Alicia Jenkins

Alicia Jenkins is an accomplished medical professional specializing in diabetes and vascular medicine, currently serving as the Lab Head at Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute since January 2023. With extensive experience at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, where Alicia has been a physician in the Type 1 Diabetes Clinic and an endocrinologist since 2000, Alicia also holds the position of Co-Director of Precision Medicine at the Australian Cardiovascular Alliance since 2019. Previous roles include professorship at the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre at the University of Sydney and service at The Royal Children's Hospital as a physician in the diabetes clinic. Alicia completed advanced training in endocrinology at the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and earned a Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Melbourne.