Prof Sebastian Aymes

Professor of Microbial Chemotherapy, Medical Microbiology, the University of Edinburgh.

With more than 300 full scientific papers published on the use of antibiotics. Prof. Amyes is recognised by government agencies as an authority in the area of the chemotherapy of infectious diseases and bacterial resistance to drugs.

Prof Marcel Jaspars

Marine Natural Products Laboratory, University of Aberdeen

Prof Marcel Jaspars trained as a synthetic/natural product chemist and now works at the chemistry/biology interface. Key interests include: the use of sponge metabolites in the trans-membrane delivery of therapeutic molecules in vitro and in vivo; discovery of an anti-cancer agent from a sponge (in animal testing); expression of bioactive marine metabolites in a heterologous host.

Prof David Harrison

Director of Laboratory Medicine in Lothian NHS and Professor of Pathology, University of Edinburgh.

Lothian NHS is a large, integrated laboratory medicine service with active R&D interests in microbiology including several national reference laboratories. In addition he has interests in redox signalling and cancer. He is a member of the UK Committee on Toxicity.