Prof. Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova is Professor and Assistant Dean for Translational Research at the College of Pharmacy at the University of Kentucky. She is an Associate Editor for MedChemComm (RSC journal) since its inception, and a member of the editorial boards of Journal of Biological Chemistry and ACS Infectious Diseases. She has published >125 manuscripts. She is the recipient of numerous research and teaching awards including the Vahlteich Research Award and NSF CAREER Award, the UK Blouin for teaching, the Award, William T. Miles Award for community service, and the 2017-2018 AAAS Leshner Fellowship for public engagement. She has given >60 invited talks and plenary lectures on her work around the world. She obtained her Ph.D. in Chemistry in 2003 from the University of Alberta (Prof. John C. Vederas).