Council members
The Council of the Society normally consists of up to 14 members. Of these, six members are elected by ballot by all ordinary members of the Society, eight are appointed by Council, six as Chairs of Committees, plus the President and General Secretary. Council is responsible for governance of the Society.
The current Members are as follows.
Executive
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President
Professor Gurdyal Besra
University of Birmingham, UK
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General Secretary
Professor Mark Harris
University of Leeds, UK -
Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee
Professor Robin May
University of Birmingham, UK
Chairs and co-Chairs of Committees
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co-Chair of Sustainability Committee
Professor Jose Bengoechea
Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland
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co-Chair of Sustainability Committee
Dr Sarah Maddocks
Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
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co-Chair of Building Communities Committee
Professor Gill Elliott
University of Surrey, UK
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co-Chair of Building Communities Committee
Professor Paul Hoskisson
University of Strathclyde, UK
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co-Chair of Impact and Influence Committee
Dr Chloe James
University of Salford, UK
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co-Chair of Impact and Influence Committee
Dr Tina Joshi
University of Plymouth, UK
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Chair of Early Career Microbiologists' Forum Executive Committee
Colman O'Cathail
European Molecular Biology Laboratory, UK
Elected Members
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Professor Laura Bowater
University of East Anglia, UK
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Dr Sharon Brookes
Animal and Plant Health Agency, UK
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Professor Nigel Brown
Emeritus University of Edinburgh, UK
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Dr David Clarke
University College Cork, Ireland
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Dr Andrew Edwards
Imperial College London, UK
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Professor Kim Hardie
University of Nottingham, UK
