BSPP Board Members



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BSPP President: Prof Sarah Gurr

Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)1865 275813; Fax +44 (0)1865 275074; e-mail: president@bspp.org.uk

BSPP President-Elect: Prof George Salmond (Chair, Fellowship Committee)

Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Building O, Downing Site, Cambridge, CB2 1QW UK.
Tel: +44 (0)1223 333650; e-mail: presidentelect@bspp.org.uk

BSPP Vice-President:  Prof James Brown (Chair, Travel Fund Committee)

Department of Disease and Stress Biology, John Innes Centre, Colney, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7UH, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)1603 450615; Fax +44 (0)1603 450045; e-mail: vicepresident@bspp.org.uk

BSPP Secretary: Dr Roger Williams 

Head of Science and Advice, RHS Wisley, Woking, GU23 6QB, UK.
Tel: +44 (0) 1483 212 330; email: secretary@bspp.org.uk

BSPP Treasurer: Prof Roger Plumb

Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2JQ, UK.
Tel: 01582 763133 ext. 2316; Fax: 01582 760981; e-mail: treasurer@bspp.org.uk

BSPP Programme Secretary: Dr Steve Whisson

SCRI, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, Scotland, UK.
Tel: +44(0) 1382 562731; e-mail: meetings@bspp.org.uk

BSPP Membership Secretary: Dr Neal Evans

Rothamsted Research, West Common, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2JQ, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)1582 763133 x 2296; Fax: +44 (0)1582 760981; email: membership@bspp.org.uk


Elected Board Members 2007-2010

Dr Paul Birch

SCRI, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, Scotland, UK
Tel: +44(0)1382 562731, Fax: +44(0)1382 568578 email: Paul.Birch@scri.ac.uk

Dr Robert Coutts (Education Officer)

Division of Biology, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 5364;email: r.coutts@imperial.ac.uk


Elected Board Members 2009-2011

Dr Louise Cooke

Applied Plant Science & Biometrics Division, Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute (AFBI), Newforge Lane, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 5PX.
Tel: +44 (0)2890 255256; Fax: +44 (0)2890 255007; email: louise.cooke@afbini.gov.uk

Dr Heiko Ziebell

Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, 334 Plant Science Building, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA

Tel: +1 607 255 9744; email: hz237@cornell.de


Elected Board Members 2010-2012

Dr Ralph Dean

Professor and Director, Center for Integrated Fungal Research (CIFR), Partners III 237, Box 7251, NCSU Campus
Raleigh, NC 27695, USA

Tel: +1 919-513-0020; email: ralph_dean@ncsu.edu

Dr Robert Jackson

School of Biological Sciences, G60 AMS Wing, The University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 217, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6AH, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 118 378 8892; email: r.w.jackson@reading.ac.uk


Invited to attend board meetings by invitation (not Board members)

Senior Editor, Plant Pathology: Dr Richard Shattock

Tel: +44 (0)1394 450638; Fax: +44 (0)1248 660184; e-mail: plantpath@lilyrose.plus.com

Senior Editor, Molecular Plant Pathology: Dr Gary Foster

School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1UG, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)117 928 7474; Fax: +44 (0)117 925 7374; e-mail: mpp@bspp.org.uk

Senior Editor, New Disease Reports: Dr Robert Black

Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich at Medway, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TB, UK
Tel. +44 (0)1634 883564; Fax +44 (0)1634 883567; e-mail: ndr@bspp.org.uk

Editor, Newsletter: Dr Matthew Dickinson

School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)115 951 3236; Fax: +44 (0)115 951 6334;e-mail: bsppnews@bspp.org.uk

Membership Administrator: Dr Diane E. Brown

57 Heath Road, Hockering, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 3JA, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)1603 880313; Fax: +44 (0)1603 208493; e-mail: membership@bspp.org.uk

BSPP Publicity Officer: Dr Chris Ridout

Dept of Disease and Stress Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, NR4 7UH, UK.
Tel+ +44 (0)1603 450285 email: publicity@bspp.org.uk

BSPP Webmanager: Dr John P. Clarkson

Warwick HRI, University of Warwick, Wellesbourne, Warwick, CV35 9EF, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)2476 575148; Fax: +44 (0)2476 574500 e-mail: webmanager@bspp.org.uk