Dr Lodder holds a Diploma in Allergology and completed a PhD investigating the neutrophil-directed anti-inflammatory properties of montelukast. Appointed as a part-time researcher in the Department of Immunology at the University of Pretoria in 2007, she presented her findings at local and international congresses, leading to four publications in international journals. She was awarded her PhD in November 2011. After 24-years in general practice in Boksburg, where she also ran an allergy clinic, she relocated to George in 2019. In April 2021, she established a dedicated Allergy and Asthma clinic focusing on allergology, asthma, and immune deficiencies. Dr Lodder lectures regularly at continued professional development events, presents webinars and in-person talks, and contributes scientific articles. She is passionate about improving asthma education and participated in the 2024 World Asthma Day initiative in George. She also consults monthly in Gqeberha (Eastern Cape).

Dr Merusha Naidoo is an epidemiologist with over a decade of academic and clinical research experience, specialising in cardiometabolic health and precision medicine. She holds a PhD in Human Genetics from the University of the Witwatersrand. Her research has centred on epigenetics, specifically examining how diet and lifestyle influence the epigenome and how menopausal status impacts epigenetic patterns associated with cardiometabolic disease risk.