Members of the Authority
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
- Guidance for members concerning conflicts of interest (PDF 57Kb)
- Members Interests as at 31 March 2013 (PDF 87Kb)
- Appointment Summary of Authority Members as at 31 March 2013 (PDF 43KB)
HFEA Authority member biographies
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Chair, Prof Lisa Jardine
Professor Lisa Jardine CBE is Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary research in the Humanities, and of the Centre for Editing Lives and Letters at University College London...
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Deputy Chair, Ms Gemma Hobcraft
Ms Gemma Hobcraft is a self-employed Barrister practising in health care regulatory law, extradition and public law. She has a strong background in sexual and reproductive health and rights...
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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...
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Professor David Archard
Professor David Archard has recently joined Queen's University Belfast as Professor of Philosophy. He was previously Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy at Lancaster University for 9 years...
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Mrs Debbie Barber
Debbie Barber has worked within healthcare for 25 years, 22 of which have been in reproductive health. Debbie acts as a clinical expert resource for colleagues and patients, regularly reviewing existing practices...
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Mrs Sally Cheshire
Sally has been an HFEA member since 2006 and chairs the Audit and Governance Committee. Sally is the Non-executive Director, Audit Committee Chair for the Health Research Authority (HRA)...
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Ms Jane Dibblin
Jane has over 20 years experience as a director and producer of documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4, and as a writer and journalist, contributing to The Guardian, The Observer and The New Statesman...
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Mrs Rebekah Dundas
Rebekah Dundas has six years experience of infertility investigations and treatment. She has three children born following donor IVF. Matthew was born in October 2006, Mairi and Angus were born in July 2008...
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Dr Andy Greenfield
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...
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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...
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The Rt Reverend Dr Lee Rayfield
Bishop Lee has been Bishop of Swindon, in the Diocese of Bristol, since 2005 and a Member of the Society of Ordained Scientists (Holy Order) since 1995...
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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 15 years, working in public and private sector IVF centres in the UK...
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Page last updated: 11 March 2013
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