Bruce Carter

After attending Cambridgeshire High School, Bruce Carter went to Queen Elizabeth College at London University, and then Nottingham University. He obtained a BSc with honours in botany (1965) and a PhD in microbiology (1968), and went on to become an expert specialising in infectious diseases. For his research into treatment for tuberculosis (TB) Carter was honoured with the OBE in the 2025 New Year’s Honours List.

After working as a Lecturer at Trinity College, University of Dublin between 1975-82, Carter spent many years working with leading pharmaceutical companies in the United States and was Chairman of the Board of the TB Alliance at the time of his retirement in 2008.

As a sportsman, Carter rowed with the London University crew and the highlight of his career was in rowing at number two in the eight that beat Oxford University to win the 1968 Grand Challenge Cup at Henley. A few months later the same eight went to the Mexico Olympics.