BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry, 1976 PhD in Molecular Biology, 1979 DSc in Fungal Gene Regulation, 2003 SGM Kathleen Barton-Wright Memorial Prize, 2002 Fellow, Institute of Biology (now Society of Biology), 2004 Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh, 2005 Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology, 2008 Coordinator, Galar Fungail 1 Consortium, 2000-2003 Assistant Coordinator, Galar Fungail 2 Marie Curie Research Training Network, 2004-2007 Coordinator, FINSysB Marie Curie Initial Training Network, 2008-2012 Director, SABR Systems Biology Consortium (CRISP) 2008-2014 European Research Council Advanced Grant Holder (STRIFE), 2010-2015 Co-director, Wellcome Trust Strategic Award in Medical Mycology & Fungal Immunology, 2012-2017 Deputy Chair, then Chair, BBSRC Research Committee D (Molecules, Cells and IndustrialBiotechnology), 2009-2011 Chair, BBSRC Bioinformatics and Biological Resources Fund Panel, 2013-2014 Chair, BBSRC Synthetic Biology Research Centres Panel, 2013-2014