Allison Jackson has been the Executive Director of the Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance (SULSA) since 2016, where she works to promote strategic collaboration between life sciences researchers across Scotland, to ensure the sectors ongoing global competitiveness. In addition to managing Glasgow Polyomics - a facility at The University of Glasgow, she also holds a researcher development role there, where she manages schemes for early career researchers, diversity and inclusion, public engagement and new research. Allison also has extensive research experience in infection biology, particularly parasitology.