Professor BouHaidar holds the Personal Chair of Forensic Pathology at the University of Edinburgh and is a Consultant Forensic Pathologist in Edinburgh and Glasgow. In addition to his extensive undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training experience, he was the Training Programme Director for Forensic Histopathology in Scotland and is currently the Associate Postgraduate Dean for Diagnostics (Radiology and Histopathology) in the West of Scotland. Ralph is an external and internal examiner for several universities as well as a senior examiner for the Royal College of Pathologists and previously the Society of Apothecaries. He sits on numerous local and national committees and is the Chair of the Specialist Advisory Committee (Forensic Histopathology) of the Royal College of Pathologists. Ralph leads on CBRN and DVI and is the first pathologist to apply PMCT in Scotland. He is a consultant for the International Committee of the Red Cross and is commonly involved in international work. His main current research interests are in simulation training and the use of technology in Forensic Pathology.

Dr Preethi Gopinath is a Consultant in Cellular/Autopsy Pathology and Director of Medical Education at Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow, Essex U.K.

Preethi has a strong interest in medical education and blended/technology enhanced learning, motivated to improve global access to pathology education and pathways to address differential attainment.  She has been part of the organising team for several international hybrid and virtual pathology education courses, including the British Association of Urological Pathologists webinar series and is a member of the National Coordinating Committee for Breast Pathology Education sub-committee, RCPath Death Investigation Committee and Editorial Board member for the Pathology Portal.  Preethi is also involved in improving standards of Autopsy pathology as an author for the RCPath Autopsy guideline series team.