Declaration of COC members’ interests during the period of this report -2023
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Professor David Harrison
Personal Interest |
Employee: University of St Andrews UK, NuCana plc UK. Employee/Non-executive Director: ILC Therapeutics Ltd, Benenox Ltd, UK – Non-executive Director (unpaid), PathAlba Ltd – Director (unpaid) – dormant. Consultant: NHS Lothian – Honorary Consultant. Shareholder: VBL Ltd UK, Ryboquin Ltd UK, ILC Therapeutics Ltd. Misc: Cunningham Trust – (Medical Research Charity) Trustee, University of Edinburgh, UK – Honorary Professor, University of Glasgow, UK – Honorary Professor, University of Florida, Adjunct Professor, Viewbank Leuchars Ltd – Director (no salary). |
Personal Interest |
Membership: Fellow Royal College of Pathologists, Fellow of Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. |
Non-Personal Interest |
Misc: iCAIRD research consortium – Director (unpaid role), Pilgrim Care St Andrews (charity for the elderly) – Trustee (unpaid role), Visiopharm – Member, Scientific Advisory Board. EU Horizon 2020, Partner in KATY Award, grant support, Innovate UK/UKRI – Director of iCAIRD. |
Members
Dr Meera Cush
Personal Interest |
Employee: Ramboll UK Limited, University of Surrey (Visiting Lecturer). |
Personal Interest |
Membership: |
Non-Personal Interest |
None. |
Dr Ruth Dempsey
Personal Interest |
Shareholder: Rd Science Speaks Consultancy, Sarl (Shareholder and Director). Pension: Philip Morris International. Consultant: Philip Morris International, Doterra Europe. |
Personal Interest |
Membership: British Toxicology Society, Swiss society of Toxicology, Royal society of Biology. |
Non-Personal Interest |
None. |
Dr Richard Haworth
Personal Interest |
Director: RosettaPath Ltd. Chief Scientific officer: CureCollect Ltd. Scientific advisory committee: Aiforia. Shareholder: AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Haleon, Shell (Spouse Shareholder). |
Personal Interest |
Membership: British Society of Toxicological Pathology, European Society of Toxicological Pathology, Society Of Toxicological Pathology. |
Non-Personal Interest |
None. |
Professor Gareth Jenkins
Personal Interest |
Employer: Swansea University. Honorary Contract: Swansea Bay University Health Board. |
Personal Interest |
Membership: President Of United Kingdom Environment Mutagen Society (Ukems) 2020 - 2023. Member: British Association for Cancer Research, Senior Editor Mutagenesis (Oup), Editorial Board (And Former Editor 2013-2015) Mutation Research (Elsevier), President of the International Association of Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Societies (IAEMGS). |
Non-Personal Interest |
Grants: National Centre of Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) (2018-2022), Former grants Health & Care Research Wales (2016-2020, 2014-2017), MRC/AstraZeneca PhD studentship (ITTP scheme) (2019-2023), Cancer Research Wales grants (2023-2026 and 2019-2023), External Examining roles (Bangor University DeMontfort University, University of Milan). |
Professor Neil Pearce
Personal Interest |
None. |
Non-Personal Interest |
None. |
Dr Lesley Stanley
Personal Interest |
Self-employed: Dr. Lesley Stanley, Consultant in Investigative Toxicology. Direct Employment: Deltohn Ltd, Builth Wells, LD2 3RX; six months’ part-time employment, 01-Jun-23 to 30-Nov-23. Consultancy School of Medicine, University of Dundee (2020 to date), Details of previous consultancy contracts available upon request. Expert Appointments: REACH Independent Scientific Expert Pool, OPSS Register of Experts. Honorary Appointment: Associate, School of Life Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University (Non-Stipendiary). Investments: Investment Portfolio managed by Quilter Cheviot (joint with spouse), FundsNetwork Stocks and Shares ISA, Aviva Personal Pension Plan. Ministry and Charities Ordained Local Minister, Church of Scotland (non-stipendiary) Honorary Chaplain, University of Stirling (non-stipendiary) Supporter, Christian Aid In Their Lifetime programme and International Justice Mission. |
Personal Interest
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Membership: European Registered Toxicologist (ERT), Fellow of the British Toxicology Society (FBTS), Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP). |
Non-Personal Interest |
None. |
Mr Amit Bhagwat
Personal Interest |
Owner and Shareholder: Research and Consulting Business. |
Non-Personal Interest |
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Public Governor (Rest of England & Wales). British Computer Society – the Chartered Institute for IT - Chair/Volunteer for Learned Events and Public Service Activities. Member - Occupational Therapists Registration Board – Republic of Ireland. Member - Medical Scientists Registration Board – Republic of Ireland. Member of committees associated with impact evaluation and applications scrutiny for the Special EU Programmes body’. |
Non-Personal Interest |
Membership Public Ambassador – NHS England Subsidiary Board Related To Digital Urgent & Emergency Care (DUEC). Member: Committee On Mutagenicity (Com), Prescribed Specialised Services Advisory Group, (DHSC), Northern Ireland Practice And Education Council For Nursing And Midwifery (NIPEC). Contributor: Learned and Professional Development Activities Within The British Computer Society (Chairing, Committee And Speaking Responsibilities). Trustee: Myrovlytis Trust (Funds Research into Rare Diseases) – Chairing Responsibility. Chair: Regional Inclusive Volunteering Charity – Chairing Responsibility. |
Ms Juliet Rix
Personal Interest |
None. |
Non-Personal Interest |
None. |