Professor Martin Brodie directs the Epilepsy Unit in the Western Infirmary, which provides a range of services for people with seizure disorders.  He qualified in Medicine at Glasgow University in 1971 and undertook his postgraduate training in London before taking up his present post in 1981.  His research interests include antiepileptic drug neuropharmacology, management of epilepsy and factors affecting treatment response.  Professor Brodie has published more than 400 books, editorials, chapters, reviews, proceedings and articles in peer reviewed journals.  He was treasurer of the International League against Epilepsy from 2005 until 2009, having previously been its vice-president.  He chairs the Management Group of European Concerted Action and Research in Epilepsy (EUCARE), and is a founding member of the European Epilepsy Academy (EUREPA).  He set up and chairs the Board of Trustees of the charity, Scottish Epilepsy Initiative.  Martin Brodie has been appointed “Ambassador for Epilepsy” on behalf of the International League against Epilepsy and the International Bureau for Epilepsy.