Background
Duerden, Brian Ion was born on June 21, 1948 in Nelson, England. Son of Cyril and Mildred Duerden.
Duerden, Brian Ion was born on June 21, 1948 in Nelson, England. Son of Cyril and Mildred Duerden.
Bachelor of Science in Medical Science with honors, Edinburgh University, Scotland, 1970. Bachelor of Medicine, ChB., Edinburgh University, Scotland, 1972. Doctor of Medicine, Edinburgh University, Scotland, 1979.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 2008.
House officer thoracic surgery City Hospital, Edinburgh, 1972-1973, house officer infectious diseases, 1973. Lecturer bacteriology Edinburgh University Medical School, 1973-1976. Lecturer medical microbiology Sheffield (England) University Medical School, 1976-1979, senior lecturer medical microbiology, 1979-1983, professor medical microbiology, 1983-1990.
Consultant medical microbiologist Sheffield Children's Hospital, 1979-1990. Professor medical microbiology University Wales College Medicine, Cardiff, 1991—2008. Emritus professor medical microbiology Cardiff University, since 2008.
Director Public Health Laboratory Service, Cardiff, 1991—1995, Anaerobe Reference Unit, 1992—2004. Deputy director and medical director Public Health Laboratory Service Board, England and Wales, 1995—2002, director service, 2002—2003. Manager South Glamorgan Microbiology Service, Cardiff, 1991—1995.
Member advisory committee on dangerous pathogens United Kingdom Department Health, 1989—1994, since 2003, chairman joint working party on infection in renal units, 1995—2002, member prescribing and research sub-groups on antimicrobial resistance, 1999—2002, inspector microbiology and infection control, since 2004. Member microbiology advisory committee Government of United Kingdom, 1988—1995, surveillance group on diseases and infections in animals, since 1999, member United Kingdom zoonoses group, since 1999, member joint committee on vaccines and immunization, since 2002, member specialist advisory committee on antimicrobial resistance, 2002—2007. Member advisory committee Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection, since 2007.
Director clinical governance and quality Health Protection Agency, 2003—2004.
Fellow Royal College Pathologists (member council 1986-1989, 90-93, member executive committee 1990-1993, chairman examination panel medical microbiology 1994-1999, examination panel publications works 1999-2004, member specialist advisory committee 1981-1989, 90-99, since 2004), Royal College Physicians Edinburgh, Infectious Disease Society of America. Member Pathological Society Great Britain and Ireland (editor, committee member 1981-2002), Society for Anaerobic Microbiology (chairman 1989-1993), Association Medical Microbiologists (member executive committee 1984-1994), National External Quality Assurance Panel, Anaerobe Society Americans, Society for General Microbiology.
Married Marjorie Hudson, August 5, 1972.