Biologicals and Vaccines Expert Advisory Group of the Commission on Human Medicines

To advise the Commission established under Section 2 of the Medicines Act on the quality, safety and efficacy of medicinal products of biological or biotechnological origin including vaccines which are the subject of marketing authorisation applications; and to advise on such other matters as are referred to it.

Chair
* Dr Angela E Thomas MB BS PhD FRCP(E) FRCPath FRCPCH
Consultant Paediatric Haematologist, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh

Members
*Professor Derek H Calam OBE MA DPhil Hon DSc CChem FRSC FRSA Hon MRPharmS HonMTOPRA
Visiting Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Strathclyde

Professor Andrew Hall MBBS MSc PhD FRCP FFPHM FMedSci
Professor of Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine & Chairman of the Joint Committee on Immunisation and Vaccination

Dr Stephen C Inglis BSc PhD
Director, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC)

Dr Helen J Lachmann BA BChir (Cantab) MA MB (Cantab) MRCP MD CCST
Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant Nephrologist, National Amyloidosis Centre, Department of Medicine, Royal Free and University College Medical School (RFUCMS)

Professor Christopher Mason MBBS PhD FRCS FRCSI
Professor of Regenerative Medicine Bioprocessing, University College London

Professor Elizabeth Miller OBE BSc MBBS FRCPath FFPHM FMedSci
Consultant Epidemiologist, Immunisation Department, Centre for Infections, Health Protection Agency

Professor Clive W Mulholland BSc PhD CSci FIBMS
Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Glamorgan – Lay Representative

Professor Robert C Read MBChB BMedSci MRCP MD FRCP
Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Sheffield and Honorary Consultant Physician, Central Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust, Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Dr Peter F Searle BA PhD
Senior Lecturer, School of Cancer Sciences, University of Birmingham

Professor Kevin Shakesheff BPharm PhD EPSRC
Head of School of Pharmacy and Professor of Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham

Mrs Margaret V Shotter BSc MSc
Lay Representative

Professor Owen Thomas BSc PhD AMIChemE
Director of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham

Dr Robin Thorpe BSc PhD FRCPath
Head, Division of Biotherapeutics, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC)

* = Member of the Commission on Human Medicines Member
+ = also Chair of the Chemistry, Pharmacy and Standards Expert Advisory Group