Council Members
The BSP Council is responsible for the general affairs of the Society.
There are six Council Officers and up to eight Ordinary Council Members. Postgraduate students are represented on council by student representatives and we have also recently introduced Early Career representatives.
Ordinary Members of the BSP Council are elected by the membership and stand for three years.Council Officers are proposed by the BSP Council and their election ratified by the membership at the AGM. The President and Vice-president serve for two years, and the other Officers for three years.
Any BSP member can stand for election to Council. Please contact the Hon Gen Sec if you are interested.
Dr Joanne Power
Media Secretary (2021-)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Glasgow
Contact: Via Email
Dr Calvin Tiengwe
Society Liaison Secretary (2022-)
Wellcome Trust & Royal Society Sir Henry Dale Research Fellow, Imperial College London
Contact: Via Email
Dr Nicolas Pionnier
Society Liaison & EDI Secretary
Mr John Archer
Early Career Representative (2022-)
PhD candidate, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Contact: Via Email
Prof Vyacheslav Yurchenko
Prof Colin Sutherland
CUP representativeLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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Ms Sophia DonVito
Student Representative
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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Honorary Members
Prof Sir R Anderson
Prof C Arme
Dr J Baker
Dr B Bray
Prof A Bishop FRS
Prof A Butterworth FRS
Prof L Canning
Prof A Capron
Prof M Carrington
Dr L Chappell
Prof C Clayton
Prof S Cohen CBE FRS
Prof F Cox
Prof S Croft
Prof M Doenhoff
Dr C Facer
Prof Sir M Ferguson
Prof P C C Garnham CMG FRS
Dr L Goodwin CMG FRS
Prof B Greenwood
Prof P Hagan
Prof D W Halton
Dr F Hawking
Prof J Hemingway
Dr R Henderson
Mrs S Hirst
Dr C A Hoare FRS
Dr J Holmes
Prof A Hopkins
Dr C H S Horton-Smith
Dr J G Howard FRS
Prof H Hurd
Prof W M Hutchinson
Dr L P Joyner
Dr B Kabata
Prof D Keilin FRS
Dr B Kendall
Prof C Kennedy
Prof W E Kershaw CMGS VRD
Prof R Lainson FRS
Prof D Lee
Prof R T Leiper FRS
Prof J Lewis
Prof J Llewellyn
Prof P Long
Dr A Lucas
Prof L Margolis
Prof Sir R May FRS
Sir I McGregor CBE FRS
Dr D McLaren
Prof D Molyneux
Dr R Muller
Prof G Nelson
Dr B Newton
Dame B Ogilvie FRS
Dr C Parr
Prof B G Peters
Prof W Peters
Prof S Phillips
Prof F G Rees FRS
Dr M Robertson FRS
Dr D Rollinson
Dr E Rose
Dame M Rothschild FRS
Prof D F Smith OBE FRSB
Prof J D Smyth FASP
Lord L Soulsby
Prof J F A Sprent
Dr O D Standen
Prof G Targett
Dr P Tate
Dr A E R Taylor
Dr E L Taylor
Prof R J Terry
Prof L Threadgold
Prof B Trager
Prof G H Urquhart
Prof J Vercruysse
Prof K Vickerman, FRS
Prof D Wakelin
Prof P Wenk
Prof D Williams
Prof H Williams
Dr J Williamson
Dr S Willmott
Mrs P Wright
Past Presidents
Institute of Biology Parasitology Group
1957-58 Prof B G Peters
1958-60 Dr E L Taylor
1960-62 Dr A Bishop FRS
British Society for Parasitology
1962-64 Dr O D Standon
1964-66 Dr L G Goodwin CMG FRS
1966-68 Dr S B Kendall
1968-70 Dr H D Crofton
1970-72 Prof P C C Garnham CMG FRS
1972-74 Prof F G Rees FRS
1974-76 Prof W Peters
1976-78 Prof J D Smyth
1978-80 Prof D L Lee
1980-82 Dr B A Newton
1982-83 Dr C A Wright
1983-86 Dr L P Joyner
1986-88 Prof R J Terry
1988-90 Dr B M Ogilvie
1990-92 Prof C Arme
1992-94 Prof D H Molyneux
1994-96 Prof C Kennedy
1996-98 Dr C A Facer
1998-00 Prof D Wakelin
2000-02 Prof G A Targett
2002-04 Dr D Rollinson
2004-06 Prof H Hurd
2006-08 Prof J Barrett
2008-10 Prof G Coombs
2010-12 Prof J Bradley
2012-14 Prof S Croft
2014-16 Prof J Smith
2016-18 Prof M Taylor
2018-21 Prof M-G Basanez
2021-23 Prof C Sutherland
2023-25 Prof J Hamilton