Associate Professor Dunstan is an ARC Future Fellow and the Head of the Physical Activity laboratory at the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute. His research focuses on the role of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the prevention and management of chronic diseases. His research program has attracted considerable external funding and he has been an invited speaker at international conferences, including the American Diabetes Association. In 2007, he was awarded a prestigious young Tall Poppy Science award (Victoria) from the Australian Institute of Policy and Science which recognises the achievements of Australia’s outstanding young scientific researchers.