Dr. Charles Akle
BSc.,MB,MS.,FRCS
Chief Medical Officer
Chief Medical Officer
A former surgeon, Charles is now focused on immunotherapy, specifically the relationship between the immune system and cancer, as well as the brain.
Our Medical Team
Our team of doctors and scientists are global leaders in the fields of immunoregulation, neuroscience and, of course, mycobacteria. Get to know them.
Robert Bates
CEO and Co-founder
Robert co-founded aurum+ alongside Dr Charles Akle, with the mission to find a drug-free, bioavailable solution to the global mental health crisis.
Prof. Christopher Lowry
Ph.D.
Neuroscientist
Neuroscientist
Neuroscientist and Associate Professor at University of Boulder, Colorado. His work focuses on the way neural mechanisms affect anxiety and affective disorders.
Dr. Satvinder Mudan
BSc., MBBS, MD, FRCS
A surgeon and leading expert in gastrointestinal cancer, looking at the effect of mycobacteria on chronic inflammation as it relates to cancer, stress, and the gut-brain axis.
Prof. Georges Bahr
Ph.D. FRCPath
Prof. of Immunology & Virology
Prof. of Immunology & Virology
Professor of Immunology and Virology and a leading voice in the field of mycobacterial immunity, his work shows the effect of mycobacteria on chronic inflammation.
Prof. Graham Rook
BA MB BChir MD
Prof. of Medical Microbiology
Prof. of Medical Microbiology
Emeritus Professor of Medical Microbiology at University College London. His research focuses on the health effects caused by diminishing exposure to microorganisms.
Our Philosophy
"I've been a doctor for over forty years and have always lived and worked under the philosophy articulated so perfectly by Albert Schweitzer: that we doctors do nothing. We only help. And encourage the doctor within. I believe in the body’s ability to heal itself. The gut microbiome and immune system are the greatest doctors of all - if we look after them."
