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Details for Professor Sir John Beringer
| Personal details | |
| Name | Professor Sir John Beringer |
| Job title | Emeritus Professor |
| Department | Senior Team University of Bristol |
| Contact details | This expert can be contacted via the University of Bristol Public Relations
Office. To help us deal with your request, please mention the Directory of Experts when contacting the Public Relations Office. work+44 (0)117 331 8092 email: public-relations@bristol.ac.uk |
| Qualifications | C.B.E., B.Sc.(Edin.), Ph.D.(E.Anglia) |
| Professional details | |
| Membership of professional bodies | Society for General Microbiology |
| Keywords | genetically modified organisms (GMOs) agricultural microbiology microbial ecology John Innes Centre GMO regulations |
| Areas of expertise | Microbiology, microbial and molecular genetics, agricultural biotechnology, biosafety regulations, public reaction to scientific advances. |
| Media experience | For many years as chairman of a Government advisory committee on GMOs I was frequently interviewed by the media, including mainstream programmes such as Today and Horizon. I am on first name terms with most of the top scientific journalists. |