Name:
Doctor Nigel Andrew Cunliffe
Current Position:
Clinical Lecturer in Microbiology, University of Liverpool, 2001-present.
Duties include teaching, research and organizing seminars.
Honorary Specialist Registrar, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust, 2001-present.
Duties involve helping with provision of a clinical microbiology service.
Honorary Lecturer, Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, 2004-present.
Duties involve research and teaching.
Past Positions:
Wellcome Trust Research Training Fellow/Honorary Lecturer in Microbiology and
Paediatrics, Department of Medical Microbiology & GUM, University of Liverpool;
Wellcome Trust Research Laboratories and Department of Paediatrics, College of
Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi, 1997-2001.
Wellcome Trust Research Training Fellow, Viral Gastroenteritis Section, Respiratory and Enteric Viruses Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 1996-1997
Registrar in Medical Microbiology, University of Edinburgh Medical School, Edinburgh, 1994-1995
HO, SHO and registrar posts in medicine, infectious diseases and paediatrics, 1988–1994.
Education:
University of Manchester, BSc(Hons)Anatomy, 1985. This was an intercalated BSc which helped gain good posts in early post-qualification years.
University of Manchester, MBChB, 1988.
MCRP (UK), 1991
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, DTM&H, 1991.
University of Liverpool, PhD Medical Microbiology, 2001.PhD's are important for an academic career.
MRCPath, 2004 which was necessary for a position of consultant microbiologist.
CCST Medical Microbiology & Virology, 2004
What strengths, skills and experience are useful in your role ?:
Broad experience in medicine, microbiology, research and teaching.
In general the pros and cons of my current position are:
Pros: can combine clinical work, research and teaching.
Cons: this can also be a disadvantage, as need to divide time carefully.
What advice would you give to someone aspiring to your current position?:
Don’t be in a rush to get there.
What are your ambitions for the future?:
To contribute towards the introduction of rotavirus vaccines in developing countries.
Tell us your favourite anecdote?:
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