The Members (Trustees)

Last Updated September 2nd 2010

Patron : HRH The Princess Royal

A committed team

Since its original establishment (as SHERT) by Act of Parliament in 1953, Medical Research Scotland has been an independent body led by a committed team of distinguished men and women from the Scottish academic, biomedical and business communities. They are appointed for their particular expertise and serve the charity as its trustees (known as Members) in an entirely voluntary capacity.

The current Members of Medical Research Scotland are:

Chairman: David J. Harrison, Professor of Pathology, University of Edinburgh & Clinical Director, Laboratory Medicine, Lothian University Hospital Division.
E-mail: david.harrison@ed.ac.uk

Professor Catherine Abbott, Professor of Mammalian Molecular Genetics, School of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, University of Edinburgh
Professor Andrew Baker, Professor of Molecular Medicine, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow
Dr Marie Boyd, Reader in Translational Biology, University of Strathclyde
Professor William (Bill) Cushley, Professor of Molecular Immunology, Division of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biomedical & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
Mr Brian Duffin, lately Group Chief Executive, Scottish Life, Edinburgh
Mr Scott Johnstone, Director of the BioIndustry Association (BIA) Scotland and CEO, Antoxis Ltd
Mr Bruce Mann, Chairman, W.M. Mann & Co (Investment) Ltd., Glasgow
Professor Allan M. Mowat, Professor of Mucosal Immunology and Honorary Consultant Clinical Immunologist, Division of Immunology, Infection & Inflammation, University of Glasgow
Mr John Naylor, OBE, Chair, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), previously Chief Executive, Carnegie United Kingdom Trust
Ms Fiona Nicolson, Partner, Bristows, Solicitors, London
Professor Stephen J. Wigmore, Professor of Transplantation Surgery, MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh

Members' Interests

Medical Research Scotland maintains a register of Members' Interests, which is updated twice-yearly.

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