Dr Andrew Povey
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Overview
Research
Published 120 papers in peer reviewed journals (29 first author and 44 last author) and more than 20 different grants obtained from CR-UK, MRC, EU, BLF, AICR, DoH, Defra and HSE. Total funding ~£3.25M. Supervised 40 PhD students.
Teaching
Undergraduate: MBChB Year 1 and 2 Portfolio group tutor, Yr2 PEP supervisor and Yrs 1 and 2 Academic advisor for Professional and Personal Development. Year 3 APEP supervisor. SBS Final year project supervisor. Postgraduate: MRes, MPhil , MSci supervisor and examiner.
Leadership and/or management roles
Designated Individual for the University of Manchester Human Tissue Research Licence; Member of UREC1; Divisional Senior PGR tutor; Academic Advisor mentor.
Knowledge Transfer and External Engagement
Member of the Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment
Biography
1979-1980 Research Assistant, Department of Biochemistry, University of Bristol.
1980‑1982 Basic Grade Biochemist, AshfordHospital, Middlesex.
1982‑1985 PhD student, University of London.
1985‑1987 Postdoctoral fellow, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France.
1988‑1989 Fogerty fellow, Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute,
Bethesda, Md., USA.
1989‑1995 Postdoctoral fellow, Carcinogenesis Department, Paterson Institute for Cancer
Research, Manchester
1995-2008 Senior Lecturer, School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, University of Manchester
Qualifications
June 1978 BSc (Chemistry), First Class Honours, University of Bristol
June 1982 MSc (Clinical Biochemistry), University of Surrey
Dec. 1985 PhD (Pharmacy), University of London.
Dec. 1997 MSc (Epidemiology), University of Edinburgh.
Memberships of committees and professional bodies
American Association of Cancer Research.
British Association of Cancer Research.
U.K. Environmental Mutagen Society.
U.K. Molecular Epidemiology Group.
Molecular Epidemiology Working Group (AACR)
Further information
2002-2009 Member of the Appraisal Panel for Human Suspected Adverse Reactions
2008 Member of US EPA FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel
2008-2013 Member of the Advisory Committee on Pesticides
2017-date Member of the Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer
Products and the Environment (COM)
Biology, Medicine and Health (BMH) Domains
Keywords
- Biomarkers, DNA damage, DNA repair, pesticides, Occupational and environmental health, Epidemiology
Related information
Publications
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
Student Theses
UoM administered thesis: Phd
UoM administered thesis: Phd
UoM administered thesis: Phd