Director of Science Capability
Yvonne Spencer
Biography
Yvonne Spencer was appointed Director of Science Capability (formerly Director of Transformation) in June 2020. She first joined the agency in 1984.
Her career in APHA includes:
- Head of Pathology & Animal Sciences Department
- Lead Scientist of the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) Programme and Director of National & International Reference Laboratory for TSEs
- Pathology Senior Research Scientist, and Workgroup Leader of the Pathology Department
Director of Science Capability
The Director of Science Capability leads on the science specifications for the new biocontainment animal and laboratory facilities as part of the APHA Weybridge site redevelopment.