Lara Graves is a paediatric endocrinologist at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and was awarded a PhD in Gene Therapy in 2024 through the Gene Therapy Research Unit, Children’s Medical Research Institute, University of Sydney. Her PhD thesis was titled “Genomic Editing as a Therapeutic Approach to Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia”. She investigated the utilisation of recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vector approaches for the treatment of adrenocortical disorders with 21-hydroxylase deficient congenital adrenal hyperplasia as the prototypal disease model. Lara continues to have a research and translational interest in gene therapy for endocrine disorders. She has a clinical interest in monogenic endocrinological disorders. Prior to her career in human medicine and research, Lara was a small animal veterinarian during which time she managed dogs with Addison’s disease, cats with hyperthyroidism and a turtle with metabolic bone disease.