Regius Professor of Physiology / January, 2002 — December

Holds a prestigious Royal appointment. Leads research and academic activities within the physiology department, overseeing significant contributions to the field of bioelectricity.

Head of School of Medical Sciences / January, 2003 — December, 2015

Managed a School with 70 academic and 350 total staff. Chaired the Faculty Promotions Committee and was responsible for support documentation for national Teaching Quality Assessment (Excellent rating) and Research Assessment Exercises (top rating of 5, later 60-80% world-leading research). Appointed approximately 250 new academic staff, improving staff gender equality.

Head of School of Biomedical Sciences / January, 1998 — December, 2003

Managed a department with 34 academic and over 120 total staff. Oversaw departmental operations and contributed to teaching and research excellence.

Head of Institute of Medical Sciences / January, 2009 — December, 2011

Director of the Institute of Medical Sciences, providing leadership during a period covering sabbatical leave.

Professor, Lecturer & Researcher / January, 1986 — December

Developed and implemented new courses in neuroscience, physiology, cell biology, and developmental biology for medical, dental, and science students. Served as Degree Coordinator for BSc Honours Programmes (1991-1998), Departmental Examinations Officer (1991-1998), and Chair of School Examinations Board (1998-2015). Created Joint PhD with Tongji University Shanghai (2013-Present). Supervised fifteen successful PhD students and numerous postdoctoral fellows. Provided expertise in primary tissue culture, electric field application to cells, confocal microscopy, and immunocytochemistry. Secured continuous external funding for over 35 years.

Wellcome Trust University Award Lecturer / January, 1988 — December, 1993

Conducted research on nerve growth, filopodia, signal transduction mechanisms, and nerve branching, publishing seminal back-to-back papers.

MRC Senior Postdoctoral Fellow / January, 1986 — December, 1988

Independently funded research demonstrating that nerve retraction and re-growth depend on electric field polarity, with implications for spinal cord injury treatment.

Beit Memorial Research Fellow / January, 1983 — December, 1986

Independent postdoctoral research establishing muscle cells produce chemoattractants and determining dynamics of filopodia on neuronal growth cones. Also involved in planning and presenting lectures at honors level and leading tutorial sessions for medical and dental students.

New Zealand MRC Senior Fellow / January, 1980 — December, 1983

Postdoctoral research on motoneurone death in mammalian embryos. Taught endocrinology and reproductive physiology courses, created and coordinated curricula, and managed lab sessions.

NIH Postdoctoral Fellow / January, 1978 — December, 1981

Conducted research on the direction of growth of differentiating neurons and myoblasts from frog embryos in an applied electric field, a seminal work in the field.