Bacterial Special Interest Group
The Bacterial Special Interest Group (BSIG) works under the auspices of the MSSVD to provide educational and research support in the field of bacterial sexually transmitted infections.
Aims
To promote communication between microbiologists and clinicians involved in the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infection by:
- offering courses in specialist areas e.g. microscopy course
- production of educational material
- organisation of symposia on new areas
- arranging update meetings, e.g. syphilis update days
Steering Committee
The steering committee is responsible for promoting the aims of the group and comprises:
Catherine Ison PhD, FRCPath.
Reader in Medical Microbiology, Imperial College School of Medicine, St. Mary’s Campus, London (chair)
Caroline Carder FIBMS
Chief Biomedical Scientist, University College London Hospitals, London.
Elizabeth Claydon FRCP
Consultant in GU Medicine/HIV, North Devon
District Hospital, Barnstaple, Devon.
Justin Gaffney, GUNA Chair. Lead Nurse Practioner/Manager
Working Men Project - St. Mary’s NHS Trust
Phillip Hay FRCP
Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Genitourinary Medicine, St. George’s Hospital Medical School, London.
Alan Herring PhD
Head, PHLS Genitourinary Infections Reference Laboratory, Bristol.
Patrick Horner MD
Consultant in Genitourinary medicine, Bristol Royal Infirmary
Gwenda Hughes BA, PhD
Head of STI (Acting), HIV & STI Section, PHLS CDSC, London.
Frances Keane MD, MRCP
Consultant in GU/HIV Medicine, Truro, Cornwall.
David Lewis MRCP, PhD, DTM&H
Consultant in Genitourinary & HIV Medicine, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Trust
Iona Martin, PhD, Research Associate in Medical Microbiology
Imperial College, Faculty of Medicine, London
Geoffrey Ridgway MD, MRCP, FRCPath
Consultant Microbiologist, University College London Hospitals and Honorary Senior Lecturer at University College and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London.
Angela Robinson MBBS, FRCP
Consultant/Honorary Senior Lecturer, University College London in Genitourinary Medicine, Mortimer Market Centre, Camden & Islington Community Health Services Trust.
Jonathan Ross MD, FRCP
Consultant Physician, Whittall Street Clinic, Birmingham and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Birmingham University
David Taylor-Robinson MD, MRCP, FRCPath
Emeritus Professor of Genitourinary Microbiology & Medicine, London.
S. Uthayakumar Consultant Physician GUM & HIV
Lister Hospital, Stevenage
Hugh Young DSc, FRCPath
Director, Scottish Neisseria gonorrhoeae Reference Laboratory and Hon. Clinical Scientist, Lothian University NHS Trust