Dr. Simon Watkins is the Founder and Director of the Center for Biologic Imaging at the University of Pittsburgh and a member of the Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. He is also a Professor (with tenure) and Vice Chairman within the Department of Cell Biology. In addition to his responsibilities to the university, Dr. Watkins serves as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board, Starzl Transplant Institute. Dr. Watkins received his PhD in Neurobiology from Newcastle University in England in 1983. He also holds a BSC in Zoology from Hull University in England. Following his graduate studies, Dr. Watkins was appointed as a Research Fellow at Pasteur Institute in Paris, France, within the Department of Molecular Biology. Immediately prior to arriving at the university, he was a Research Fellow and Research Associate at the Harvard Medical School Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.