Chris Tselepis is currently Head of the School of Biomedical Sciences and Professor of Biomedical Science and up to quite recently was programme director for the highly successful undergraduate Biomedical Science programme. Chris is heavily involved in teaching and education whilst also conducting pioneering research in the field of gastrointestinal cancer. Over the past 20 years, his research has largely focused on understanding key molecular drivers in various gastrointestinal cancers with a particular focus on oesophageal adenocarcinoma and colorectal cancer. Most recently he has been studying how diet and in particular iron might be implicated in disease and how one might develop therapies based on iron chelation. This has led his group to initiate a programme of study to develop novel formulations based on iron chelators and probiotics for the treatment of these devastating diseases. Despite being heavily involved in research and having a relatively high teaching load, he has also led the Biomedical Science programme for the past 5 years, and during this time the programme was accredited by the Royal Society of Biology, a professional body that recognizes excellence in the Life Sciences and consequently is now considered as one of the best biomedical Science programmes in the UK.