UK CVN Committee Membership

The committee provides the strategic direction of the network. It has taken on the role of the PHLS Virology Advisory Committee and continues to advise the PHLS and its successor on all matters virological. It is composed of the following members:

Bill Carman (w.carman@vir.gla.ac.uk) - Co-chairman 
Mark Zuckerman1 (mark.zuckerman@kch.nhs.uk) - Co-chairman 
David Brown (David.Brown@HPA.org.uk) - Treasurer 
Celia Aitken (celia.aitken@ggc.scot.nhs) - RCPath Virology Sub Committee chair
Tim Wregghit (tim.wreghitt@addenbrookes.nhs.uk) - Clinical Scientist Representative
Ian Phillips (Ian.Phillips@nphs.wales.nhs.uk) - BMS representative 
Tony Oliver (Tony.Oliver@bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk) - BMS representative 
John Bagshaw (John.Bagshaw@eu.biomerieux.com) - Commercial representative 
William Irving (Will.Irving@nottingham.ac.uk) - Academic virology representative
Goura Kudesia2 (Goura.Kudesia@sth.nhs.uk) - CATT chair  
Joy Kean (joy.kean@ggc.scot.nhs.uk) - CVN Scientific Coordinator 
Malur Sudhanva (msudhanva@nhs.net) - Webmaster 

1RCPath chief examiner in virology
2RCPath chair of College Advisory Training Team (CATT) in Medical Microbiology and Virology


Please direct enquiries to Joy Kean (Joy.Kean@ggc.scot.nhs.uk)

In addition, the UK CVN website working group oversees the updating and maintenance of this website. This working group includes Malur Sudhanva, Malcolm Goodwin, Samuel Moses, Mohammed Raza, Joel Paul, Jaisi Sinha, Manoj Valappil and Sandeep Ramalingam.

Specialist Virology Centres & Units:

Aberdeen
Belfast
Birmingham
Bristol
Cambridge
Cardiff
Coventry
Dublin
Dundee
Edinburgh
Epsom
Glasgow
Hull
Inverness
Leeds
Liverpool
London East (Royal London/Barts)
London North Royal Free
London North UCLH
London South (St George's campus)
London South (St Thomas’ campus)
London South (King's campus & Health Protection Agency)
London West
Manchester
Newcastle
Norwich
Nottingham
Plymouth
Preston
Reading
Sheffield
Southampton/Portsmouth
Sunderland
Swansea


Health Protection Agency (HPA):

Department for Evaluations, Standards and Training (DEST)
NIBSC Molecular Working Reagents for Clinical Diagnostic Microbiology
Quality Assurance
Special Pathogens Reference Unit, Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response, Porton
Varicella Zoster Virus Reference Service
Virus Reference Department, Centre for Infections, London