The Director
The BCGB’s director is Professor Ferenc Mueller who has been a long standing contributor to the fields of gene regulation and developmental biology in zebrafish models. Ferenc accepted this role in 2020 following on from Constanze Bonifer, who was the founding director of BCGB from 2015. Ferenc will be supported by representatives from both the College of Life and Environmental Sciences and the College of Medicine and Dentistry, as well as team members responsible for individual management roles. Decisions in the BCGB will be made within a larger executive group that will cover multiple aspects of centre management, such as outreach, recruitment, training and equipment purchase.
BCGB Executive
Professor Ferenc Mueller: Director
Professor Constanze Bonifer: Founding BCGB Director and Academic Lead for the Medical School Grants and Fellowship Academy
Professor Jo Parish: Representative for the Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences
Dr Matthias Soller: Representative for College of Life and Environmental Sciences
Professor Jo Morris: Theme lead for DNA Replication and Repair
Professor Peter Cockerill: Responsible for web site content
Dr Marco Saponaro: Co-coordinator of BCGB symposia
Dr Rui Montiero: Co-coordinator of BCGB symposia
Dr Maarten Hoogenkamp: Co-coordinator of BCGB internal seminars
Professor Grant Stewart: Co-coordinator of BCGB internal seminars
Dr Clare Davies: Co-coordinator of BCGB invited speaker seminars
Dr Paloma Garcia: Co-coordinator of BCGB invited speaker seminars
Dr Martin Higgs: Responsible for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Dr Agnieszka Gambus: Responsible for alignment with the Athena SWAN Charter
The Scientific Advisory Board
The BCGB Executive will be advised by:
Professor Wendy Bickmore: Director - MRC Human Genetics Unit, University of Edinburgh
Professor Kristian Helin: Chief Executive of the Institute of Cancer Research, London.