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Members determine HFEA policies and review treatment and research licence applications.

Members have a broad range of expertise, from medicine to law and religion to philosophy.

To ensure that the HFEA has an objective and independent view, the HFE Act requires the Chair, Deputy Chair and at least half of the HFEA Members are not doctors or scientists involved in human embryo research or fertility treatment

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Member biographies

• Chair, Prof Lisa Jardine

  Professor Lisa Jardine CBE is Director of the Centre for Editing Lives and Letters and Centenary Professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary, University of London...

• Mr Hossam Abdalla

  In 1988, Mr Sam Abdalla became Clinical Director of the Lister Fertility Clinic at The Lister Hospital, London. Under his direction, this Unit has grown into one of the largest fertility centres in the country...

• Professor David Archard

  Professor David Archard has been Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy at Lancaster University since 2003...

• Mrs Debbie Barber

  Mrs Debbie Barber lives in Oxford. Mrs Barber is a Nurse Consultant and Lecturer in Women's Reproductive Health at Oxford Fertility Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital...

• Ms Anna Carragher

  Ms Anna Carragher lives in Belfast and has recently retired as Controller of BBC Northern Ireland...

• Mrs Sally Cheshire

  Mrs Sally Cheshire lives in Bramhall, Cheshire and is Director of Deloitte & Touche Accountancy Consultants...

• Dr Mair Crouch

  Dr Mair Crouch, is a geneticist and lives in Glasgow. Her professional and personal insights into the ethical, legal and social consequences of developments in genetics led her to complete a Law degree, graduating LLB...

• Ms Jane Dibblin

  Jane Dibblin has worked as a journalist, documentary director and writer. Her films for television include the series ‘Terror and the Truth’ and 'Power play.'...

• Mrs Rebekah Dundas

  Rebekah Dundas has six years experience of infertility investigations and treatment. In October 2006 her son, Matthew, was born following donor IVF...

• Mrs Ruth Fasht OBE

  Ruth Fasht OBE joined the HFEA following a long career in the field of adoption and in child and family support services...

• Dr Andy Greenfield

  Dr Greenfield read Genetics at Cambridge University and went on to gain a PhD in the specialism of Mouse Molecular Genetics, followed by an M.A in Philosophy.

• Professor Neva Haites

  Neva is originally from Australia where she studied Biochemistry and obtained a PhD. She then went on to study Medicine in Aberdeen and completed her training in Clinical Genetics...

• Ms Gemma Hobcraft

  Ms Gemma Hobcraft is a Barrister in private practice in London. She has a strong background in sexual and reproductive health and rights...

• Professor Emily Jackson

  Emily Jackson is a Professor of Law at the London School of Economics. She has previously worked at Oxford University, Cambridge University, Birkbeck College and Queen Mary, University of London...

• Professor Bill Ledger

  Professor Bill Ledger lives in Sheffield and is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Sheffield and Honorary Consultant at the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust...

• Ms Clare Lewis-Jones

  Having been a member of the national infertility support network CHILD for three years, she joined its National Management Committee in 1984, holding the posts of Membership Secretary and Chair until 1989, when she became Executive Director...

• Reverend Ermal Kirby

  Rev. Kirby is the Chair of the London District of the Methodist Church, having special responsibility for the Church’s engagement with the City’s social challenges and governance, and for relationships with other Churches and faiths.

• Ms Lillian Neville

  Ms Lillian Neville is a senior lecturer at the School of Nursing, University of Salford and has experience of leading postgraduate studies and lifelong learning...

• Dr Sue Price

  Dr Sue Price was appointed to the HFEA in January 2006. She is the consultant in Clinical Genetics for Northamptonshire, as part of the Oxford Regional Genetic Service...

• Professor Lesley Regan

  Lesley’s principal clinical and research interests are in the management of couples with recurrent miscarriage and the development of non-invasive, fertility preserving, treatments for uterine fibroids...

• Dr Alan Thornhill

  Dr Thornhill has worked in the field of reproductive biology for 20 years and has been a clinical embryologist for the past 13 years, working in 4 large NHS and private HFEA licensed IVF centres. Dr Thornhill has a degree in Biology, with a speciality....

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Page last updated: 11 April 2009

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