Biochemical Society - Policy Committee

Biochemical Society Policy Committee

The Policy Committee meets formally three times a year to guide the Society's policy output. The Committee aims to communicate the needs and views of the molecular bioscience community to Members of Parliament, policy-makers, the media and the general public.

Professor Peter Downes, OBE (Chair)

Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Dundee

c.p.downes@dundee.ac.uk

Dr Beccy Bowden

CEO, Surrey SATRO

beccy@surreysatro.org

Ellen Colebrook

A PhD student at the IFR, Norwich, but currently undertaking a fellowship in the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology. colebrooke@parliament.uk

Professor Martin Humphries

Director, Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester

martin.humphries@manchester.ac.uk

Dr Lyn Ribeiro

Previously employed in Industry, Lyn is currently on a career break.

Interested in joining the Committee

If you are interested in joining the Policy Committee, please contact the Parliamentary and Policy Officer Rebecca Smith:

rebecca.smith@biochemistry.org

Dr Caroline Wallace

Policy Co-ordinator, Biosciences Federation

cwallace.bsf@physoc.org

Professor David Fell

Assistant Dean, School of Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University

dfell@brookes.ac.uk

Professor David Rice

Harrison Chair in Structural Biology and Biophysics, University of Sheffield

d.rice@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Branwen Hide

Liaison and Partnerships Officer, Research Information Network

branwen.hide@rin.ac.uk

Biochemical Society staff representatives

The following members of Biochemical Society staff also sit on the Policy Committee:

Rebecca Smith (Parliamentary and Policy Officer) rebecca.smith@biochemistry.org

Chris Kirk (Chief Executive) chris.kirk@biochemistry.org

Gemma Garrett (Head of Education) gemma.garrett@biochemistry.org

Sheila Alink-Brunsdon (Group Head of Society Activities) sheila.alink-brunsdon@biochemistry.org