Join the Board
BSGCT Board members serve a three year term and may be re elected for a further three years. Early Career Representatives serve for two years and may be re elected for a further two years, contributing an early career perspective and supporting recruitment and engagement initiatives. All candidates must be BSGCT members, with Board nominations supported by two current members.
The deadline for all nominations is Thursday 19 February 2026 at 4.00 pm.
Officers of the Board
President
Professor Stuart A Nicklin BSc (Hons) PhD
University of Glasgow
President, British Society for Gene & Cell Therapy 2025 – 2028
Treasurer
Dr Gerry McLachlan
University of Edinburgh
General Secretary
Professor Ivana Barbaric
Centre for Stem Cell Biology, The University of Sheffield
Board Members
Board Member
Dr Alex Baker
Cardiff University
Board Member
Dr Carly Bliss
Cardiff University
Board Member
Dr Rebeca Gil Garzon
University College London
Board Member
Dr Zoe Hewitt
Regenerative Cell Therapy Consulting Limited
Board Member
Dr Rajvinder Karda
University College London
Board Member
Dr Giulia Massaro
University College London
Board Member
Dr Florian Merkle
University of Cambridge
Board Member
Professor Alan L Parker PhD FLSW
Cardiff University
Early Career Representatives
Early Career Representative
Dr Ellie Chilcott
University College London
Early Career Representative
Dr Alicia Teijeira Crespo, PhD
Cardiff University
Early Career Representative
Dr Riccardo Privolizzi
University College London
Join the Board
BSGCT Board members serve for a 3 year term, and are eligible for re-election for a further 3 years. Candidates for election to membership of the Board must be members of the Society, and nominations should be supported by two current BSGCT members.
BSGCT also recruits Early Career Representatives to the BSGCT Board. ECRs stand for 2 years and can be re-elected for another 2 years. They are responsible for advising the board from a student’s/first post-doc’s perspective and for developing recruitment strategies and events centred around early career BSGCT members. Candidates must be BSGCT members.
If you would like to express an interest in becoming a board member please don’t hesitate to contact us and we will let you know when the next call for nominations is made.