Michael Butler serves as a Principal Investigator in Cell Technology and Chief Scientific Officer at the NIBRT National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training since 2016. Additionally, Michael Butler holds the position of Adjunct Full Professor at University College Dublin and has been appointed as Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba, also starting in 2016. Michael Butler earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry from King's College London, a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham, and a Master of Science in Chemistry from the University of Waterloo.