Prof. Derek Richard is a professor at the School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology. He is also the Scientific Director of the Cancer and Aging Research Program, Director of Translational Imaging Queensland, and Chair of the Cancer and Aging Research Foundation. He obtained his PhD in microbial biochemistry from The University of Dundee (Scotland). He subsequently worked as a Research Fellow at the University of St Andrews, before moving his research in 2004 to the Queensland Institute of Medical Research in Brisbane, Australia. In 2011, his research team joined the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) at Queensland University of Technology. His interests include biochemistry and cell biology, microbiology, oncology, and carcinogenesis.