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Colindale, Virus reference department (VRD)

LOCATION OF LABORATORY

Public Health England, 61 Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5EQ

ADDRESS

National Infection Service
Public Health England
Virus Reference Department
61 Colindale Avenue
London
NW9 5EQ

DX address: PHE Colindale VRD, DX 6530006

TELEPHONE & FAX NUMBER

Tel: 020 8327 6017 (staffed 8am – 5.30pm Mon-Fri)
Fax: 020 8200 1569

PHE MS Colindale switchboard: 020 8200 4400

VISIT SITE

WHAT DO WE DO?

Antiviral Unit (AVU)
Dr Tamyo Mbisa – Unit Head (acting) – [email protected] – 020 8327 6099
Nigel Wallis – Technical Manager – [email protected] – 020 8327 7017

Blood-borne Virus Unit (BBVU)
Prof. Richard Tedder – Unit Head – [email protected] – 020 8327 6553
Dr Siew-Lin Ngui – Clinical Scientist – [email protected] – 020 8327 6555
Dr Samreen Ijaz – Clinical Scientist – [email protected] – 020 8327 6554
Nigel Wallis – Technical Manager – [email protected] – 020 8327 7017

Enteric Virus Unit (EVU)
Dr David Allen – Unit Head – [email protected] – 020 8327 6018
Julian Hand – Technical Manager – [email protected] – 020 8327 7872

HPV / HCV Unit (HPHCU)
Dr Simon Beddows – HPV R&D Head – [email protected] – 020 8327 6169

Immunisation and Diagnosis Unit (IDU)
Dr Kevin Brown – Unit Head – [email protected] – 020 8327 6023
Dr Li Jin – Clinical Scientist – [email protected] – 020 8327 6020
Heather Lawson – Technical Manager – [email protected] – 020 8327 6202

Respiratory Virus Unit (RVU)
Dr Joanna Ellis – Scientific Lead – [email protected] – 020 8327 6239
Carol Sadler – Technical Manager – [email protected] – 020 8327 6239

Serological Development Unit (SDU)
Dr Dhan Samuel – Unit Head – [email protected] – 020 8327 6254
Lenesha Warrener – Technical Manager – [email protected] – 020 8327 6098

Seromolecular Services Unit (SSU)
Steve Harbour – Head of Unit – [email protected] – 020 8327 6432
Dr Gary Murphy – Scientific Lead – [email protected] – 020 8327 6935
Shabnam Jamarani – Technical Manager – [email protected] – 020 8327 6939
Jenny Tosswill – Clinical Scientist – [email protected] – 020 8327 6274
Dr Simon Carne – Clinical Scientist – [email protected] – 020 8327 6546

High Containment Microbiology (HCM)
Dr Robin Gopal – Clinical & Scientific lead – [email protected] – 020 8327 6437
Matthew Jones – Technical Manager – [email protected] – 020 8327 6222

Advice on management of rabies exposure
Rabies clerk 020 8327 6204

 

A 24 hour on-call service for the urgent diagnosis of viral haemorrhagic fevers and smallpox is available. Contact the Microbiology Services Colindale Duty Doctor on telephone 020 8200 4400.

STAFF

Professor Maria Zambon

Consultant Medical Virologist and Director of Reference Microbiology

Dr Kevin Brown

Consultant Medical Virologist and VRD Deputy Director

Mr Steve Harbour

Reference Microbiology Operations Manager