Richard K. Grencis#
| Membership Number: | 2920 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2011 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/Richard.grencis http://www.mig.ls.manchester.ac.uk/people/richardgrencis |
Present and Previous Positions
- Since 2010 Academic Head of the BSU, University of Manchester.
- 2007–2009 Head of Section, Tissues to Organisms/Disease Systems Faculty of Life Sciences
- 2005–2007 Head of Section, Cells to Tissues, Faculty of Life Sciences
- 2004 Immunology Research Group Leader
- 1998-2002 Head of Division, Cell & Structural Biology, School of Biological Sciences
- Since 1998 Chair in Immunology, University of Manchester
- 1987-1998 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader in Immunology, University of Manchester
- 1982-1987 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, MRC Experimental Parasitology Group, Dept of Zoology, University of Nottingham
Fields of Scholarship
- Immunology
- Microlbiology
- Immunity to Parasites
- Parasitic Nematodes
- Cytokine regulation of the immune response
- Mucosal Immunology
Honours and Awards
- 2001 Wright Medal. British Society for Parasitology for outstanding contribution to Parasitology (Highest award made by the Society)
