Luciane’s research focuses mainly on Education where she explores teaching approaches helping with student engagement and employability skills development. She acts as the Editor-in-Chief for the Education section of the FEBS OpenBio.

Luciane teaches bioinformatics at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Her passion for teaching bioinformatics has been recognised by four teaching awards including the 2019 Biochemical Society Teaching Excellence. As part of the Biochemical Society, she leads the Training Theme Panel where she works with bioscientists and other academics across multiple institutions on the development of training in different areas of biochemistry and education. She also delivers training in association with FEBS. 

Keywords: Educational Research, Bioinformatics, Skills Development

Augustin Amour (Gus) has been with GSK for the past 24 years. There he led laboratory and project teams in R&D. With expertise in immunology and molecular pharmacology, particularly in enzyme inhibitors, he has contributed to over 50 publications and patents. Gus steers industry engagement with academia as the Chair of the Biochemical Society's Industry Advisory Panel and advises the EU Openscreen consortium, underscoring his leadership in drug discovery and his commitment to biotechnological collaboration. Gus is now a Cambridge-based scientific consultant advising biotechs on matters relating to drug discovery.

David Smith is a Professor of Bioscience Education at Sheffield Hallam University. He teaches fundamental biochemistry to undergraduate and postgraduate students and won the Royal Society of Biology HE Educator of the Year Award in 2019 for innovative teaching practices. He is a National Teaching Fellow and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. David collaborates with others to develop and disseminate teaching practices within his university and across the sector in learning, teaching, and assessment groups. The current focus of his work is on the use of generative AI and technology-enhanced learning methods in the classroom and laboratory.

David also conducts biomolecular research that combines protein chemistry, cell culture, and mass spectrometry to study the molecular basis of Parkinson's disease and cancer spheroid models. His studies are centered on developing 3D cell culture models and investigating these through proteomics, metabolomics, and imaging technologies.