Dr Isabelle Lys works as a Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences at the Australian Catholic University.  She is currently enrolled as an external PhD student in the College of Education at CDU and specialises in both biomedical science and science education research fields. Her education PhD thesis is entitled “The Graduate Certificate in Higher Education for Teaching Focused Biomedical Science Academics in Australia: More than just “a tick a box” exercise? “. Her research areas focus on investigating training or professional development to enhance teaching and learning skills of both academics and students in different undergraduate Science and Health Science courses. She is also interested in investigating the training, transition and mentoring of research scientists in academic teaching focused roles at universities.