His research focuses on understanding the processes involved in pneumococcal disease

Professor Tim Mitchell

Professional expert

Tim obtained his BSc and PhD in microbiology from the University of Birmingham. He was awarded a Wellcome Trust Travelling Fellowship to work at Erasmus University (Rotterdam) before returning to the UK to take up a post-doctoral position at University of Leicester. He was then awarded a Royal Society University Fellowship.

Tim moved from Leicester in 1996 to take up the Chair of Microbiology at University of Glasgow before returning to Birmingham University in 2012. His research focuses on understanding the processes involved in pneumococcal disease.

Dr Caroline Vipond, Chairperson

Professional expert

Caroline is a Senior Scientist in the Division of Bacteriology at NIBSC, where she runs the group responsible for ensuring the safety and quality of a number of licensed meningococcal vaccines. She is also the current Chairperson of our Scientific and Medical Advisory Panel
Professor Simon Kroll, Honorary Medical Director and Vice-Chair

Professional expert

Professor of Paediatrics and Molecular Diseases at Imperial College and St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, he is involved in research into the molecular basis of the virulence of meningitis and pathogens, and in new vaccine strategies to prevent meningitis and septicaemia.
Dr Xilian Bai

Professional expert

Xilian graduated in medicine from China Medical University before specialising in paediatric/neonatal intensive care and paediatric infectious diseases.
Professor David Dockrell

Professional expert

Professor David Dockrell is Professor of Infectious Diseases and Consultant in the Department of Communicable Diseases at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield.

Dr Caroline Vipond, Chairperson

Professor Simon Kroll, Honorary Medical Director and Vice-Chair

Dr Xilian Bai

Professor David Dockrell