Society for General Microbiology announces new Editors-in-Chief

01 July 2015

Mark Harris Tanya Parish EiCs

Today, the Society for General Microbiology is announcing two new Editors-in-Chief (EiC) who are joining the Society’s growing stable of publications. Dr Tanya Parish will be the new EiC of Microbiology, while Professor Mark Harris will be the new Co-EiC of the Journal of General Virology.

 

Tanya Parish headshot Tanya Parish is Vice President of Drug Discovery at the Infectious Disease Research Institute, where she heads the TB Discovery Research group, researching pathogenesis and discovering new treatments for tuberculosis. She is also an Affiliate Professor at the University of Washington. Dr Parish was previously a Senior Editor for Microbiology and succeeds Dr Agnès Fouet as the new EiC.

 

 

Mark Harris Mark Harris is Professor of Virology at the University of Leeds, where he researches the interactions of hepatitis C and chikungunya viruses with their respective host cells. Professor Harris has a long-standing relationship with the Society, having previously been an Editor of Journal of General Virology and Chair of the Virus Division.  He is currently Chair of the Scientific Conferences Committee.  Professor Harris will join Dr Stacey Efstathiou as Co-EiC of Journal of General Virology.

 

Professor Charles Dorman, Chair of the Society’s Publishing Committee, said of the appointments: “The Society for General Microbiology is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Tanya Parish and Professor Mark Harris to their new roles. It is particularly gratifying for the Society to have been able to recruit scientists of such high calibre and editorial experience to these important positions and I wish them every success in their new roles."

Leighton Chipperfield, Director of Publishing and Income Diversification at the Society, added: “This is an exciting time for the Society as we further develop our publications whilst maintaining our focus on high-quality research. We greatly look forward to working with Dr Parish and Professor Harris.”

Image: Dr Tanya Parish and Professor Mark Harris..

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