FRANK’S PERSONAL DETAILS

Born summer 1970 in Kirkcaldy, Scotland.

EDUCATION & ACADEMIC AWARDS

2011: Elected to the Fellowship of the Society of Biology

2011: Elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

2010: The Wain Medal and Lecture, University of Kent

2010: Senate Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Dundee

2010: College of Life Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award

2009: FEBS Young Group Leader Award

2007: The Colworth Medal and Lecture, The Biochemical Society

2006: The Fleming Prize and Lecture, Society for General Microbiology

1996: PhD, Department of Biochemistry, University of Dundee

1992: BSc (upper second class honours), Biochemistry, University of Edinburgh

POSTS HELD

May 2012 - April 2015: College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee
Associate Dean for Research-Led Teaching

July 2007: College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee
Professor of Bacterial Physiology

2000 - 2007: School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich
Royal Society University Research Fellow

1998 - 2000: School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich
Postdoctoral Research Assistant

1996 - 1998: Nitrogen Fixation Unit, John Innes Centre, Norwich
Postdoctoral Research Assistant

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

2012 - 2015: BBSRC Committee B "Plants, Microbes, Food & Sustainability"
Core Member

2012 - 2015: Royal Society of Edinburgh Caledonian Research Fellowships
Selection Panel Member

2011 - 2012: BBSRC
Pool of Experts

2010 - present: BMC Microbiology
Section Editor, Signalling & Cellular Microbiology

2009 - 2014: Microbiology
Associate Editor

2009 - present: Norway Research Council
Grants Assessment Committee Member

2008 - present: BMC Microbiology
Associate Editor

2006 - 2009: Physiology, Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics Committee, SGM
Member