Awards
- Garrod Medal, British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2011
- GlaxoSmithKline International Member of the Year Award, American Society for Microbiology, 2011
- CBE - for Services to Science, 2008
- Leeuwenhoek Award, Royal Society, 2003
- Kitasato Medal, Kitasato Institute, Japan, 1995
- Hoechst-Roussel Award, American Society for Microbiology, 1993
- Pfizer Academic Award, Pfizer, 1983
- Fleming Award, Society for General Microbiology, 1982
Fellowships
- Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology, 2003
- Fellow, Academy of Medical Sciencs, 1998
- Fellow, Royal Society (FRS), 1993