Ian Wilson

Professor, Chair in Drug Metabolism and Molecular Toxicology, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, UK.

Motivation
A major driver is the sheer pleasure in finding things out – why bother with Sudoku when biology provides real puzzles to solve? Another is the hope that something I find out will make a difference.

Advice to my younger self
Stop messing about and get on with it – the time goes quicker than you could ever imagine.

Part of the Power List 2017

The Magnificent Tens
After 2016’s celebration of women in analytical science, we return to the Top 100 for 2017.
But there’s a twist. This summer, we asked you to nominate scientists in ten categories – from the stars of separation science, to omics explorers, to the mentors training the next generation.

Go to The Power List 2017