Brian Ion Duerden (born 1948) is a British

microbiologist A microbiologist (from Greek ) is a scientist who studies microscopic life forms and processes. This includes study of the growth, interactions and characteristics of microscopic organisms such as bacteria, algae, fungi, and some types of par ...

. Duerden graduated from the

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 15 ...

in 1972, subsequently lecturing in bacteriology there. In 1979 he obtained his MD from the University of Edinburgh with a thesis entitled, “The characterization and occurrence of clinically important gram-negative anaerobic bacilli”. He then lectured at the

University of Sheffield The University of Sheffield (informally Sheffield University or TUOS) is a public university, public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Its history traces back to the foundation of Sheffield Medical School in 1828, Firth C ...

, where he was appointed Professor of Medical Microbiology in 1983, and became consultant microbiologist to

Sheffield Children's Hospital The Sheffield Children's Hospital is a healthcare facility for children in Broomhill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is managed by the Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust. History The hospital first opened on 15 November 18 ...

. In 1991, he moved to

Cardiff University , latin_name = , image_name = Shield of the University of Cardiff.svg , image_size = 150px , caption = Coat of arms of Cardiff University , motto = cy, Gwirionedd, Undod a Chytgord , mottoeng = Truth, Unity and Concord , established = 1 ...

as Professor of Medical Microbiology and Director of the Public Health Laboratory, rising in 1995 to become Deputy Director and Medical Director of the

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(PHLS) in England and Wales, its director from August 2002, until it was merged into the

Health Protection Agency The Health Protection Agency (HPA) was a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom. It was an organisation that was set up by the UK government in 2003 to protect the public from threats to their health from infectious diseases and env ...

. He became Inspector of Microbiology and Infection Control at the

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in 2004. He was Editor-in-Chief of the ''

Journal of Medical Microbiology The ''Journal of Medical Microbiology'' is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering all aspects of microbiology relevant to human and animal disease, including pathogenicity, virulence, host response, epidemiology, microbial ecology, diagno ...

'' from 1982 until 2002. He was made a

Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...

(CBE) in the

2008 Birthday Honours The Queen's Birthday Honours 2008 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Of ...

, "For services to Medicine and to Charity".

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* 1948 births Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Commanders of the Order of the British Empire British microbiologists Academic journal editors Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Academics of the University of Edinburgh Academics of the University of Sheffield Academics of Cardiff University {{UK-biologist-stub