Professor Gregory Blatch has worked in academia for over 35 years, and have been recognized through the award of Senior Fellow of the Cell Stress Society International (since 2020), Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa (since 2008), and membership of the Academy of Science of South Africa (since 2009). He is currently Emeritus Professor at The University of Notre Dame Australia (since 2020) having previously served as Pro Vice-Chancellor (PVC) Research at Notre Dame (2017-2020). He also holds an honorary appointment as Visiting Professor of Rhodes University (South Africa; since 2011). He has served as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Higher Colleges of Technology (United Arab Emirates; 2021-2023), and Dean of the College of Health and Biomedicine, Victoria University (Australia; 2013-2016), and Head of the School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Victoria University (2011-2012). His personal research interests fall within the broad field of cellular stress biology, and he has been recognized as an international leader for his work on the role of stress in disease (e.g. cancer) and infection (e.g. malaria) through a number of awards, fellowships and grants (e.g. Welcome Trust International Senior Research Fellowship, UK; 2002-2007). He completed his PhD at the University of Cape Town (South Africa; 1990) and conducted postdoctoral research at Harvard University (USA; 1993-1995).