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Alan Mc Carthy

Em P Alan Mc Carthy
B.Sc., Ph.D.

Emeritus Professor of Microbiology
IVES Professional Services
Part of
Institute of Infection, Veterinary & Ecological Sciences
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Contact

Aj55m@liverpool.ac.uk

Professional Activities

Conference Roles

  • Plenary Lecture, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (British Ecological Society, 2016)
  • Invited lecture, by Invitation (University of Georgia, U.S.A, 2016)
  • Invited Lecture, by Invitation (XJTLU Souzhou, 2016)
  • Invited Lecture, by Invitation (Northumbria University, 2016)
  • Research Seminar, by Invitation (University of Salford, 2016)
  • Shigatoxigenic bacteriophages, by Invitation (Warwick University, 2014)
  • Royal Society for Chemistry invited lecture, by Invitation (University of Plymouth, 2014)

Editorships

  • FEMS Microbiology Ecology (Editorial Board Member, 2005 - 2019)
  • Microbiology (Editor, 1994 - 2000)

Examination Roles

  • Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi , Ph.D. (2018)
  • University College Dublin, Ph.D. (2018)
  • University of Manchester, Ph.D. (2016)
  • University of Newcastle upon Tyne, PhD (2016)
  • University of Bath, BSc (UG, 2016)
  • RMIT University Melbourne, Ph.D. (2015)
  • The Queen's University of Belfast, PhD (2014)
  • University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Ph.D. (2014)
  • University of East Anglia, PhD (2014)
  • University of Wales Bangor, PhD (2014)
  • University College Dublin, PhD (2012)
  • University of Strathclyde, MRes (PGT, 2012)
  • The Open University, MPhil (2012)

Organisations I have been associated with

  • Honorary Secretary CARA (2019 - present)
  • Member of Council and Trustee CARA (2005 - present)
  • Shrewsbury School Governor appointed by Royal Society (2013 - present)
  • NERC CASE studentship Panels (2015 - 2016)
  • BBSRC Grant Panels (2014 - 2017)
  • NERC Grant panels (2008 - 2018)
  • Portugese Foundation for Science and Technology Animal and Veterinary Sciences Grant Panel (2007 - 2011)

Professional Body Memberships

  • Society for General Microbiology (Member)
  • Society for Applied Microbiology (Member)

Other Administrative or Committee Roles

  • Head of undergraduate admissions for the School of Life Sciences and chairman of postgraduate selection committee for IIB to 2019
  • University Lead for BBSRC Newcastle/Liverpool/Durham Doctoral Training Programme to 2019