Prof Kristine Macartney is a paediatrician specialising in infectious diseases and vaccinology. She is the Director of the Australian National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) and a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Health of the University of Sydney. She is the senior editor of the Australian Immunisation Handbook, a member of numerous Australian Government advisory committees, and an expert consultant to the World Health Organisation (WHO). She is the founding Chair of the Australian Regional Immunisation Alliance (ARIA) and a member of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety.