & Therapy and PLOS ONE, and regularly reviews for leading journals and funding bodies.