Sebastian Straube holds degrees in Medicine and Physiology from the University of Oxford (England) where he also did his DPhil (PhD). He undertook his postgraduate medical training at the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals and the University Medical Center Gottingen (Germany), where he also did his Habilitation. Dr Straube is currently an Associate Professor in the Division of Preventive Medicine of the University of Alberta (Canada) and Specialist in Occupational Medicine with Alberta Health Services.