Dr Dipak Ram is a Consultant Paediatric Neurologist at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. He is the neurology clinical lead for neurometabolic services in the North West of England. Dr Ram is part of the global MLD initiative network and is involved in active research collaboration internationally, including newborn screening for MLD. He is also the lead UK neurologist for NHS England's recently commissioned Libmeldy gene therapy service for MLD. Dr Ram is involved in various national and international trials for rare neurodegenerative disorders. He has publications in multiple peer-reviewed journals. As part of his interest in education, Dr Ram is the current National Training Advisor for Paediatric Neurology training in the UK.