Molecular and Genetic Medicine

Nigel J Temperton

Biography

Nigel obtained his BSc (Hons) in Microbiology and Genetics from University College London (UCL) in 1990 and an MSc in Applied Molecular Biology of Infectious Diseases (1992), PhD in Molecular Parasitology (1999) and DLSHTM (2000) from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). After his PhD, Nigel returned to UCL as a post-doctoral scientist at the Centre for Virology (Royal Free Campus). In 2003 Nigel transferred to the MRC/UCL Centre for Medical Molecular Virology initially as a senior post-doctoral scientist and subsequently progressed to the level of Principal Investigator, funded by the MRC and industry. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Biological Sciences at the Medway School of Pharmacy. Nigel is a Senior Associate Member of the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM), a member of the International Society for Influenza and other Respiratory Virus Diseases (ISIRV), the Biochemical Society and the Society for General Microbiology (SGM). In 2009 Nigel was elected as a member of the highly prestigious Medical Research Club, London.

Research Interest

Study of influenza viruses