Dr Andy Greenfield
Biography
Since 1996 Dr Greenfield has been a Programme Leader at the Medical Research Council’s research unit in Harwell. His core-funded research is concerned with the molecular genetics of mammalian development, primarily the identification of genes important for the development of the reproductive organs in the laboratory mouse and their role in disease predisposition in humans.
At the Medical Research Council, Dr Greenfield chairs the Ethical Review Committee that overseas the use of mice in biomedical research on site.
Dr Greenfield has previously been a member of the MRC College of Experts (2000-2010), the MRC Microarray Prioritisation Committee (2000 – 2003), the Wellcome Trust’s Molecules, Genes and Cells Funding Panel (2003 – 2007, 2009-2010), and regularly reviews submissions to journals and funding agencies in the UK and overseas.
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 at the University of London. Periods of postdoctoral research then followed, in the UK and Australia.
He joined the HFEA in November 2009.
Appointment until: 30 June 2014
Members interests
Direct employment and consultancies: Medical Research Council
Fee-paid work other than HFEA: University of Oxford and University of London (teaching, supervision and examination of students)
Shareholdings: None
Other public appointments and committee memberships: None
Other: Member of British Society for Developmental Biology, Genetics Society and Anatomical Society (Great Britain and Ireland)
Registration of hospitality: None
Back to Authority members
Page last updated: 12 July 2013
Get monthly updates on HFEA news, policy and guidance sent to your inbox.