Management Structure
The Director, Professor Gordon Brown has responsibility for the strategic direction and development of the MRC CMM, in consultation with the International Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB), Management Board (MB) and other centre principal investigators.
The Director is supported by three Deputy Directors (Professor Elaine Bignell [research], Professor Alistair Brown [training and technology development] and Professor Adilia Warris [clinical]), plus a Research Centre Manager (Dr Alberto Muñoz).
The ISAB is comprised of national and international experts in medical mycology, including an MRC representative. The ISAB provides the MB with objective, independent advice on our development, scientific strategy and research, training and translational activities. The ISAB receives minutes of all MB meetings, evaluates annual reports and undertakes formal Centre reviews (Years 2 and 4).
ISAB members:
| Institution | Name |
|---|---|
| University College Dublin | Professor Geraldine Butler (Chair) |
| University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine | Professor Sarah Gaffen |
| Duke University School of Medicine | Professor Joe Heitman |
| Centre for Discovery and Innovation | Dr David Perlin |
| Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | Professor Arturo Casadevall |
| Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute | Professor Axel Brakhage |
The MB is an integral and essential part of our governing structure, and an important component of University oversight of activities within the Centre. The MB meets three times a year to advise on strategy, scientific direction, training and progress. The MB will help oversee the research and training programmes, allocation of funding, students and fellows to cross-disciplinary projects as well as the commercialisation, translation and outreach activities. One current MRC CMM student is invited to attend these meetings, and is rotating between meetings.”
MB members:
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| MRC CMM Director | Prof Gordon Brown (Chair) |
| MRC CMM Co-Director (Training) | Prof Alistair Brown |
| MRC CMM Co-Director (Clinical) | Prof Adilia Warris |
| MRC CMM Co-Director (Research) | Prof Elaine Bignell |
| MRC CMM Head of Training | Dr Mark Ramsdale |
| MRC CMM PI representative | Dr Elizabeth Ballou |
| MRC CMM PI representative | Dr Peter Cook |
| MRC CMM Centre Manager | Dr Alberto Muñoz-Rodriguez (Clerk) |
| Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Impact) | Prof Neil Gow |
| Director of Research Services and Doctoral College | Drs Astrid Wissenburg |
| Pro-Vice-Chancellor & Executive Dean (HLS) | Prof Sallie Lamb |
| Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (HLS) | Prof Jo Bowtell |
| Deputy PVC & Executive Dean Medical School (HLS) | Prof Richard Holland |
| Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education (HLS) | Prof Daryl Wilkerson |
| Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research & Impact (HLS) | Prof Anni Vanhatalo |
| Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement (HLS) | Prof Huw Williams |
| Director of PGR (HLS) | Dr Kate Ellacott |
| Head of Department (Biosciences) | Prof James Wakefield |
| Director of Education (Biosciences) | Dr Alan Brown |
| MRC/UKRI representative | Dr Danielle Sagar |
| MRC CMM Student representative | TBD (one student at every meeting - rotating) |