Professor Ian Roberts - Molecular Microbiology Research Group, Faculty of Life Sciences. 1981-BSc. Biological Sciences University of Leicester, 1984-PhD (Genetics) University of Birmingham. In 1986 I was appointed to a Lecturship in the Department of MIcrobiology at the University of Leicester and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1993. In 1995 I was awarded a fellowship from the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine and was appointed to the Chair in Microbiology at Manchester in the same year. During my time at Manchester I have been a Divisonal Head, Research Dean (2001-2005 and 2012-2016) and I am now currently a member of the Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation. I served on the BBSRC Student ships and Fellowships Panel (2002-2013) being Chair between (2009-2013) as well as serving on a number of national and international funding committees. I am an Editor of Future Microbiology. In 1994 I was awarded both the Fleming Lectureship. and the Pierce Award. The Fleming Lectureship is made annually by the Society for General Microbiology in recognition of outstanding research by a microbiologist (under 35 years of age) within the UK. While the W. H. Pierce award is made annually by the Society for Applied Bacteriology in recognition of outstanding research in the field of bacteriology. I am currently the Honorary Tresurer of the Microbiology Society (2018-2021).