Suat Dervish is an emeritus ISAC SRL Emerging Leader and the manager of the Westmead Cytometry Imaging & Electron Microscopy facilities in Sydney Australia. Having obtained his B.MedSci(Hons) focusing on T cell immunology from the University of Sydney and subsequently working as a Cytometry Development Specialist at the Advanced Cytometry Facility, he currently manages Westmead Cytometry driving quality data generation and technological developments to facilitate translational medical research. He has presented workshops including “Quality Cell Sorting” at Cyto, has developed software used internationally to improve cell sorts and has developed means for >8-way simultaneous biological cell sorting. His innovative spirit has been recognized, being awarded an AMP Tomorrow Maker Grant, an Entrepreneurial Sydney University Union Kick Start Grant and with completion of the GradCert in Innovation & Enterprise. Suat is actively involved in the Australasian Cytometry Society.His main interests include educating, inspiring and enabling developments in cytometry.