Brian Duerden

Brian Duerden
CBE
Brian Duerden CBE
Born	Brian Ion Duerden; 1948 (age 75–76)
Nationality	United Kingdom
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh
Occupation	Microbiologist
Employers	University of Edinburgh; University of Sheffield; Sheffield Children's Hospital; Cardiff University; Public Health Laboratory Service; Department of Health;

Brian Ion Duerden

CBE (born 1948) is a British microbiologist

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Duerden graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1972, subsequently lecturing in bacteriology there.^[1] 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”.^[2] He then lectured at the University of Sheffield, where he was appointed Professor of Medical Microbiology in 1983, and became consultant microbiologist to Sheffield Children's Hospital.^[1]

In 1991, he moved to

Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS) in England and Wales, its director from August 2002, until it was merged into the Health Protection Agency.^[1]

He became Inspector of Microbiology and Infection Control at the

Department of Health in 2004.^[1]

He was Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Microbiology from 1982 until 2002.^[1]

He was made a

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours, "For services to Medicine and to Charity".^[3]^[4]