Esteem Markers

RSIL is recognised by the World Health Organisation as a Collaborating Centre for Diphtheria and Streptococcal Infections and Haemophilus influenzae.

• Committee Membership
• Awards and Distinctions
• Current Grants

Committee Membership:

 

Dr R George:

Member: International Pneumococcal Molecular Epidemiology Network

Member: Adult and Travel Immunisation Panels of DoH Joint Committee on Vaccines and Immunisation

Consultant Adviser to Surveillance of Pneumococcal Serotypes in Europe Project

Membership of the Advisory Board for Wyeth Vaccines

 

Dr T Harrison:

Editorial Board Member: Eur.J.Clin Microbiol. Infect. Dis

Member: Scientific Organising Committee European Working Group On Legionella Infection

 

Dr A Efstratiou:

Co-ordinator: European Laboratory Working Group on Diphtheria

Co-ordinator DIPNET (Diphtheria Surveillance Network)

Editor: Editorial Board Journal of Medical Microbiology

Deputy Chair: International Advisory Committee of the 16th Lancefield Symposium on Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases

UK Team Leader: Strep EURO programme (EC Fifth Framework) Severe Strep. pyogenes invasive disease in Europe

Member: National Screening Committee Group B Streptococcus Co-ordinating Group

Member: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, expert review panel on streptococci

Member: British Infection Society Advisory Panel

 

Dr M Slack:

Member: WHO Steering Committee on Epidemiology and Field Research

Member: Technical Review Group for GAVI Pneumococcal ADIP

Laboratory Co-ordinator: EU/IBIS Haemophilus influenzae network

 

Dr N Fry:

Editorial Board Member: Journal of Medical Microbiology

 

Awards and Distinctions:

 

Dr R George:

Special temporary Adviser to WHO on diphtheria, streptococcal infection and antibiotic resistance surveillance

Honorary President: British Society for Microbial Technology

 

Dr M Slack:

Special Temporary Adviser to WHO on Haemophilus influenzae

 

Dr A Efstratiou:

Special temporary Adviser to WHO on diphtheria and streptococcal infection

European Commission DGRTD Adviser

INTAS adviser and evaluator

Consultant to Cyprus Ministry of Health

 

Current Grants

 

Title of grant	Source of funding	Applicant(s) RSIL personnel indicated in bold	Duration
Severe Streptococcus pyogenes disease in Europe: Strep-EURO	European Commission DGRTD, QOL, FP5 (Led by Sweden)	Dr A Efstratiou, Ms T Lamagni and participants from ten European countries.	Sept 2002 - July 2006
European Surveillance of Legionnaires' Disease	DG SANCO European Commission	Dr CA Joseph Dr T G Harrison Dr JV Lee	Jan 2004 - Dec 2006
Invasive bacterial infection surveillance in the European Union (EU IBIS)	European Commission DG SANCO	Dr M Ramsay Dr M Slack Prof A Fox	1 Oct 2003 - 30 Sep 2006
BSAC bacteraemia resistance surveillance	BSAC	Dr D Livermore Dr R George Dr A Johnson DrA Efstratiou	2000 - 2005
Development and evaluation of a rapid multianalyte particle based flow cytometric assay for the quantification of meningococcal and pnrumococcal antibodies in sera and antigen in urine.	PHLS PhD Studentship from the Central R&D Fund - Sept 2001	Dr R Borrow Dr T Harrison Dr Maureen Dawson	Apr 2002 - Mar 2005
Estimation of the prevalence of Diphtheria toxin-producing Corynebacterium ulcerans from nasal discharge in cats and evaluation of the public health significance.	Scottish Executive, Health Department, Edinburgh	Prof WJ Reilly, DJ Taylor, SCIEH, University of Glasgow Veterinary School, Dr A Efstratiou	Oct 2004 - Oct 2005
Genotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae.	Dept of Health	Dr R George	Oct 2003 - Sept 2006
EUPERTSTRAIN 2 - characterisation of Bordatella pertussis isolates.	Swedish Institure for Infectious Disease Control (SMI), Stockholm Sweden	Dr N Fry	2004 - 2005
Serotype-specific Pneumococcal antigen detection in urine (SPADU) for diagnosis and epidemiology.	Wyeth Laboratories	Dr R George	Dec 2003 - Nov 2005

Last reviewed: 25 March 2010