Congratulations are in order to the quintet of trailblazing IBMS members who have made The Pathologist’s prestigious Power List.
The theme of this year’s list is “trailblazers of the laboratory” and the five winners have been honoured as 100 of the leading innovators in pathology and laboratory medicine who are at the cutting edge of their field. The fab five are:
- Bamidele Farinre – Senior Executive Officer of the Clinical Services Unit, National Infection Service, for Public Health England. Nominated for her dedication to encouraging women and minorities into STEM subjects. She works with numerous organisations to achieve this goal.
- Joanne Horne – recently crowned Biomedical Scientist of the Year for 2019. “Joanne continues to trailblaze in GI histopathology, changing the face of modern medicine reporting and ensuring that low consultant numbers don’t increase cancer waiting times to diagnosis.”
- Alison McEvoy – Haematology Laboratory Operational Manager at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Alison has been described as “A brilliant leader who always has the needs of her team in mind and involves them in decision-making, something that is reflected in the laboratory’s continually improved outcomes.”
- Malcolm Robinson – biomedical scientist from Western Sussex NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust. Founded a charity called Harvey’s Gang, which gives children across the UK laboratory tours to show them the journey their blood samples take. Won Biomedical Scientist of the Year 2018.
- David Wells – Head of Pathology Services Consolidation at NHS England and NHS Improvement. “Drives the type of unprecedented change in UK pathology that has attracted global attention, especially due to his excellent work with networking and consolidation.”