Chief Investigator & Co-Chair
Co-Chair
Director
Helena Ahlfors
Head of Research Data and Technology
Governance & Ethics Manager
Business Manager
Operations Lead
Head of Samples
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.
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.
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.
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Adekunle Alabi
Information Security Engineer/Analyst
John Allison
Samples Data Analyst
Hila Apelbaum
Governance & Quality Assurance Senior Coordinator
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Matthew Badura
Study Coordinator
Rare Diseases BioResource
Stephane Ballereau
Lead Bioinformatician
Frances Barton
Study Coordinator
D-CYPHR
John Boucher
Developer
Carolyn Brechin
Data Linkage Specialist
Daniel Brown
Infrastructure Operations Manager
Helen Butcher
Research Nurse
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Senior Business Administrator
Alex Capes
Samples Data Analyst
Daniela Caputo
Senior Research Nurse
Noemi Carafano
Temp Communications Coordinator
Alicia Catling
Communications Coordinator
Christine Chan
Governance Coordinator
Governance & Ethics
Debbie Clapham-Riley
Senior Study Coordinator
Governance & Ethics
Laura Cocking
Data Team Manager
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Stephen Davison
Bioinformatician
Anna Di Giovannantonio
Administrative Assistant
IBHO
Yuchun Ding
Data Scientist
Alan Downey
Security & Compliance Manager
Zak Duff
IT Technician
Systems Developer
Infrastructure & Systems
Nicolas Dupin
IT Service Owner
Ethan Durkin
Research Lab Technician
Rare Diseases BioResource
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Lizzie Erwood
Business Systems Coordinator
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Sophie Fletcher
Admin Assistant
Common Diseases
Rachel Foley
Study Coordinator
Grace Forsythe
Research Lab Technician
Samples
Emily Foster
Admin Assistant
Rare Diseases BioResource
Millie Fuller
Communications Coordinator
D-CYPHR
Anita Furlong
Research Nurse
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Anne George
Senior Study Coordinator
Governance & Ethics
Sarah Gibbings
Study Coordinator
Volunteer Recall
Josh Gillespie
Research Lab Technician
Samples
Barbara Graves
Lead Research Nurse
Jennifer Gray
Senior Study Coordinator
Governance & Ethics
Joanna Griffin
Data Manager
Alex Gwillim
Data Manager
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Emma Hales
Study Coordinator
Rare Diseases BioResource
Rachel Haslam
Admin Assistant
IBD BioResource
Sabine Hein
Senior Study Coordinator
Volunteer Recall
Vicky Hills
Volunteer Recruitment Manager
Rare Diseases BioResource
Joanna Holland
Temp Administrative Assistant
Samples
Louise Holt
Contracts Manager
Helena Hornsby
Junior Data Scientist
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Gillian Ison
Research Support Assistant
Tasmin Ivers
Senior Study Coordinator
Common Diseases
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Magda Jastrzebska-Waryszak
Temp Research Lab Manager
Samples
Sara Joeghan
Governance & Ethics Coordinator
Zofia Jones
Data Scientist
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Carola Kanz
Clinical Informatician
Bioinformatician
Jyoti Khadake
Senior Data Scientist
Hannah Knight
Clinical Feedback Lead
Samples Coordinator
Eric Kwok Ming Wong
IT Technician
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Emma Le Gresley
Research Nurse
Jacinta Lee
Project Manager
Samples
Andrew Leedham
IT Manager
Rachel Linger
Senior Study Coordinator
Volunteer Recall
Silvia Lo
IT Service Manager
Lydia Lyratzopoulos
Admin Assistant
Rare Diseases BioResource
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Communications Coordinator
Nicola Maclean
Senior Data Manager
Sarah Marsden
Study Coordinator
Governance & Ethics
Perceval Maturure
InfoSec Manager
Coleen McJannet
Business Administrator
Sarah Meloy
Research Nurse
Annalisa Milano
Senior Study Coordinator
Volunteer Recall
Katie Mills
Research Volunteer Recruitment Manager
Surena Momi
Administrative Assistant
Volunteer Recruitment
Lizzie Mordey
Senior Study Coordinator
Natasha Morgan
Project Manager
Rare Diseases BioResource
Kevin Morrisson
Data Protection & Privacy Manager
Alexei Moulton
IT Systems Administrator
Fran Muldoon
Senior Study Coordinator
Common Diseases
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Geraldine Neel
Study Coordinator
Volunteer Recall
Carol Nguyen
Temp Admin Assistant
Commons Diseases
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Nigel Ovington
Sample Informatics Lead
Alimat Oyawoye
Research Lab Technician
Rare Diseases BioResource
Serhan Ozdag
IT Technician
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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
Scott Prentice
Admin Assistant
Rare Diseases BioResource
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Heather Ramsay
Strategic Development & Enterprise Lead
Venkatesh Ranganath
Samples Data Analyst
Maya Raphael
PPIE Senior Coordinator
Paul Roberts
Senior Study Coordinator
Recruitment & Recall
Shayna Rodriguez
PPIE Senior Coordinator
Marc Rossello
Data Scientist Study Support
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Kalpita Sakharkar
Study Coordinator
Volunteer Recall
Ben Sandham
Samples Coordinator
Daniel Sargant
Business Administrator
Ingrid Scholtes
Research Nurse
Naima Siddiqui
Admin Assistant
Rare Diseases BioResource
Rachel Simpkins
Study Coordinator
IBD BioResource
Kimberley St John-Green
Senior Data Manager
Kathryn Stevenson
Lab Technician
Samples
Sophie Stock
Finance Coordinator
Athira Suresh
Bioinformatician
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Ellie Terry
Temp Purchasing Assistant
Lucy Theobald
Communications Coordinator
Paul Townsend
Clinical Data Specialist
Paul Treadaway
Programme Developer
Ugur Tuna
Data Scientist
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Alvaro Ullrich Devinck
Data Scientist
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Natalie Valle Guzman
Senior Study Coordinator
Rare Diseases BioResource
B Varner
Senior Data Manager
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James Walker
Temp Safe Data Environment Manager
James Walpole
Study Coordinator
D-CYPHR
Kelly Walsh
PA to Director
Anne Walters
Administrative Assistant
Governance & Ethics
Diana Walters
Administrative Assistant
Tom Warburton
Business Data Analyst
Sophie Warden
Senior Data Manager
Jen Webster
Senior Enrolment Coordinator
Volunteer Recruitment
Svetlana Whittaker
Administrative Assistant
Governance & Ethics
Hannah Williams
Research Studies Recall Manager
Alice Wilson
Administrative Assistant
Volunteer Recruitment
Edmond Wood
Communications Manager
Michaela Wright
Stores Assistant
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Anna Yaroshenko
Administrative Assistant
Rare Diseases BioResource
Chloe Caley-Light
Senior Business Administrator
Aly Dunbar
Systems Developer
Infrastructure & Systems
Andrea Katrinecz
Bioinformatician
Denna Ko
Samples Coordinator
Ross Macdonald
Communications Coordinator