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M. J. Sutcli≈e

Born in Rochdale, Lancashire, Michael Sutcliffe (left) studied at Bristol,
where he graduated with first class honours in chemical physics in 1985,
and at Birkbeck College, London, where he obtained his PhD in protein
modelling in 1988. Aged 35, he was a SERC/NATO Fellow at Oxford
University and Junior Research Fellow at Linacre College, a Royal Society
University Fellow at Leicester University, and joined Leicester University
as a Lecturer in 1998, where he is currently Reader. His research involves
the development and use of computational methods to address one of the
major challenges in the biomolecular sciences, understanding the relation-
ship between protein structure and function. He has over 60 publications,
including specialised reviews, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal
Society of Chemistry in 1999. His recreational interests include hill
walking, cycling and canoeing.

N. S. Scrutton

Nigel Scrutton (right) was born in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire. He graduated
from King’s College, London, with first class honours in 1985 and was
awarded the Sir William Robson prize. Nigel obtained his PhD at
Cambridge as a Benefactors’ Scholar. In 1988, he was elected a Research