Sectional Committees

Sectional Committees assess candidates nominated to the Fellowship and make recommendations for election.

Sectional Committees and members

Sectional Committee 1

Physics, chemistry, biochemistry, structural biology, mathematical sciences including statistics, informatics, imaging and engineering applied to biomedicine

Members

• Professor Heather Cordell (Chair)
• Professor Franklin Aigbirhio
• Professor Imre Berger
• Dr Chun-wa Chung
• Professor Constantin Coussios
• Professor Ian Gilmore
• Professor Judy Hirst
• Professor Sebastien Ourselin
• Professor Maddy Parsons
• Professor Kevin Shakesheff

Sectional Committee 2

Cellular and developmental biology, microbiology and immunology, genetics

Members

• Professor Muzlifah Haniffa (Chair)
• Professor Michael Barrett
• Professor Doreen Cantrell
• Professor Mark Cragg
• Professor Nicola Curtin
• Professor Deborah Dunn-Walters
• Professor Simon Foster
• Professor Petra Hajkova
• Professor Sally Lowell
• Professor Robin May
• Professor Paul Morgan
• Professor Bill Newman
• Professor Jennifer Nichols

Sectional Committee 3

Neuroscience (including neurology and neurosurgery), physiology, pharmacological sciences

Members

• Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu (Chair)
• Professor David Burn
• Professor Olga Ciccarelli
• Professor Vincenzo Crunelli
• Professor Kevin Fox
• Professor Rob Lucas
• Professor Tony Marson
• Professor Gillian Mead
• Professor Irene Miguel-Aliaga
• Professor Miratul Muqit
• Professor Mina Ryten
• Professor Reecha Sofat

Sectional Committee 4

Medical and veterinary specialties and paediatrics

Members

• Professor Sir Andrew Pollard (Chair)
• Professor Mehul Dattani
• Professor Jane Davies
• Professor Helen Firth
• Professor Melita Gordon
• Professor Saye Khoo
• Professor Helen Lachmann
• Professor Derek Mann
• Professor Hugh Montgomery
• Professor Rebecca Reynolds
• Professor Sejal Saglani
• Professor John Simpson
• Professor Paresh Vyas

Sectional Committee 5

Surgery, anaesthesia, oncology, clinical pathologies, radiology, oral health, ophthalmology, reproductive health

Members

• Professor Catherine Williamson (Chair)
• Professor Matthew Burton
• Professor Lyn Chitty
• Professor Jan Clarkson
• Professor Steven Clifford
• Professor Charlotte Coles
• Professor Dean Fennell
• Professor Peter Friend
• Professor George Hanna
• Professor Paul Moss
• Professor Fang Smith
• Professor Shakila Thangaratinam

Sectional Committee 6

Psychiatry, psychology and mental health, behavioural science, genomics, epidemiology, clinical trials, population health sciences and global health

Members

• Professor Ibrahim Abubakar (Chair)
• Professor Marion Campbell
• Professor Colin Espie
• Professor Rashida Ferrand
• Professor Tamsin Ford
• Professor Simon Gilbody
• Professor Jonathan Green
• Professor David Lalloo
• Professor Sir Mike Owen
• Professor Richard Riley
• Professor Ulrike Schmidt
• Professor Cathie Sudlow

Sectional Committee 7

Primary care, health services research, health informatics, health improvement, social sciences, humanities, law, policy, communication or leadership as applied to health or biomedical science

Members

• Sir Jonathan Montgomery (Chair)
• Professor Linda Bauld
• Professor Samir Bhatt
• Professor Chris Butler
• Dr Fiona Godlee
• Professor Ronan Lyons
• Professor Jonathan Mant
• Professor Guy Poppy
• Professor Athimalaipet Ramanan
• Professor Jane Sandall
• Professor Mark Sculpher
• Professor Tilli Tansey

Sectional Committee 8

Individuals primarily based in the commercial sector who may be scientists, clinicians or investors working in industries such as pharmaceuticals, devices, diagnostics and digital technologies

Members

• Dr Pauline Williams (Chair)
• Mr Steve Bates
• Dr Vishal Gulati
• Dr Niall Martin
• Dr Jane Osbourn
• Dr Rabinder Prinjha
• Dr Jina Swartz