It is with great sadness that I have to report that Professor Alastair Aitken, a valued colleague and friend to many in SBMS, died on Thursday 6th February, having been ill since November. Image Alastair joined the University in 1999, and was a member of SBMS until 2002, when he moved to the School of Biology. The funeral will take place at 1pm on Thursday 13th at Mortonhall. This article was published on Thursday 16 April 2015