Malcolm von Schantz is聽an internationally recognised聽researcher and an experienced educator, who received聽his training in Sweden,聽the United States, and聽the UK. He has recently joined Northumbria from the University of Surrey, where he also served in leaderships聽positions as Associate聽Dean (International) and聽acting Pro-Vice Chancellor聽(International Relations). He is also an Honorary Professor at the Univeristy of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He has received聽over 拢6.4 million in research funding from public and聽private sources including聽MRC, Wellcome Trust, British Heart Foundation, and聽US Air Force Office of聽Scientific Research. He聽currently holds research聽funding from the Academy of Medical Sciences (Newton Fund) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).聽His research has been聽published in high-impact international journals and presented both at major scientific conferences and in broadcast, print, and web-based media worldwide.