A/Prof Nutrition & Epidemiology, NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, ASLM Fellow
Specialty: Family Medicine
Associate Professor Yohannes Adama Melaku is an epidemiologist and researcher at Flinders University, specialising in nutrition, sleep health and the prevention of chronic disease through modifiable lifestyle factors. His research focuses on understanding the causal relationships between lifestyle behaviours and chronic conditions, including colorectal cancer, cardiometabolic disease and cognitive decline. Using advanced epidemiological methods and large-scale health data, he aims to generate robust evidence to inform public health policy and preventative healthcare. An NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow and Fellow of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine, Yohannes holds a Master of Lifestyle Medicine from James Cook University. His work also extends to community health initiatives, particularly supporting culturally and linguistically diverse populations to improve health outcomes through lifestyle interventions. In 2026, he received a Young Tall Poppy Science Award in recognition of his research contributions and commitment to communicating science to the wider community.