Associate Professor Tim Newsome was appointed Lecturer in the School of Molecular Bioscience in 2007, with key leadership responsibilities in the areas of virology research and teaching. He was made Senior Lecturer in 2012 and Associate Professor in 2019.

A/Prof. Newsome was awarded his PhD from the University of Zurich in 2000, and moved to Cancer Research UK, London shortly after to work as a Post-doc, successfully managing to publish his work in the highest international journals, and developing novel strategies in advanced light microscopy, genetic manilpulation of vial genomes, and tandem affinity approach for the purification of protein complezes to address new questions in host/pathogen interactions using vaccinia virus. In 2008 Tim was awarded the Selby Research Award, and later was the recipient of the Faculty of Science Citations for Excellence in Teaching award, recognising his contribution to enhancing the student learning environment by innovations to the online delivery of courses, integrating imaging into the undergraduate syllabus via a successful TIES application, and good practise in teaching.