UK NEQAS Board Divisional Representative Immunology Division
Chair of UK NEQAS Marketing & Promotions Working Group.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Worked within UK NEQAS for nearly 30 years
Qualifying as a Biomedical Scientist whilst working within Immunology Departments in London and Sheffield
Role as Scientific Director is to represent and strategically enhance the function of UK NEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy as a global leader in EQA
Key roles include representing the UK NEQAS IIA Centre in an advisory and educational role on a national and international basis, provide interpretative advice to UK NEQAS participants on all aspects of assay performance, troubleshooting, evaluation and quality assurance, to stimulate and lead in scientific / technical research and service development within the specific EQA Discipline
Previous roles include Lead Evaluation Manager for MHRA Kit Evaluation Unit, involving the evaluation of diagnostic assays mainly within the field of Immunology & Immunochemistry and the publication of ‘blue cover reports’ which were utilized by many NHS laboratories to identify and compare the performance of assays.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ROLES INCLUDE
Part-time lecturer for Manchester University and Sheffield Hallam University
Member of the IBMS Immunology Advisory Committee
Author /co author of a number of scientific peer reviewed publications covering various aspects of Immunology and Immunochemistry.
