Dr.Renuka Shanmugalingam is a nephrologist in Liverpool and Bankstown Hospitals (SWSLHD, NSW) with a strong clinical and research interest in obstetric medicine. She is in the final stages of completing her PhD on the immunomodulatory role of aspirin in the prevention of pre-eclampsia. Her work has been presented and awarded at both international and local conferences. She is also a researcher in the Women's Health Initiative Translational Research Unit (WHITU) at Liverpool Hospital and has a passion for improving maternal outcomes in high-risk pregnancies.