Professor Nikolas P. Lemos
Director, Cameron Forensic Medical Sciences
Professor of Forensic Medical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
London, United Kingdom
Professor Nikolas P. Lemos is Director of Cameron Forensic Medical Sciences and Professor of Forensic Medical Sciences at Queen Mary University of London. An internationally experienced forensic toxicologist and chartered forensic scientist, his work spans analytical and forensic toxicology, post-mortem toxicology, human-performance toxicology, drug-facilitated crime and the interpretation of toxicological evidence.
His career has combined forensic laboratory leadership, academic research, expert testimony and postgraduate education in forensic medical sciences. He has worked extensively with coroners, forensic pathologists, law-enforcement agencies and courts in both the United Kingdom and the United States.
Biography
Professor Lemos began his career in analytical and forensic toxicology and later served as Senior Lecturer in Forensic Science at London South Bank University. He subsequently joined St George’s University of London, where he became Head of the Forensic Toxicology Service and contributed to toxicological services provided to HM Coroners, Home Office pathologists and police forces.
In 2003, he moved to the United States to become Chief Forensic Toxicologist and Director of the Forensic Laboratory Division at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of the City and County of San Francisco. In this role, he worked closely with forensic pathologists and investigators and contributed to the development and accreditation of forensic laboratory services.
Professor Lemos is a Fellow of the American Board of Forensic Toxicology, the Royal Society of Chemistry and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and a Member of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences. He has testified in more than 325 criminal and civil cases and has provided forensic opinions to courts for both prosecution and defence. His research interests include post-mortem and human-performance forensic toxicology, driving under the influence of drugs, drug-facilitated crime, cannabis toxicology and alternative biological matrices.
At Queen Mary University of London, Professor Lemos plays a major role in postgraduate education in forensic medical sciences and contributes to teaching and supervision across forensic toxicology, clinical forensic medicine, forensic pathology and related areas. Through his combined experience in laboratory practice, research, expert evidence and education, he brings a broad international perspective to the application of forensic science within medicine and the justice system.