Jim Malone, Trinity College, Dublin

Speaking at the RPA Update

Jim Malone is Robert Boyle Professor (Emeritus) of Medical Physics and was Dean of the School of Medicine at Trinity College Dublin. He works or has worked with WHO, the IAEA, ICRP, IEC, and the EC. He has a multitude of peer reviewed papers, as well as a broad interests in the humanities. Recent publications include books on: Ethics for Radiation Protection in Medicine; Mystery and the Culture of Science; and a new almost true memoir like book called Tales from the Ivory Tower of which he is particularly proud.

Stephen Barnard, UK Health Security Agency

Speaking at the RPA Update

Cytogenetics Group Leader at UKHSA in the Radiation Effects department of the Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Emergency Hazards Division (RCEHD). The group is involved in validating and developing cytogenetic and DNA damage biomarker techniques in biological dosimetry for emergency response, mass casualty and occupational exposures to ionising radiation. They also have a strong research interest in clinical radiotherapy patients, radiation-induced cataract and other clinical patient groups with a focus on identifying radiosensitivity and inter-individual responses to exposure.

Colin Martin, University of Glasgow

Colin Martin worked as a hospital-based Medical Physicist in Scotland for 38 years. He has now retired from the NHS but maintains an interest in radiation protection issues and is an honorary senior lecturer for the University of Glasgow. Colin is Vice-Chair of ICRP Committee 3 (Protection in Medicine) and a member of several ICRP Task groups. He has co-authored/edited several textbooks on radiation protection and written over 300 articles including 170 papers in peer reviewed scientific journals.