I am an Essex-born, Oxford-trained clinical academic with a professional background in chemical pathology. I have held academic posts at the Universities of Sheffield, Oxford and Liverpool. My main research interest and expertise is in human physiology and biochemistry in vivo studied by quantitative non-invasive means, particularly by magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging methods. I have c. 400 peer-reviewed publications (h-index 67 Scopus, 81 Google Scholar: ORCID 0000-0002-8324-9666). In addition to having supervised c. 40 doctoral students, I have had various university/faculty leadership roles in postgraduate research. I am an Honorary Consultant in Chemical Pathology at the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT), where I also represent the University of Liverpool on the Council of Governors.