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  • Cassidy, Jim
    Professor Jim Cassidy has made the study and treatment of cancer his speciality for a quarter of a century. Chair of Medical Oncology at the Glasgow University Beatson Laboratories and Professor of Oncology at the Beatson Oncology Centre.
  • Coggins, John Richard
    Professor John Coggins is one of the world's leading authorities on the structure and mechanism of enzymes, particularly biosynthetic enzymes.
  • Connolly, Trish
    A highly-respected figure in Scotland’s bioengineering community, Professor Trish Connolly has worked across Europe in industry and academia researching medical devices for point of care testing. Her work took her to Italy and Switzerland before she resettled in her native Glasgow where she is recognised as a leading light in diagnostics in the West of Scotland.
  • Dominiczak, Anna
    Prof Anna Dominiczak is one of the world’s foremost medical researchers in cardiovascular health. As Director of the new British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre at the University of Glasgow, Professor Dominicak has been highly instrumental in establishing the facility as an international centre of excellence.
  • Ghazal, Peter
    Professor Peter Ghazal's research focuses on host-pathogen interactions, in particular, mapping and modelling pathways in infectious diseases.
  • Graham, Duncan
    Appointed to a personal chair in the University of Strathclyde’s Department of Chemistry aged just 33, Prof. Graham has built a research group of over 30 with funding of £3m to work in molecular nanometrology.
  • Holyoake, Tessa
    Professor Tessa Holyoake is Scotland's leading pioneer in stem cell research in chronic myeloid leukaemia patients, and Director of the new Paul O'Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre at Glasgow's Gartnavel Hospital.
  • Houslay, Miles
    As the head of a highly talented and enthusiastic research team, Professor Miles Houslay enjoys a reputation as one of the most respected global authorities on the biological processes involved in inflammation at cellular level.
  • Hume, David
    Director of the Roslin Institute and Research Director of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and Professor of Mammalian Functional Genomics at the University of Edinburgh, Professor David Hume is an international authority on genome sciences, especially specialised cells of the immune system in infection, inflammatory disease and cancer.
  • Leung, Hing
    Prof Leung's translational research work is aimed at incorporating diverse clinical and scientific disciplines to achieve better patient outcomes. His pioneering work has helped to validate the significance of key signalling pathways as critical biologic and prognostic markers in clinical prostrate cancer and these have resulted in ongoing drug development programmes.