Faculty of Health

Professor Andy Garner has held senior positions in various Universities in the UK, Europe, USA and Middle East along with executive posts in the National Health Service and the pharmaceutical industry.  After training in pharmacology he undertook a series of research fellowships in the UK and Scandinavia supported by the SERC, Royal Society, Swedish MRC and ICI.

In 1978 he was recruited by ICI (now AstraZeneca) as Head of Gastrointestinal Research prior to his appointment as Company Senior Scientist in 1982.  He moved to the UAE in 1993 as Professor of Pharmacology and Research Dean at in the new Medical School based in Al Ain.  He returned to the UK at the end of 1997 to take up the post of NHS Director of R&D in Manchester [1998-2002] prior to being appointed as Head of the Medical School at Manchester University in 2003.  He was appointed to lead the new Faculty of Health at Keele University in 2007 with overall responsibility for the Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing & Midwifery and Physiotherapy together with two Research Institutes focussed on Primary Care and Translational Medicine.

Professor Garner is currently Dean of Health and Pro-Vice Chancellor at Keele University.  In addition he is a Director of the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Director of the West Midlands (North) Health Education Cluster and the non-Executive Chairman of DTL.  He also serves as an external examiner and advisor for a number of medical schools in the UK and overseas.

Throughout his career, Professor Garner has been directly involved in education, training and examining at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.  Although he is no longer active in front line research, Professor Garner has published over 100 articles and edited six books.  He is a recipient of the BSG Research Medal and was awarded a DSc in 1990 for his for his work on understanding mechanisms of mucosal protection.