Trevor John McMillan OBE FRCR FRSB (born 2 October 1959) is an English radiobiologist who became Vice-Chancellor of Keele University on 10 August 2015.
[1][2] Born in Gateshead, McMillan was educated at Birtley Lord Lawson Comprehensive School, UK before studying Biological Sciences at Lancaster University, graduating in 1981.
McMillan has published widely on the use of X-rays in radiotherapy and the harmful effects of long wavelength UV radiation in sunlight.
In particular his research has examined the role of DNA damage and repair in the efficacy of radiotherapy and the harmful cellular effects of UVA following environmentally relevant exposures.
[7] He has recently (December 2015) been announced as the Knowledge Exchange Framework champion for Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).