Dr Caroline Edward Ayad is an associate professor in the Diagnostic Radiology department of the College of Medical Radiological Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology. She supervises the scientific undergraduate and postgraduate candidates both inside and outside Sudan and is a part-time lecturer in several Sudanese universities and radiology units. She also contributes to academic planning consultation for curricula and research committees. She is a member of the British and Sudanese Society of Radiology. Current areas of interest and research programmes are related to radio anatomical studies in computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) research and radiology in forensic science.