COT/COM/COC Annual Report 2024

Declaration of members interests during the period of this report

Last updated: 11 December 2025

Chair Professor Gareth Jenkins

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

Swansea University

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

President of United Kingdom Environment Mutagen Society (UKEMS),

Ex Officio Member, Committee on Carcinogenicity (Dept Health and Social Care) 2021-2027

British association for cancer research senior editor mutagenesis (OUP),

Editorial board (and former editor 2013-2015) mutation research (Elsevier),

Health & Care research Wales grant panel (studentships) 2016-present.

Other personal interests.

Honorary Contract Swansea University

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

Grants: Cancer Research Wales (2023-2026).

Former Grants:

Health & Care Research Wales (2016-2020), MRC/AstraZeneca PhD studentship (ITTP scheme) (2019-2023). Cancer Research Wales grant (2019-2023).

External Examining roles (Bangor University DeMontfort University, University of Milan).

Two-month summer work placement (systematic review) by close family member at Swansea University on nanoparticle oxidative stress funded by Health and Environment Sciences Institute (HESI). Supervised by Dr Steve Evans (August-September 2024).

National Centre of Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) (2018-2022).

Former NC3Rs grants (2012-2016 & 2010-2014).

Former grants Health & Care Research Wales (2016-2020, 2014-2017,

Unilever studentship 2014-2017.

MRC/AstraZeneca PhD studentship (ITTP scheme) (2019-2023).

Cancer Research Wales (2019-2023).

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Members

Professor David Harrison

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

University of St Andrews, UK,

 NuCana plc, UK.

Employee/Non-executive Director:

ILC Therapeutics Ltd (unpaid),

PathAlba Ltd – Director (unpaid) – dormant.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

NHS Lothian – Honorary Consultant.

Shareholdings.

VBL Ltd, UK,

Ryboquin Ltd, UK,

ILC Therapeutics Ltd.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

University of Edinburgh, UK – Honorary Professor,

University of Florida, Adjunct Professor.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

Cunningham Trust – (Medical Research Charity)

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

Viewbank Leuchars Ltd – Director (no salary).

Dr Carol Beevers (To 31 December 2024)

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

Corteva Agriscience (from 01 September 2022)

 

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

HESI GTTC (Committee co-chair and workgroup lead),

OECD (workgroup member),

IWGT (Steering committee member and work group chair),

United Kingdom Environmental Mutagen Society (UKEMS),

Member of the FSA Joint Expert Group on Additives, Enzymes and other Regulated Products (AEJEG).

Other personal interests.

Pension:

Covance,

Exponent International Ltd,

Broughton Group,

Corteva Agriscience (from September 2022).

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Dr Ann Doherty From 1 May 2024

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

AstraZeneca

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

AstraZeneca

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

UK Environmental Mutagen Society (UKEMS) Committee member,

ILSI HESI GTTC member,

British Toxicology Society,

MRC Toxicology Unit Review Board member.

Other personal interests.

Pension: AstraZeneca.

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Dr Paul Fowler

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

FSTox Consulting – Director.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Regulatory Science Associates – Consultant.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

UKEMS

EEMGS (treasurer)

Roundtable of Toxicology

Consultants (RTC)

Royal Society of Biology (ERT)

HESI GTTC member

Genetic Toxicology Association (GTA)

Other personal interests.

Pension: Unilever (UK).

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Dr George Johnson

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

Director: GTox ltd.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Fermenich,

Cefic,

American Chemistry Council,

Teva,

Greenberg Traurig llp,

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt llp,

Janssen,

Merck.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

United Kingdom Environmental Mutagen Society (UKEMS),

HESI (committee member),

President of the European Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society (EEMGS) 2019-2021,

EMA expert member,

IWGT, expert member,

ICEM, committee member.

Other personal interests.

Pension: USS University Superannuation Scheme.

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

GSK, post-doctoral research funding – 2021-2022. nitrosamine research.

SCIENSANO. MYCX-IT. 2020-ongoing.

EMA. funding through Fraunhofer item. 2022-2023.

HESI. fast fund. MSc tuition fees. 2022.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Ms Julia Kenny

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

GlaxoSmithKline/GSK

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

GSK,

Haleon.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

UK Environmental Mutagen Society (UKEMS),

Member of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) TiO2 Safety Working Group.

GSK Representative on the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) PreClinical Development Expert Group.

Other personal interests.

Pension: GlaxoSmithKline.

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Dr Andrew Povey

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

Lloyds,

Standard Life,

Halifax,

Santander (Partner Shareholder),

Norwich Union (Partner Shareholder),

Aviva (Partner Shareholder),

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

UK Molecular Epidemiology Group (UK-MEG),

UK Environmental Mutagen Society (UKEMS),

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR),

Molecular Epidemiology Group (MEG),

British Association for Cancer Research (BACR).

Other personal interests.

European Crop Protection Agency – Part of consortium awarded grant on exposure assessment.

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

Departmental studentships funded by industrial and other bodies.

Mr Paul Rawlinson

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

Nufarm Limited

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

United Kingdom Environmental Mutagen Society (UKEMS),

ILSI HESI GTTC member,

Society of Toxicology member,

Croplife Europe Human Health Experts Group Committee member.

Other personal interests.

Pension:

Nufarm pension scheme,

St James Place,

Formerly Syngenta.

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Dr Robert Searle Foster from 1 May 2024

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

Lhasa Limited,

Consult Lhasa.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Genetic Toxicology Association (GTA).

Royal society of chemistry (RSC),

Royal society of chemistry (RSC) toxicology group committee

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 Robert Smith from 1 May 2024

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

Labcorp

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

Secretary of the UK environmental mutagen society (UKEMS). Start date June 2017 – July 2024.

HESI genetic toxicology committee (GTTC) workgroup member.

OECD expert group on genotoxicity workgroup member.

Secretary UKEMS next generation sequencing (NGS) special interest group (SIG). Start date 2023, end date July 2024.

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.

Ms Madeleine Wang

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

None.

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.

Amit Bhagwat to 31 August 2024

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

None.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

Owner and Shareholder: Research and Consulting Business.

Shareholdings.

Owner and Shareholder: Research and Consulting Business.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

None.

Other personal interests.

None.

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

Myrovlytis Trust (Funds Research into Rare Diseases) – Chairing responsibility.

Regional Inclusive Volunteering Charity – Chairing responsibility.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

Occupational Therapists Registration Board – Republic of Ireland.

Steering Structure of The Special Eu Programmes Body – Republic of Ireland/Eu.

Medical Scientists Registration Board – Republic of Ireland.

Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery (NIPEC).

Public Member – NHS ENGLAND subsidiary board related to digital urgent & emergency care (DUEC).

Other non-personal interests.

None.

Dr Nathan Goldsmith

Current

Personal Interests

Direct employment.

Exponent.

Consultancies and other fee-paid work.

None.

Shareholdings.

None.

Clubs, other organisations and advocacy groups.

UK Environmental Mutagen Society (UKEMS).

Other personal interests.

Pension: Exponent.

Non-Personal

Fellowships.

None.

Indirect support.

None.

Trusteeships.

None.

Land and property.

None.

Other public appointments.

None.

Other non-personal interests.

None.