New Board members announced
Professor Ian Jackson, Professor Stefan Przyborski and Mr Terence Priest will each begin their three-year term at the next Board meeting in the autumn.
The NC3Rs Board is a non-executive body, chaired by Professor Stephen Holgate CBE from the University of Southampton, which provides advice to the Chief Executive on the organisation’s strategy and monitors the delivery of its key objectives. The new Board Members will have the opportunity to help shape the work of the NC3Rs and promote the UK’s position as a world leader in 3Rs research and development.
Dr Vicky Robinson, Chief Executive of the NC3Rs, said: “We are pleased to announce the new members of our board and we look forward to working with them. Each of them brings expertise that will strengthen the board, and their contribution as advisors to NC3Rs will be valuable.”
The NC3Rs would like to thank the following Board Members whose terms have recently ended:
- Professor Jamie Davies, University of Edinburgh
- Mr Neil Yates, University of Nottingham
- Dr Phil Botham, Syngenta
Biographies
Professor Ian Jackson
Professor Jackson is joint Head of Medical and Developmental Genetics at the Medical Research Council’s Human Genetics Unit and holds a joint appointment at The Roslin Institute, both in The University of Edinburgh, where he has been a long-time member of the Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Body. His research is focused on mouse models of human disease and development and he has published over 140 papers in the field. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and is currently President of the European Society for Pigment Cell Research. He also currently serves on the NC3Rs Grant Assessment Panel.
Professor Stefan Przyborski
Professor Przyborski is Professor of Cell Technology, School of Biological Science, at Durham University. He has published over 85 peer-reviewed papers and is on the Editorial Board of a number of scientific journals. He is also a founder of spin-out company, Reinnervate Ltd, which is dedicated to making routine 3D cell culture a reality for researchers in academia and the pharmaceutical industries. His research is focused on how the microenvironment in which cultured cells grow, affects their proliferation, differentiation and function.
Mr Terence Priest
Mr Priest is the Director of Biological Services Facility and Named Animal Care and Welfare Officer at Manchester University. He has been a Register Animal Technician for the last 22 years. In recent years, he has been involved in a number of government committees, workshops and consensus meetings. He served on the Laboratory Animal Science Association council from 2007 to 2010. He has also previously served on the NC3Rs Grant Assessment Panel. He has been a key player in opening up the animal facility at Manchester University, including to school groups.