Mike Rogers
Mike is an experienced research funding and policy professional. Prior to joining the Association in January 2025, Mike worked at the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) for over eight years.
In his roles at NIHR, Mike was responsible for the development of a new global applied health funding programme, NIHR RIGHT. He was also the lead for their joint funding activities with the Medical Research Council during the Covid-19 pandemic, for which he was awarded an MBE in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours.
He has previously worked for the Department of Health, Cancer Research UK and the Pirbright Institute.
Mike holds a BSc (Hons) from Sheffield and a PhD from Kent, both in microbiology. Prior to leaving the lab he undertook post-doctoral work in microbiology at Queen Mary University of London, CABI Bioscience and Imperial College London.
Mike will be supported by Dr Brian Dickie in his role as Chief Scientist.