Meet the Team

Prof. John Bradley CBE is Chief Investigator and Co‑Chair of the NIHR BioResource and a Consultant Physician at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Prof. Patrick Chinnery is Chief Investigator and Co-Chair of the NIHR BioResource. Patrick is also the Executive Chair of the Medical Research Council.

Prof. Nathalie Kingston is the Director of the NIHR BioResource. She has a PhD in Immunology and joined the University of Cambridge to research autoimmune and infectious diseases.

Menelaos Ioannidis is the Senior Programme Manager, who oversees and drives the successful delivery of projects and programmes, across the organisation, ensuring transparency and accountability.

Andrew Leedham is Head of Research Data and Technology and sets the strategic direction for IT and technology as well as providing the oversight for data and information governance.

Jane Monk provides administrative and PA support to the Director of NIHR BioResource and administrative support to the Senior Management Team reporting to the Director.

Dr. Heather Ramsay leads the Business Development team, which liaises with industry researchers, facilitating BioResource access requests & providing support with the application & contracting process.

Hannah Stark leads the Operations team, which is responsible for the coordination of recruitment across all NIHR BioResource programmes.

Dr. Kathy Stirrups leads the Samples team, which is responsible for the bio-banking of samples from new participants for future research studies and the extraction and quality control of DNA.

Danielle Walker leads the Business Management function, providing professional support services to the NIHR BioResource and is responsible for HR, Finance, Business Administration, & Communications.