As a marine biologist with over 35 years of research and management experience, I have the privilege of serving in my dream job as Chief Executive of the MBA. My ambition is to make the MBA a career destination of choice, where scientists and professional staff thrive, delivering world-class impact. Through our Membership, I am … Read more
I received a degree in environmental biology from the University of Liverpool, and a MSc and PhD in Microbiology from the University of Manchester. After a postdoc at the University of Warwick, I joined the Marine Biological Association (MBA) in 2010 as a MBA Research Fellow (Group Leader). In 2014, I started a joint appointment … Read more
I joined The MBA in 2022 and enjoy working with such a variety of passionate people who are working in a range of ways to better understand and protect the ocean and support the marine biology community. I love that my role is so varied and pulls on both my practical and creative side. From … Read more
Growing up in the South West UK, I have always been interested in marine life, and could usually be found when young, either rock pooling, fishing or foraging. I started work with the CPR Survey in 1997, initially as a plankton analyst, and built on my taxonomic knowledge to investigate changes in the plankton community … Read more
I qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2008, and since then have worked in accounting and financial roles across a variety of industries. I am an experienced finance leader, having held Finance Director level roles at educational and research establishments in both the UK and the USA prior to joining the MBA in 2024.
I have been associated with the Marine Biological Association since 1995, first as a Research Fellow, then from 2000 to 2009 by maintaining a research group at Citadel Hill while teaching at the University of Plymouth, before continuing at the MBA from 2009 as an Associate Fellow. One strand of my research has involved culturing … Read more
I am a Ray Lankester Fellow at the Marine Biological Association and Professor Emeritus in the School of Ocean and Earth Sciences at the University of Southampton. I am a former MBA Director and Senior Research Fellow. I study algal cells in order to understand fundamental aspects of cell biology, including transport across cell membranes, … Read more
On leaving school in 1963 I worked as a technician in the plankton section of the marine fisheries laboratory in Aberdeen, completing an honours degree at Aberdeen University betwen 1972 and 1973, before moving to The Plymouth Marine Laboratory in 1977. In 1999 I transferred across to the MBA and was awarded a PhD in … Read more
I began as an Anne Warner Fellow at the MBA in April 2026. My research aims to dissect the neurochemical and functional architecture of the cephalopod viusal system and determine how it generates coordinated behaviour. I obtained my BSc in Biomedical Sciences from University College Dublin, Ireland. I then remained at UCD to complete my … Read more
I am a molecular microbiologist interested in the fundamental biology of photosynthetic marine microbes, which critically underpin marine ecosystems. Following a degree in Biological Sciences at the University of Bristol, I pursued a PhD and postdoc with professor Alison Smith in the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge. During this time my work dissected … Read more
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The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom is a registered charity in England and Wales (1155893), and is a company limited by Royal Charter (RC000865). The Marine Biological Association conducts, promotes and supports scientific research into all aspects of life in the sea.