Oversight Board

Our Oversight Board provides oversight of the strategic direction and governance of the NIHR BioResource, and meets twice a year. The Oversight Board is responsible for assuring the overall activity and resource allocation, and receives reports from the Steering Committee.

Oversight Board

  • Nikki Adams

    Nikki Adams

    Nikki Adams is a Patient Representative of the NIHR BioResource.

  • Prof. Timothy Barrett

    Prof. Timothy Barrett

    Professor Timothy Barrett is the Rare Diseases Lead at the NIHR BioResource Birmingham BRC and CRF.

  • Prof. John Bradley

    Prof. John Bradley

    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. Gerome Breen

    Prof. Gerome Breen

    Gerome Breen is a Professor of Psychiatric Genetics at the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London. 

  • Prof. Matthew Brown

    Prof. Matthew Brown

    Professor Matthew Brown is Chief Scientific Officer at Genomics England.

  • Michael Chapman

    Michael Chapman

    Michael Chapman is Director of Research and Clinical Trials at NHS Digital.

  • Prof. Patrick Chinnery

    Prof. Patrick Chinnery

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

  • Rosanna Fennessy

    Rosanna Fennessy

    Rosanna is a Patient Representative of the NIHR BioResource and is also a member of our National Participant Advisory Group (NPAG), Steering Committee.

  • Dr. Matthew Hallsworth

    Dr. Matthew Hallsworth

    Dr. Matthew Hallsworth is Head of External Relations at the NIHR Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure (NOCRI).

  • Prof. Dame Sue Hill

    Prof. Dame Sue Hill

    Prof. Dame Sue Hill is Chief Scientific Officer for NHS England and Senior Responsible Officer for Genomics at NHS England.

  • Amy Hunter

    Amy Hunter

    Amy Hunter is Director of Research at Genetic Alliance UK.

  • Prof. Jan Idkowiak

    Prof. Jan Idkowiak

    Prof. Jan Idkowiak is an NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Paediatric Endocrinology, based at the IMSR and at the Department of Endocrinology at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

  • Kate Jones

    Kate Jones

    Director of Research Delivery CRN National Coordinating Centre (CRNCC).

  • Prof. Nathalie Kingston

    Prof. Nathalie Kingston

    Prof. Nathalie 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.

  • Prof. Iain McInnes (Chair)

    Prof. Iain McInnes (Chair)

    Prof. Iain McInnes - Chair of the NIHR BioResource Oversight Board - is a Professor of Rheumatology and Medicine at the University of Glasgow.

  • Dr. Joe McNamara

    Dr. Joe McNamara

    Head of Population Health Sciences at the MRC

    Medical Research Council.

  • Prof. Andrew Morris

    Prof. Andrew Morris

    Andrew Morris is the Director of Health Data Research UK. He is seconded from his position as Professor of Medicine, and Vice Principal of Data Science at the University of Edinburgh.

  • Prof. David Roberts

    Prof. David Roberts

    Professor David Roberts is Associate Medical Director at NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT).

  • Hannah Stark

    Hannah Stark

    Hannah Stark is the Operations Lead for the NIHR BioResource.