Dr. Valarie Thomas received her doctor of veterinary medicine degree from the Universidad Agraria de la Habana in Havana, Cuba. In 2005, she completed a master of science degree in applied molecular microbiology at the University of Nottingham, School of Biosciences in the UK. There, she conducted research on the ecology and survival of Campylobacter spp. in food and the environment.  

Steve Thomson, PhD, is an assistant professor and lecturer in Medical Pharmacology at AUC School of Medicine's UK Track program. Dr. Thomson is a faculty member at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) in Preston UK, where the program is delivered, and is responsible for planning and teaching all pharmacology course material.