Donal O’Shea is Professor of Chemistry and Head of Department at the RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ireland. He received his BSc and PhD from University College Galway in 1990 and 1993, respectively. After postdoctoral positions in Edinburgh and Pittsburgh, he was a Research Scientist at Eastman Kodak, Rochester, NY from 1997 to 1999. He then joined University College Dublin as a Professor of Chemistry in 1999 until 2013. He has been Professor and Head of the Department of Chemistry at the RCSI University since 2013. The central theme of his research lies in the advancement of new strategies for the synthesis and functional assessment of structurally complex molecules. Specific goals include the development of fluorophores for uses ranging from fluorescence-guided surgery to super resolution microscopy. Other interest lie in the chemistry of vaping and the generation of chemical tools to assist in gaining molecular-level insights into biological processes. His research has foundations in chemical biology and synthetic chemistry with strong collaborative links with medical imaging.