Dr Bill Field

School of Life and Health Sciences
Aston University
Aston Triangle
Birmingham B4 7ET
UK

email: w.n.field@aston.ac.uk
telephone +44 (0) 121 204 3936
fax +44 (0) 121 204 3892

PG Programme Director - MSc Biomedical Sciences
Member of the Nutritional Biomedicine Research Group
Member of the Pharmacy and Biology Teaching Programmes

Career History:

1975 PhD (London),
1975 Dip Pub..Health.
1976 Dip.Pack.
FLS,
M.I.Biol,
C.Biol.

1971- Date Initially Research Fellow and subsequently lecturer in Genetics and Phytochemistry, Aston University

1970-71 Research and Development Manager, Dormston Pies Ltd, Dudley West Midlands

1965-70 Analytical Chemist, Managerial grade, Cadbury Schweppes

1964-65 Experimental Officer, West Midland Forensic Science Laboratory

Teaching Interests:
Genetics (particularly clinical aspects), cancer and phytochemistry (particularly antineoplastic and anti-inflammatory therapeutic agents).

Research Interests:
Cancer cachexia and natural products associated with antineoplastic activity.