Introducing Professor Louise Cullen, an expert on cardiac biomarkers and leader in the use of troponin in the Emergency department. Prof. Cullen is an emergency physician at the Emergency and Trauma Centre at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s hospital and a Clinical Professor at the Queensland University of Technology and University of Queensland. She is a clinical trialist and outcomes researcher in acute diseases and biomarkers and is enthusiastically involved in the translation of research by clinical redesign and innovation. As an accomplished acute disease researcher, Prof Cullen has focused on the diagnosis and management of patients presenting with possible Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) in the Emergency Department (ED). She has been engaged in many international collaborations and has authored over 250 publications in peer-reviewed journals. Professor Cullen’s mantra is that “you do not do research for research’s sake” and as such, clinical redesign and translational research is a key part of her endeavors. She has led widespread implementation of research and established clinical redesign initiatives in Emergency Departments (EDs).