Volume 8: Variant CJD
Who's who

A fuller Who's who for the Report as a whole can be found in vol. 16: Reference Material, and in the CD-ROM and website versions (www.bseinquiry.gov.uk)

Name	Description
Acheson, Sir Donald	DH Chief Medical Officer, 1983-91; member of Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution, 1979-83; Director, MRC Unit on Environmental Epidemiology, 1979-83; member, MRC, 1984-91.
Allen, Professor Ingrid	MRC Neurosciences Board member, 1985-89; Board Chair and Council member, 1989-93; Chair of Clinical Subcommittee of MRC Coordinating Committee on Spongiform Encephalopathies from 1990; neuropathologist, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast since 1996; member of SEAC, 1990 to December 1996.
Anderson, Professor Roy	University of Oxford: Fellow of Merton College; Department of Zoology (Head of Department since 1993).
Bell, Dr Jeanne	Neuropathologist, CJD Surveillance Unit.
Bell, Professor Ronald	AFRC until 1984; Director-General of ADAS, March 1984 to December 1989; MAFF Chief Scientific Adviser, 1985 to December 1989.
Bruce, Dr Moira	Principal Research Scientist, Neuropathogenesis Unit (NPU), since 1981; Head of Pathology and Pathogenesis Section since 1995.
Calman, Professor Sir Kenneth	Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Office, 1989-91; and at DH, 1991-98.
Collinge, Professor John	Professor of Molecular Neurogenetics and Head of Neurogenetics Unit, Imperial College School of Medicine at St Mary's since 1994; member of SEAC since December 1995.
Cousens, Dr Simon	Epidemiologist, Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; epidemiologist for CJD Surveillance Unit along with Professor Peter G Smith (q.v.), since 1990.
Cumberlege, Baroness (Julia)	DH Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Lords), February 1992 to May 1997, with responsibility for BSE/CJD until 31 January 1996.
Eddy, Mr Thomas	MAFF Assistant Secretary Grade 5, Head of Animal Health (Disease Control) Division, June 1993 onwards; SEAC secretariat (MAFF) from June 1993.
Freeman, Rt Hon. Lord (Roger)	DH Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Commons), December 1988 to May 1990.
Gore, Ms Sheila	MRC Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Public Health, Cambridge.
Gummer, Rt Hon. John	MP since 1983; MAFF Minister of State (Commons), September 1985 to July 1988; Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, July 1988 to July 1989; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, July 1989 to May 1993; Secretary of State for the Environment, 1993-97.
Hine, Dame Deirdre	Deputy CMO, Welsh Office, until 1988; CMO, Welsh Office, March 1990 to September 1997.
Hope, Dr James	Principal Scientific Officer, Head of Molecular Sciences, NPU, September 1984 to September 1996; Principal Scientific Officer, Head of Protein Structure and Function Group, IAH, since September 1996.
Ironside, Dr James	Senior Lecturer in Pathology, University of Edinburgh; neuropathologist, CJD Surveillance Unit since 1995; member of Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens.
Lacey, Professor Richard	Emeritus Professor of Clinical Microbiology, University of Leeds.
Levy, Dr Katherine	MRC, 1964-92: Secretary of Neurosciences Board, 1976-82 and 1988-92; Scientific Programme Manager, 1989-92; Tyrrell Committee observer.
Lister, Mr Charles	DH: Health Aspects of Environment and Food (HEF) Division, 1992 to January 1993; temporary Grade 7 responsible for administrative aspects of BSE, and SEAC secretariat, January 1993 to November 1995.
McGovern, Dr Michael	Senior Medical Officer (SMO), Medicines Control Agency, June 1988 to October 1990. DH: SMO, October 1990 to September 1992; Private Secretary to CMO (Sir Kenneth Calman), September 1992 to June 1994; SMO in Health Aspects of Environment and Food Division, June-September 1994; SEAC observer to August 1994; SMO in NHS Executive, September 1995 onwards.
Matthews, Professor Walter Bryan	Emeritus Professor of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford (Professor of Clinical Neurology and Fellow of St Edmund Hall, 1970-87). Specialist in TSEs.
Meldrum, Mr Keith	MAFF: Divisional Veterinary Officer, Tolworth, 1972, and Leamington Spa, 1975; Departmental Regional Veterinary Officer, Nottingham, 1978; Regional Veterinary Officer, Tolworth, 1980; Assistant Chief Veterinary Officer, Tolworth, 1983; Director of Veterinary Field Service, 1986; Chief Veterinary Officer, June 1988 to April 1997; UK Delegate, Office International des Epizooties, 1988-97; council member, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, 1988-97; Governor, IAH 1988-97; Bledisloe Veterinary Award, Royal Agricultural Society of England, 1995.
Metters, Dr Jeremy	DH Deputy Chief Scientist, 1986-89; Deputy CMO, 1989 onwards.
Murray, Dr Thomas	DH Grade 7, Head of Section, Environmental Health and Food Safety Division, June 1990 to 1995; SEAC secretariat, 1990-93.
Palmer, Professor Stephen	Welsh Office PHLS Regional Epidemiologist, 1989 onwards.
Pattison, Professor Sir John	Vice-Provost of University College London (UCL), Dean of UCL Medical School and Professor of Medical Microbiology; member of SEAC since February 1995; Chair of SEAC since November 1995.
Pickles, Dr Hilary	DH: Grade 4, Principal Medical Officer, Medical SEB (Scientific Equipment and Buildings)/B Division, March 1988 to July 1991; Research and Development Division, July 1991 to September 1993; Medical HPS (Hospital Policy and Services) Division, September 1993 to June 1994; Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow Heath Authority, June 1994 to 1996 (on secondment). Joint Secretariat, Southwood Working Party; Joint Secretary, Tyrrell Committee; SEAC observer to September 1991.
Prusiner, Dr Stanley	Professor of Neurology and Biochemistry, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco; Nobel Prize winner for research into prions.
Rossor, Professor Martin	Neurologist, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London.
Salmon, Dr Roland	Welsh Office PHLS, Assistant Regional Epidemiologist, since 1989.
Shaw, Professor David	President of the Association of British Neurologists.
Skinner, Dr Roger	DH: Senior Medical Officer, Head of Nutrition Unit, and Secretary of COMA (Committee on Medical Aspects of Food and Nutrition Policy), 1981 to February 1986; SMO in other DH medical divisions, February 1986 to November 1989; Principal Medical Officer, November 1989 onwards.
Smith, Sir Joseph	Consultant Epidemiologist, Deputy Director, Epidemiological Research Laboratory, PHLS, 1971-76; Director, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, 1976-85; Director, PHLS, 1985-92; member, Committee on Safety of Medicines, 1978-86 (Chair, Biologicals Sub-Committee, 1981-86); member, Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, 1976-93; MRC member, 1989-92; council member, Royal College of Pathology, 1988-90; Chair, Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation Procedures, MRC, 1976-93; Chair, Simian Virus Committee, MRC, 1982-93.
Smith, Professor Peter G	Epidemiologist, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; member of SEAC, January 1996 onwards; Chair of SEAC Subcommittee on Epidemiology, September 1997 onwards.
Southwood, Professor Sir Richard	Professor of Zoology and Pro Vice-Chancellor, Oxford University; Chair, Southwood Working Party.
Taylor, Mr Kevin	MAFF: Veterinary Head of Notifiable Diseases Section, 1986-91; Assistant Chief Veterinary Officer, 1992-97.
Tyrrell, Dr David	Director, MRC Common Cold Unit, 1982-90; Chair, Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens, 1981-91; Chair, Biologicals Sub-Committee of the Committee on Safety of Medicines, 1989-92; Chair, Consultative Committee on Research into Spongiform Encephalopathies (Tyrrell Committee); Chair, SEAC until November 1995.
Walford, Dr Diana	Senior Principal Medical Officer, DH, October 1987 to September 1989; Deputy CMO and Director of Health Care, NHS Management Executive, October 1989 to November 1992; Director of PHLS since January 1993.
Walton of Detchant, Lord (John)	Professor of Neurology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1968-83; Warden of Green College, Oxford, 1983-89; Chair, MRC Working Group on CJD, 1978-85; member of Southwood Working Party.
Wight, Dr Ailsa	Senior Registrar, Microbiology Department, St Mary's Hospital, London, until June 1991; DH Senior Medical Officer (Grade 5), Medical Communicable Disease Division, June-September 1991; took over responsibility for BSE/CJD from Dr Hilary Pickles (q.v.) in September 1991; Health Aspects of the Environment and Food Medical Division, Branch 1 (HEF(M)1), late 1991 to March 1995; Unit Head in HEF Division, April 1995 onwards; SEAC DH observer, late 1991 onwards.
Will, Dr (now Professor) Robert	Consultant Neurologist since 1987; Part-time Senior Lecturer in Neurology, University of Edinburgh, 1987-96; Director of CJD Surveillance Unit since its establishment in 1990; member of Tyrrell Committee and of SEAC, and Deputy Chair of SEAC, April 1994 onwards.