Prof Daniel Brison PhD, FRCPath
Honorary Professor
Overview
I am a Consultant Clinical Scientist in the NHS and Scientific Director of the clinical Department of Reproductive Medicine, which offers infertility treatment services to the North West of England. I hold the post of Person Responsible to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority for research licences in embryo research (licence R0026) and embryonic stem cells (R0171). I co-direct (with Professor Sue Kimber) the NW Embryonic Stem Cell Centre (NWESCC) based in the Manchester NHS Trust and the University of Manchester.
I am a member of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority's Scientific and Clinical Advances Advisory Committee, advisor to the MHRA and an examiner in Embryology for the Royal College of Pathologists
Biography
Previous posts
- Research Student (1989 - 1992)
Dr HJ Leese, University of York
Funded by MRC - Post-doctoral Research Fellow (1992 - 1993)
Dr HJ Leese, University of York
Funded by Journal of Reproduction and Fertility - Post-doctoral Research Fellow (1993 - 1997)
Dr RM Schultz, Department of Biology
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Funded by NIH
Present appointments
- Scientific Director (1997 -present)
Department of Reproductive Medicine, St Mary's Hospital
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) - Consultant Clinical Scientist (1997 - present)
Department of Reproductive Medicine, St Mary's Hospital
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) - Co-Director (2006 - present)
NW Embryonic Stem Cell Centre (NWESCC) - Professor (hon) of Clinical Embryology and Stem Cell Biology (2009 - present)
Faculty of Biology, Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester
Qualifications
Academic
- BSc (Hons), University of London, UK. Class 2:1 (1983)
- PhD, University of York (1992)
- FRCPath, Royal College of Pathologists (2009)
Professional
- Association of Clinical Embryologists Certificate in Clinical Embryology (hon)
- State Registration as a Clinical Embryologist with Healthcare Professions Council (CS00267)
Memberships of committees and professional bodies
Professional advisory or consultancy work
- Co-opted expert on Embryology for the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority’s Scientific and Clinical Advances Advisory Committee (SCAAC) (2005 - present)
- Advisor the MHRA on IVF culture media
Offices held
- Elected member of the General Council of the Society for the Study of Reproduction (2002 - 2004)
- Co-opted embryology expert to HFEA committee on Safety and New Technology (SANT) (2004 - 2005)
- Reproductive scientist member of the British Fertility Society Executive committee (2005 - 2009)
- Examiner in embryology for the Royal College of Pathologists (2009 - present)
- Vice-chair of the UK Clinical Embryonic Stem Cells Forum (2010 - 2015)
External positions
Visiting Professor, Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU)
2012 → …Research Networks and Beacons
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
Media coverage and contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
Press/Media: Expert comment
Student Theses
UoM administered thesis: Phd
UoM administered thesis: Doctor of Medicine
UoM administered thesis: Doctor of Medicine