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Professor James Crabbe, Dean
Professor Crabbe took up his post as Dean of the Faculty of Creative Arts, Technologies and Science in October 2005.
Professor Crabbe joins the University of Bedfordshire from the University of Reading where he was Professor of Protein Biochemistry and Head of School.
Prior to moving to Reading, Professor Crabbe spent 10 years at Oxford University, mostly in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Biochemistry, and is currently a Supernumerary Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford.
He has a long-standing interest in modelling biological systems and has developed a number of computer programs for his field.
In the last five years he has developed computational models for coral reefs and currently works on the genetics, recruitment and survival of reef-building corals around Discovery Bay, Jamaica, and in the Wakatobi Marine National Park, Indonesia.
Professor Crabbe is currently Editor of the journal, Computational Biology and Chemistry (Elsevier Science), and is on the editorial boards of four other journals, including Drug Design Reviews and Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology.
He has served as Chairman of the Molecular Enzymology Group Committee of the Biochemical Society (1997-1999), is a Member of the College of Experts (2004-present), and is an Expert Panel member for EU 'Quality of Life' work programmes in Ageing and Disabilities.
This year, Professor Crabbe was appointed a Fellow of the Linnean Society, a member of the HE Liaison committee of SEMTA (Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies Alliance) and a Panel member for the Queen's Anniversary Prizes. He was recently appointed as a Trustee Director of AACT, a charitable company working with children, young people and adults with a variety of disabilities associated with speech, language and communication.
His history of working with industry extends back to 1989 when he won Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) funding to work with Polyhedron Software Ltd on developing Desktop Molecular Modeller, a molecular modelling package for PCs that was marketed successfully worldwide. In 1990, he was a finalist in the Prince of Wales Awards for Innovation.
During his career, he has published more than 120 peer-reviewed papers and five books.
