John Michael Bedford (Figure 1) studied at Sidney Sussex College,Cambridge University (1952-1958),and gained his BA (1955) andMA (1958) in Natural Sciences,with postgraduate training in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (Vet MB 1958).He had academic appointments as a Fellow at Bristol University (1958-1959),a scientist with MC Chang at the Worcester Foundation in Shrewsbury,MA,USA (1959-1961),and studied for a PhD in Physiology with Professor Amoroso at the University of London (1961-1965).During this time,he was also a lecturer at the Royal Veterinary College (1961-1966) and a teacher at the University of London (1965).