Professor John Norton

Biography

Posts and Training Professor Norton was appointed to a Chair in the Department of Biological Sciences at Essex in January 2000. Prior to this he was Head of the CRC Department of Gene Regulation at the Paterson Institute for Cancer Research at the University of Manchester, having been a University Lecturer (University of Liverpool and Royal Free Hospital Medical School, London) since 1984. His Postdoctoral studies were in the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick (1978-1983). He obtained a PhD in Molecular Biology at the University of Hull in 1980 and a BSc degree in Biochemistry at the University of Liverpool in 1975. University of Essex: Director of Masters in Biotechnology (2003-2013) External activities: • Member of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Life Science Peer Review Panel (2003-2006) • Specialist member of the EPSRC Biophotonics Sub-committee (2006) • BBSRC Grants Committee member (2009-2010) • Member of the International Union Against Cancer (IUAC) peer review panel • UoE Board of Governors for Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust (2005-2008) • External Advisor for the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong • External Examiner (BSc Biomedical Sciences) for Queen Mary College, University of London (2010-2012). Previous Departmental Activities: • Head of Biomolecular Sciences Research Division (2000-2003) • Graduate Director (2002-2003) • Director of Biological Services Unit (2000-2003) • Founding Director of Essex Biomedical Sciences Institute (EBSI) (2003-2008) • Member of Departmental Academic Affairs Committee (2002-2003) • Member of Head of Department Advisory Group (2000-2003) • Member of University Health Strategy Group (2002-2008) • Departmental Biohazards Safety Officer (2003-2006) • Member of University Ethics Committee (2001-2003) Membership of societies: • Biochemical Society (1978-present) • Society of General Microbiology (1984-present) • British Society for Immunology (1995-present) • America Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (elected, 2004)

Qualifications

• BSc Hons Biochemistry Liverpool,

• PhD Molecular Biology Hull,