Impact and Influence Committee

 Reporting to Advisory Council, the Impact and Influence Committee is primarily responsible for overseeing the delivery of strategic objective two as written in the Society strategy:

By harnessing local knowledge for worldwide impact, we will advance understanding of microbiology and champion the contribution made by microbiology, our members and their work in addressing global challenges

This involves advancing the understanding and impact of microbiology by highlighting the global importance of the work of Society members and other microbiologists. The Committee also provides advice and expertise to Advisory Council on the advancement of this objective.

Impact and Influence Committee 2025

Catrin Moore

St George’s, University of London, UK
(Co-Chair)

Jonathan Cox

Aston University, UK
(Co-Chair)

José Bengoechea

Queen's University Belfast, UK
(Co-Chair-elect)

Tadhg O'Croinin 

University College Dublin, Ireland 

Joan Geoghegan

University of Birmingham, UK 

Jody Winter 

Nottingham Trent University, UK 

Victoria Easton 

University of Leed, UK

Joseph Acolatse 

Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana

Isobel Garratt

University of Bath, UK

Caroline Orr

Teesside University, UK

Beth Mills

University of Edinburgh, UK

Arya Gupta

Leeds Beckett University, UK

Afnan Al-Manaseer

Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait

Alison MacFadyen

The Sainsbury Laboratory, UK

Thomas Smith

Sheffield Hallam University, UK

Michael Nevels

University of St Andrews, UK

Enas Newire

Middlesex University, UK

Miki Uchima

Francis Crick Institute, King's College London, UK

Arindam Mitra

Adamas University, India

Terms of Reference

Impact and Influence Committee Terms of Reference

 

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