Entity titleDepartment of MicrobiologyEntity identifier457Entity typeAgencyDate range1963 - DescriptionTeaching of Microbiology began within the Faculty of Medicine in 1964. It was taught in the 4th, 5th. and 6th years and integrated with clinical teaching. Microbiology was also taught within the Faculty of Science from 1967 onwards. Dr Barrie Patrick Marmion was appointed as the Foundation Professor of Microbiology in1962, and left at the end of 1967. Professor Solomon Faine took up his appointment as Prof of Microbiology and head of the department in early 1968 and was head until 1987 and again in 1989 before retiring in 1991.
Microbiology became part of the School of Biomedical Sciences when it was formed in January 2001. This School became part of the School of Biomedical Science in 2014.
Heads:
Barrie Patrick Marmion 1964-1967
Solomon Faine 1968-1987, 1989
Edwin George Westaway 1987-1988
Ronald Cecil Bayly 1990-1993
Ross Leon Coppel 1994-1998
Ben Adler 1999-2000
Julian Ian Rood 2001-2004, 2015-
John Keith Davies 2004-2011
Christian Doerig 2011-2015
