Early Career Forum Executive Committee
Reporting to Advisory Council, the Early Career Forum Executive Committee is responsible for coordinating the work of the Early Career Forum to support the Society’s three main strategic objectives. The Committee ensures that early career members and their views are included in the design and development of Society activities to advance careers in microbiology. The Committee works with staff to ensure that the activities delivered are in line with the agreed strategy and budget.
The Forum’s activities include personal and professional development schemes and events such as the EC Summer Conference and the EC Chairing Scheme at Annual Conference.
The EC Forum Executive Committee collaborates with all other branches of the governance structure to ensure due consideration for EC members and their needs by holding representative positions across all Committees, Divisions and Standing Panels.
Early Career Forum Executive Committee 2026
| Rebecca McHugh | University of Glasgow, UK (Co-Chair) |
| Kasia Parfitt | University of Oxford, UK (Co-Chair) |
| Abbie Storan | University of Huddersfield, UK (EC Forum Representative for Eukaryotic Division) |
| Amy Campbell | University of Strathclyde, UK (EC Forum Representative for Publishing Panel) |
| Aoife Mulry | TUS (Technological University of the Shannon), Ireland (EC Forum Representative for Irish Division) |
| Daniel Larcombe | University of Strathclyde, UK (EC Forum Representative for Building Communities Committee) |
| David Mark | University of Glasgow, UK (EC Forum Representative for Scientific Conferences Panel) |
| Durgesh Jaiswal | Department of Biotechnology Graphic Era, India (EC Forum Representative for Sustainability Committee) |
| Lilly Cummins | University of Birmingham, UK (EC Forum Representative for Prokaryotic Division) |
| Miki Uchima | Francis Crick Institute, King's College London, UK (EC Forum Representative for Impact and Influence Committee) |
| Natalie Lamont | University of Sunderland (EC Forum Representative for Finance Committee) |
| Monika Gostic | Aberdeen University, UK (EC Forum Representative for Impact and Influence Committee) |
| Rosemary Blake | The Roslin Insitute, UK(EC Forum Representative for Virus Division) |
| Isobel Stokes | University of Surrey, UK (EC Forum Representative for Audit, Risk and Evaluation Committee) |
| Jack Clark-Corrigall | University of Newcastle, UK (EC Forum Representative for Sustainability Committee) |
Terms of Reference
Early Career Forum Executive Committee Terms of Reference