Prof. Colin Fink

Virology

BSc MB, ChB, PhD, FRC Path

Prof Colin Fink began his career in biological sciences and completed a PhD and a post-doctoral Science Research fellowship at the University of Birmingham looking at the effects of viral infection on cells maintained within organ cultures of human uterine cervix. After this, as a mature student, he completed an undergraduate medical training in the UK before spending a number of years in hospital acute medicine. He returned to a Clinical Research Fellowship in the working on host cell mediated immune responses to a trial vaccine development and then completed his training in general practice before becoming Senior Registrar in the Department of Microbiology and Virology at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.

He has supervised a number of postgraduate research students working for higher degrees and acts as an External Examiner for UK Universities presenting research from postgraduates as theses for MSc and PhD assessments.

He has been a clinical advisor for Micropathology Ltd since he created the company with Dr. David Burnett in 1995. He is responsible for the clinical application of research projects and medico-legal studies and the diagnostic work of Micropathology Ltd and cooperates with Dr. Burnett on science projects undertaken by the company.

He provides medical cover for Micropathology Ltd and in conjunction with Dr Mark Atkins provides Clinical Virology cover for TDL and all enquiries concerning the clinical management and investigation of patients presenting with infectious disease.

He was an honorary professor of Clinical Microbiology for the University of Warwick, Dept of Life Sciences 2017 - 2022 and also provides lectures for General Practitioners and medical staff concerning microbiology and infection topics and the appropriate use of rapid diagnostic facilities.