Professor Michael A. ("Mike") Skinner

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease

Emeritus Professor in Virology

+44 (0)20 7594 3938m.skinner Website

Mrs Yasmin Mallu +44 (0)20 7594 3972

315Medical SchoolSt Mary's Campus

External Positions

Elected Member, Microbiology Society Council, Microbiology Society (formerly the Society for General Microbiology), 2015 - 2017
Chair, HSE Scientific Advisory Committee on Genetic Modification (Contained Use), Health & Safety Executive, 2014
Appointed Ad Hoc Advisor, DEFRA Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA); UK government, 2011
Chair, Poxviridae Study Group, International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses, (ICTV), 2009
Member of the Pool of Experts, Research Committees (normally Research Committee A:Animal systems, health and wellbeing), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), 2009
Appointed HSE SACGM(CU)-co-opted member, Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens: Working Group on a Single Regulatory Framework for Work with Human and Animal Pathogens, Health & Safety Executive (HSE); UK government, 2008 - 2009
Co-applicant, Founding Member and Investigator, Steering Committee & Executive Group, UK HIV Vaccine Consortium (UK HVC), 2008
Re-appointed member (initially appointed 01 Jan 2004; re-appointed 01 Jan 2007), HSE Scientific Advisory Committee on Genetic Modification (Contained Use), Health & Safety Executive (HSE); UK government, 2004 - 2014