“I was very impressed by Meara’s work, and I never before saw someone aged 17 presenting his or her research project at the International Stroke Conference, which is the premier stroke conference worldwide, together with the European Stroke Organisation Conference. Her presentation was truly exceptional and was also very structured and easy to follow. I did my best to formulate a question, because it is important that young and ambitious researchers like Meara learn to answer questions from the audience and to reflect on their own research. Meara perfectly answered my question on the distribution of the next survey in as many underrepresented populations as possible.”