Register of Interests

COT Register of Interests U - Z

Last updated: 24 April 2025

Christel Wake

Current Interests

Personal interests

Direct employment.

Corteva Agriscience.

 

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Civil Service Pension.

 

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

CLE residue definition subgroup member.

OECD WG for residue definition guidance.

Other personal interests.

None.

Non-personal interests

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Historic Interests

Personal interests

Direct employment.

Arysta LifeScience / UPL.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

CropLife PAEG and RPT member.

 

Other personal interests.

None.

Non-personal interests

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Dr Simon Wilkinson

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology in the School of Biomedical, Nutritional and Sports Sciences at Newcastle University since November 2018.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Non Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Historic interests

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

L’Oreal Research and Development, Paris.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Non Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Professor Philippe B Wilson

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor: Innovation and Knowledge Exchange, York St John University,

Chief Scientific Officer and Executive Director, Willows Health, NHS Leicestershire & Rutland.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Consultant for HH Enterprise Group Ltd.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

President, Comparative Medicine Council of the Royal Society of Medicine,

Chairman, Royal Society of Biology East Midlands Branch,

Member of the UK Genetics of Livestock and Equines Expert Advisory Committee, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,

Member of the Horizon Scanning Panel, Science Council, Food Standards Agency.

Other personal interests.

Editorial Board Member, European Commission ERFP Genetic Resources and Informatics Journal,

Advisor to US Government, Office for Homeland Security (SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Diagnostics),

Policy Expert for the European Regional Focal Point within the European Commission.

Non Personal

Fellowships.

Fellowship, Royal Society of Medicine (FRSM),

Fellowship, Higher Education Academy (FHEA),

Fellowship, Linnean Society of London (FLS).

Indirect support.

Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-Investigator (Co-I) on various grants funded by UK Research and Innovation, Innovate UK, the Medical Research Council, and industry partners (e.g., Roche Diagnostics, Ingenion Medical Ltd., AstraZeneca, TDG Systems, Airshield Ltd.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Member of the UKRI BBSRC Peer Review College,

Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Bath,

Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Engineering, University of Nottingham.

Other non-personal interests.

Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-Investigator (Co-I) on research projects funded by organisations with interests in industry and food safety.

Historic interests

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

Professor of One Health, Director of the NHS Doctoral Training Academy, De Montfort University (2020-2024),

Associate Professor/Reader in Biochemistry and Cheminformatics, De Montfort University (2019-2020),

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Chief Scientific Officer, Hilltop Leaf Ltd. 2022-2024.

Chief Scientific Officer, Crown Laboratories Ltd.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Former Head of Conservation, Rare Breeds Survival Trust (2020-2021),

Other personal interests.

Named author on publications related to food safety, metabolomics, and toxicology,

Non Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

Past research funding received from industry and government agencies, including EPSRC, MRC, UKRI, and private sector grants.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Former Chief Scientific Officer, Crown Laboratories Ltd.

Former committee member for various governmental and academic advisory boards.

Other non-personal interests.

Participation in research consortia and industry collaborations related to food safety, toxicology, and biotechnology.

Professor Matthew Wright BSc PhD

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

Retired.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

HSE (Expert Committee on Pesticides), member,

 EFSA (FAF Panel WG member),

Elsevier (Chief Editor, Food and Chemical Toxicology).

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

BTS (retired member).

Other personal interests.

None.

Non Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Historic interests

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

Newcastle University (until Aug 2024).

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

EFSA (FAF Panel member),

Elsevier (Associate Editor, Toxicology).

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Non Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Dr Alison Yeates

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

Ulster University.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Non Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Historic interests

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Research advisor, School and Nursery Milk Alliance (SNMA).

Other personal interests.

None.

Non Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.