Dr Mohammed Meah is Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader in Medical Physiology at the University of East London, London, UK. He has degrees in Human Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy and member of the Physiological Society and has over 25 years' experience teaching physiology. His research is focused on the effects of mental and physiological stress on heartbeat variability, blood pressure, and breathing. He has also published the books Essential Laboratory Skills for Bioscience and Essential Statistics for Bioscientists.