Lauren Hanna is an Accredited Practising Dietitian, and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Monash University. She has over 10 years' experience in clinical dietetics, across a range of areas including critical care, oncology and renal disease. Lauren completed her PhD in 2022, exploring the interplay between skeletal muscle stores, malnutrition, quality of life and survival in upper gastrointestinal cancers. Her research is now focused on developing effective nutrition interventions and improving objectivity in nutrition assessment in high risk cancers. She coordinates the world's first online training program for CT-derived body composition analysis, developed with national and international body composition experts. Lauren is a member of the Australasian Gastrointestinal Trials Group Scientific Advisory Committee, and an Associate Editor for the Nutrition and Dietetics