Chief Investigator & Co-Chair
Co-Chair
Director
Governance & Ethics Manager
Business Manager
Head of Samples
Operations Lead
Prof. John Bradley
Chief Investigator & Co-Chair
Professor John Bradley CBE is Chief Investigator & Co-Chair of the NIHR BioResource.
He is a Consultant Physician at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Honorary Professor of Experimental Medicine at the University of Cambridge, and Director of Research for Cambridge University Hospitals and Cambridge University Health Partners.
Prof. Patrick Chinnery
Co-Chair
Professor Patrick Chinnery is Co-Chair of the NIHR BioResource and is Clinical Director of the Medical Research Council, Professor of Neurology, Head of the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge and clinical neurologist at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.
He is a Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow with his research lab based in the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit. He is known for his expertise in rare inherited diseases that affect the nervous system.
Dr. Nathalie Kingston
Director
Dr. Nathalie Kingston manages a multi-skilled team leading on the recruitment and recall of volunteers, the collection and storage of biological samples, clinical and genomic data, as well as the IT infrastructure underpinning all BioResource operations.
Nathalie has a PhD in Immunology from the University of Strathclyde and subsequently joined the University of Cambridge to carry out research in autoimmune and infectious diseases. She then worked at the Wellcome Sanger Institute as the Director’s Executive Assistant, before joining the BioResource in 2013.
Rose Eichenberger
Governance & Ethics Manager
Rose Eichenberger leads the Governance and Ethics team, which is responsible for governance and ethics across all the NIHR BioResource programmes. The team reviews all study documents, submits protocol amendments when needed and manages the communication with the research sponsor(s) and ethics committees. The team also manages the development of relevant policies and procedures.
Prior to joining, Rose held various research management and governance roles within the University of Cambridge and in the NHS.
Nigel Seaber
Business Manager
Nigel Seaber manages the Human Resources, Finance, Procurement & Contracts, Facilities Management and Communications departments at the NIHR BioResource.
Prior to moving to the not-for-profit sector several years ago, he worked for Business Software Solution companies in a variety of operational management roles, from software development to customer service and relations.
Dr. Kathy Stirrups
Head of Samples
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 before generation of genetic data. She also oversees the feasibility and then provision of samples to research groups according to the project specification and manages bespoke projects such as whole genome (WGS) or RNA sequencing to assess the translation of these techniques into health systems.
Kathy has held a number of academic and small biotech roles specialising in assays and bio-banking of DNA, RNA, proteins and biological samples. Her PhD is in Molecular Virology from the University of Reading.
Hannah Stark
Operations Lead
Hannah Stark leads the Operations team, which is responsible for the coordination of recruitment across all NIHR BioResource programmes. The team support recruitment sites and BioResource Centres recruiting into the BioResource and answers questions from members of the public and volunteers. The team also supports academic and industry researchers in inviting BioResource volunteers to their studies and ensuring they run to time and target.
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John Allison
Samples Data Analyst
Hila Apelbaum
Study Coordinator
Governance & Ethics
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Matthew Badura
Administrative Assistant
Rare Diseases BioResource
Stephane Ballereau
Lead Bioinformatician
Alessandra Barreto da Silva
Study Coordinator
Governance & Ethics
Simon Betson
Temporary Stores Assistant
Common Diseases
John Boucher
Developer
Carolyn Brechin
Senior Data Manager
Helen Butcher
Research Nurse
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Senior Business Administrator
Alex Capes
Samples Data Analyst
Daniela Caputo
Senior Research Nurse
Alicia Catling
Communications Coordinator
Christine Chan
Study Coordinator
Governance & Ethics
Debbie Clapham-Riley
Senior Study Coordinator
Governance & Ethics
Laura Cocking
Data Team Manager
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Research Coordinator
IBD BioResource
Stephen Davison
Bioinformatician
Anne-Maree Dean
Study Coordinator
Governance & Ethics
Yuchun Ding
Data Scientist
Ian Dixon
Information & Security Coordinator
Systems Developer
Infrastructure & Systems
Nicolas Dupin
IT Service Owner
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Emily Ellison
Research Laboratory Technician
Rare Diseases BioResource
Lizzie Erwood
Business Systems Coordinator
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Davide Fernandes Dos Santos
Research Nurse
Rachel Foley
Study Coordinator
D-CYPHR
Anita Furlong
Research Nurse
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Anne George
Senior Study Coordinator
Governance & Ethics
Sarah Gibbings
Study Coordinator
Volunteer Recall
Stefan Gräf
Principal Research Associate
(Chief Analyst)
Barbara Graves
Lead Research Nurse
Jennifer Gray
Senior Study Coordinator
Governance & Ethics
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Emma Hales
Study Coordinator
Rare Diseases BioResource
Amelia Harshfield
Senior Study Coordinator
Rare Diseases BioResource
Sabine Hein
Senior Study Coordinator
Volunteer Recall
Vicky Hills
Volunteer Recruitment Manager
Rare Diseases BioResource
Helena Hornsby
Junior Data Scientist
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Gillian Ison
Research Support Assistant
Tasmin Ivers
Study Coordinator
Rare Diseases BioResource
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Carola Kanz
Clinical Informatician
Bioinformatician
Jyoti Khadake
Senior Data Scientist
Rebecca King
Study Coordinator
Volunteer Recall
Samples Coordinator
Eric Kwok Ming Wong
IT Technician
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Emma Le Gresley
Research Nurse
Andrew Leedham
IT Manager
Rachel Linger
Senior Study Coordinator
Volunteer Recall
Silvia Lo
IT Technician
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Communications Coordinator
Krishnaa Mahbubani
Senior Study Manager
CBMT
Sarah Marsden
Study Coordinator
Governance & Ethics
Coleen McJannet
Business Administrator
Sarah Meloy
Research Nurse
Annalisa Milano
Senior Study Coordinator
Volunteer Recall
Katie Mills
Research Volunteer Recruitment Manager
Jonathan Mitchell
Administrative Assistant
Common Diseases
Surena Momi
Administrative Assistant
Volunteer Recruitment
Lizzie Mordey
Senior Study Coordinator
D-CYPHR
Natasha Morgan
Project Manager
Rare Diseases BioResource
Alexei Moulton
IT Systems Administrator
Fran Muldoon
Senior Study Coordinator
Common Diseases
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Geraldine Neel
Study Coordinator
Volunteer Recall
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Nigel Ovington
Sample Informatics Lead
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Roxana Paraschiv
Study Coordinator
Volunteer Recruitment
Sonia Pascoal
Research Laboratory Manager
Rare Diseases BioResource
Laetitia Pele
Research Coordinator
IBD BioResource
Isabel Phelan
Administrative Assistant
Volunteer Recruitment
Jonathan Pilgrim
Information & Security Lead
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Venkatesh Ranganath
Samples Data Analyst
Marc Rossello
Data Scientist Study Support
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Kalpita Sakharkar
Study Coordinator
Volunteer Recall
Ben Sandham
Samples Coordinator
Aisha Sebyatika
Research Nurse
Bolormaa Shagdar
Project Coordinator
Neha Shah
Data Manager
Research Lab Technician
Rare Diseases BioResource
Rasha Shawky
Data Scientist
IBD BioResource
Rachel Silver
Administrative Assistant
Volunteer Recruitment
Rachel Simpkins
Study Coordinator
IBD BioResource
Kimberley St John-Green
Senior Data Manager
Amy Stelman
Study Coordinator
Volunteer Recall
Sophie Stock
Finance Coordinator
Dominika Sulewska
Team Coordinator
Athira Suresh
Bioinformatician
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Lucy Theobald
Communications Coordinator
D-CYPHR
Catherine Thorbinson
Study Coordinator
IBD BioResource
Paul Townsend
Clinical Data Specialist
Paul Treadaway
Programme Developer
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Alvaro Ullrich Devinck
Data Scientist
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Natalie Valle Guzman
Senior Study Coordinator
Rare Diseases BioResource
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Julie von Ziegenweidt
Clinical Data Specialist
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James Walpole
Administrative Assistant
Rare Diseases BioResource
Kelly Walsh
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Anne Walters
Administrative Assistant
Governance & Ethics
Diana Walters
Administrative Assistant
D-CYPHR
Tom Warburton
Data Manager
Sophie Warden
Data Manager
Marcin Waryszak
LIMS Integration Specialist
CBMT
Jen Webster
Senior Enrolment Coordinator
Volunteer Recruitment
Kenny White
Senior Buyer
Procurement Services
Svetlana Whittaker
Administrative Assistant
Governance & Ethics
Study Coordinator
Governance & Ethics
Hannah Williams
Research Studies Recall Manager
Alice Wilson
Administrative Assistant
Volunteer Recruitment
Edmond Wood
Communications Manager
Faye Wright
Business Administrator
Michaela Wright
Stores Assistant
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Anna Yaroshenko
Administrative Assistant
Volunteer Recruitment
Chloe Caley-Light
Senior Business Administrator
Hazel Davies
Research Coordinator
IBD BioResource
Aly Dunbar
Systems Developer
Infrastructure & Systems
Andrea Katrinecz
Bioinformatician
Denna Ko
Samples Coordinator
Ross Macdonald
Communications Coordinator
Raj Sharma
Research Lab Technician
Rare Diseases BioResource
Deborah Wiley
Study Coordinator
Governance & Ethics