I am a virologist with a background in genetics and microbiology. My research interest since the mid-1980s has been largely focused on the AIDS virus, HIV-1, particularly how it replicates in macrophages and how smart nucleic acids can be developed to prevent its replication. I taught virology to medical students at Oxford University and as a Fellow of Brasenose College. For six years (2011-17) I was also the University’s Pro Vice-Chancellor for Planning and Resource Allocation.
You can view my brief, introductions to evolutionary sciences, particularly population genetics and phylogenetics now on YouTube.
Education |
Post-graduate Diploma in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education University of Oxford Dissertation on PBL and predictive assessment. Awarded distinction |
2001 |
Doctorate of Philosophy, MicrobiologyUniversity of OxfordGraduate supervisor, Professor Joel Mandelstam, FRS |
1984 | |
Bachelor of Science (Hons), Biological SciencesUniversity of BirminghamConcentration in Genetics |
1981 | |
Career HistorySubsidiary appointments in italics |
Pro-Vice Chancellor (Planning and Resources), University of Oxford
Associate Head (Finance Capital & Infrastructure), Division of Medical Sciences, University of Oxford |
2011 – 17
2008 – 11 |
| Head of Department, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford | 2007-8 | |
| Professor of Virology,Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford | 2006 – 2024 | |
| Academic Bursar, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford | 2005 – 2011 | |
| Tutor in Medical Sciences, Brasenose College, Oxford | 2001 – 2024 | |
| University Lecturer in Experimental Pathology,Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford | 1997 – 2006 | |
| Tutor in Medical Sciences, Magdalen College Oxford | 1997 – 2001 | |
| University Research Lecturer,Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford | 1994 – 1997 | |
| Monsanto Senior Research Fellow in Molecular Biology,Exeter College, Oxford | 1989 – 1994 | |
| Stipendiary Lecturer in Molecular Biology and Pathology,Christ Church and St Edmund Hall, Oxford | 1987 – 1989 | |
| Junior Research Fellow, Linacre College Oxford | 1985 – 1987 | |
| Departmental Demonstrator in Bacteriology,Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford | 1984 – 1989 | |