Newcastle University

Kathleen Allinson
Research Assistant

• Email: kathleen.allinson@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8690

Holly Anderson

• Email: holly.anderson@ncl.ac.uk

Professor Bob Anderson
Professorial Fellow

Dr Lyle Armstrong
Senior Lecturer

• Email: lyle.armstrong@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8695

Dr Helen Arthur
Senior Lecturer

• Email: helen.arthur@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8648

Dr Kristin Ayers
Research Associate

• Email: kristin.ayers@ncl.ac.uk

Kate Bailey
Research Assistant

Dr Simon Bamforth
BHF Intermediate Research Fellow

• Email: simon.bamforth@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8764

Dr Rita Barresi
Honorary Senior Lecturer

• Email: rita.barresi@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 282 0842

Dr Oliver Baylis
Clinical Research Associate

• Email: oliver.baylis@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: 0191 241 8817

Dr Alison Blain
Research Associate

• Email: alison.blain@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8671

Dr Veronika Boczonadi
Research Associate

• Email: veronika.boczonadi@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8690

Dr Gillian Borthwick
National Research Coordinator - Collaborative Group on Genetics & Healthcare

• Email: gillian.borthwick@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: 22-8613 (241 8613)

Dr David Bourn
Honorary Member of Staff

• Email: david.bourn@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8760

Dr Nicholas Bown

• Email: nick.bown@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8708

Dr Paul Brennan
Honorary Clinical Lecturer

• Email: paul.brennan@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8748

Dr Umar Burki
Research Associate

Professor Sir John Burn
Professor of Clinical Genetics

• Email: john.burn@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8734

Professor Katherine Bushby
Act. Res.Chair of Neuromuscular Genetics

• Email: kate.bushby@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8737

Paul Cairns
Manager of Functional Genetics

• Email: paul.cairns@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8641

Dr Amina Chaouch
Clinical Research Associate

• Email: amina.chaouch@ncl.ac.uk

Dr Bill Chaudhry
Senior Lecturer

• Email: bill.chaudhry@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8681

Dr Timothy Cheetham
Consultant/Senior Lecturer

• Email: timothy.cheetham@ncl.ac.uk

Dr YuZhu Cheng
Research Associate

• Email: yuzhu.cheng@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8646

Professor Patrick Chinnery
Institute Director

• Email: patrick.chinnery@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8835

Julie Coaker
Technician

• Email: julie.coaker@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 222 5951

Samantha Cook
Project Assistant

• Email: samantha.cook@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8617

Professor Heather Cordell
Professor of Statistical Genetics

• Email: heather.cordell@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8669

Daniel Cox
Technician (Muscle Group)

• Email: dan.cox@ncl.ac.uk

Dr Jonathan Coxhead
Research Associate

• Email: jonathan.coxhead@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8645

Dr Douglas Crompton
Clinical Senior Lecturer/Hon Consultant

• Email: douglas.crompton@ncl.ac.uk

Moira Crosier
Research Associate

• Email: moira.crosier@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8685

Dr Ann Curtis
Honorary Lecturer

• Email: ann.curtis@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8772

Caroline Dalgliesh
Research Assistant

• Email: caroline.dalgliesh@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8653

Dr Rebecca Darlay
Research Associate

• Email: rebecca.darlay@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8692

Dr Alison Dickinson
Associate Clinical Researcher

• Email: jane.dickinson@ncl.ac.uk

Rebecca Dodds
Research Assistant

Dr Jennifer Duff
Technician (Tissue Culture)

• Email: jennifer.duff@ncl.ac.uk

Noel Edwards
Research Assistant

Dr Ingrid Ehrmann
Research Associate

• Email: ingrid.ehrmann@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8653

Dr Hannah Elliott
Research Associate

• Email: hannah.elliott@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: 0191 241 8823 (lab) 0191 241 8636 (office)

Professor David Elliott
Professor of Genetics

• Email: david.elliott@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8694

Dr Carol English
Honorary Member of Staff

• Email: carol.english@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8796

Francisco Figueiredo
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer

• Email: francisco.figueiredo@ncl.ac.uk

Dr Richard Fisher
Honorary Clinical Lecturer

Andrew Fuller
Technician

Dr Earn Gan
Clinical Research Associate

Charmaine George
Research Secretary

• Email: charmaine.george@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8639

Dr Anne-Marie Gerdes
Visiting Professor

• Email: anne-marie.gerdes@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8626

Dr Barbara Gericota
Guest Status

Kevin Gillinder
Research Assistant

• Email: kevin.gillinder@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8619

Dr Elise Glen
Research Associate

• Email: elise.glen@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8653

Professor Judith Goodship
Professor of Medical Genetics

• Email: judith.goodship@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8747

Professor Tim Goodship
Professor of Renal Medicine

• Email: tim.goodship@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8632

Liz Greally
Cardiac MRI Technician

• Email: elizabeth.greally@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8672

Dr Sushma Grellscheid
Research Associate

• Email: sushma.grellscheid@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8653

Dr Helen Griffin
Research Associate

• Email: helen.griffin@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8818

Dr Alexandra Groom
Research Associate

• Email: alix.groom@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8823

Dr Michela Guglieri
Research Fellow/Honorary Consultant

• Email: michela.guglieri@ncl.ac.uk

Daisy Haggert
Honorary Member of Staff

• Email: daisy.haggerty@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8658

Michael Hails
TREAT-NMD Web Development Officer

• Email: michael.hails@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8605

Dr Darroch Hall
Technician

• Email: darroch.hall@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8607

Anne Haselhurst
Accountancy Assistant

• Email: anne.haselhurst@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8642

Professor Deborah Henderson
Professor of Cardiac Development

• Email: deborah.henderson@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8644

Bryan Hepworth
Assistant Institute Computing Officer

• Email: bryan.hepworth@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8625

Emma Heslop
Assistant Project Manager

• Email: emma.heslop@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8621

Dr Debbie Hicks
Research Associate

• Email: debbie.hicks@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8833

Lisa Hodgson
Technician

• Email: lisa.hodgson@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8673

Dr Rita Horvath
Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant

• Email: rita.horvath@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8855

Dr Richard Howey
Research Associate

• Email: richard.howey@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8692

Dr Darren Hoyland
Research Associate

• Email: darren.hoyland@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8612

Dr Gavin Hudson
Research Associate

• Email: gavin.hudson@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8818

Rafiqul Hussain
Research Technician

• Email: rafiqul.hussain@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8631

Ann Marie Hynes
Research Assistant

• Email: ann.hynes@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8619

Jon Ingledew
Research Assistant

Dr Michael Jackson
Senior Lecturer

• Email: michael.jackson@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8677

Robert Jackson
Trainee Technician

Dr Yan Jiang
Research Associate

• Email: yan.jiang2@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8817

Dr Iakowos Karakesisoglou
Senior Lecturer

• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 334 1299

Dr David Kavanagh
Clinical Lecturer (Nephrology)

• Email: david.kavanagh@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8634

Professor Bernard Keavney
Professor of Cardiology

• Email: bernard.keavney@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8615

Dr Iain Keenan
Research Associate

• Email: iain.keenan@ncl.ac.uk

Karen Kernon
Research Secretary

• Email: karen.kernon@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8620

Dennis Kirk
Buildings and Facilities Manager

• Email: dennis.kirk@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8620

Katharina Kranz
Guest member of staff

Professor Majlinda Lako
Prof of Stem Cell Science

• Email: majlinda.lako@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8688

Dr Michelle Latham
Institute Manager

• Email: michelle.latham@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8633

Dr Steven Laval
Scientific Officer

• Email: steven.laval@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: 0191 241 8614/8671

James Lawford-Davies
Lecturer in Law and Medicine

• Email: james.lawford-davies@ncl.ac.uk

Professor Susan Lindsay
Prof of Human Dev Genetics

• Email: susan.lindsay@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8656

Steven Lisgo
Research Associate

• Email: steven.lisgo@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8685

Professor Hanns Lochmuller
Professor of Experimental Myology

• Email: hanns.lochmuller@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8602

Monika Loeher
Technician

• Email: monika.loeher@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8821

Lynne Longstaff
NIHR Communications Administrator

• Email: lynne.longstaff@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8824

Dr Stephen Lynn
TREAT-NMD Project Manager

• Email: stephen.lynn@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8697

Katie MacArthur
Research Technician

• Email: katie.macarthur@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8607

Dr Guy MacGowan
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer

Julia Maddison
Clinical Trials Co ordinator

Dr Marwa Mahmoud
Research Associate

• Email: marwa.mahmoud@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8690

Valentina Mamasoula
Research Assistant (Biostatistician)

• Email: valentina.mamasoula@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8692

Dr John Mansfield
Senior Lecturer/Consultant

• Email: j.c.mansfield@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 282 0135

Kevin McEleny
Honorary Clinical Lecturer

• Email: kevin.mceleny@ncl.ac.uk

Dr Annette Meeson
Lecturer

• Email: annette.meeson@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8856

Dr Carla Mellough
Senior Research Associate

• Email: carla.mellough@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8817

Dr Colin Miles
Senior Lecturer

• Email: colin.miles@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8699

Dr Anna Mitchell
Academic clinical fellow

• Email: anna.mitchell@ncl.ac.uk

Mojgan Mohammed Reza
Neuromuscular Biobank Technician

• Email: mojgan.reza@ncl.ac.uk

Leanne Morrison
Deputy Institute Manager

• Email: leanne.morrison@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8696

Dr Juliane Mueller
University Research Fellow

• Email: juliane.mueller@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8671

Dr Jennifer Munkley
Research Associate

Professor Alison Murdoch
Professor of Reproductive Medicine and Head of Department

• Email: alison.murdoch@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 213 8213

Alla Narytnyk
Research Assistant

• Email: alla.narytnyk@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8672

Dr Irina Neganova
Senior Research Associate

• Email: irina.neganova@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8817

Lynne Overman
Research Associate

• Email: lynne.overman@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8685

Dr Andrew Owens
Reader in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Professor Simon Pearce
Prof of Endocrinology

• Email: simon.pearce@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8674

Dr Petros Perros
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer

• Email: petros.perros@ncl.ac.uk

Dr Heiko Peters
Reader in Mammalian Genetics

• Email: heiko.peters@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8622

Dr Helen Phillips
BHF Intermediate Research Fellowship

• Email: helen.phillips@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8653

Dr Catherine Potter

• Email: kate.potter@ncl.ac.uk

Dr Angela Pyle
Senior Research Associate

• Email: angela.pyle@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8818

Dr Richard Quinton
Consultant/Senior Lecturer

• Email: richard.quinton@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 282 4635

Dr Karen Rafferty
Co-ordinator (TREAT NMD)

• Email: karen.rafferty@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8617

Dr Thahira Rahman
Research Associate

• Email: thahira.rahman@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8653

Dr Daniel Raine
BHF Clinical Research Training Fellow

Dr Neil Rajan
Associate Clinical Researcher

• Email: neil.rajan@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8672

Dr Salman Razvi
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer

• Email: salman.razvi@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: 0191 4456052

Rachael Redgrave
Research Assistant

• Email: rachael.redgrave@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8690

Lynn Reed
Personal Assistant

• Email: lynn.reed@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8611

Dr Caroline Relton
Senior Lecturer

• Email: caroline.relton@ncl.ac.uk

Lisa Richardson
Secretary

• Email: lisa.richardson@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8616

Anthony Riley
Research Support Technician

• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8665

Morten Ritso
Technician (Muscle Team)

• Email: morten.ritso@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8671

Sunil Rodger
Communication Officer

• Email: sunil.rodger@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8659

Dr Mauro Santibanez Koref
Senior Lecturer

• Email: mauro.santibanez-koref@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8693

Dr John Sayer
Academic Clinical Senior Lecturer

• Email: john.sayer@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8608

Arron Scott
Computer Assistant

• Email: arron.scott@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8625

Trish Sewell
Accounts Assistant

• Email: trish.sewell@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8691

Professor Maya Sieber-Blum
Prof of Stem Cell Sciences

• Email: maya.sieber-blum@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: 44 191 241 8638

Dr Akash Sinha
Clinical Research Associate

Michael Smee
Technician

• Email: michael.smee@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8664

Tania Smertenko
Laboratory Technician

• Email: tania.smertenko@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8818

Linda Sneddon
Genetic Research Nurse

• Email: l.m.sneddon@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 223 1522

Dr Rosa Spencer
Research Assistant

• Email: rosa.spencer@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8684

Dr Miranda Splitt
Honorary Member of Staff

• Email: miranda.splitt@ncl.ac.uk

Professor Ioakim Spyridopoulos
Prof of Cardiovascular Gerontology

• Email: ioakim.spyridopoulos@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8675

David Steel
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer

Professor Tom Strachan
Professor of Human Molecular Genetics

• Email: tom.strachan@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8616

Dr Lisa Strain
Associate Lecturer

• Email: lisa.strain@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8658

Professor Volker Straub
Harold Macmillan Professor of Medicine

• Email: volker.straub@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8655

Rachel Thompson
PR & Communications Manager

• Email: rachel.thompson@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8605

Dr Katarzyna Tilgner
Research Associate

• Email: katarzyna.tilgner@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8818

Dr Ana Topf
Research Associate

• Email: ana.topf@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8653

Dr Simon Tual-Chalot
Guest Status

Catherine Turner
Communication & Dissemination Officer

• Email: catherine.turner@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8659

Dr Julian Venables
Guest Status

Dr Brigitta von Rekowski
Project Manager

• Email: brigitta.vonrekowski@ncl.ac.uk

Helen Weatherstone
Personal Assistant

• Email: helen.weatherstone@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8662

Dr Ian Wilson
Lecturer

• Email: ian.wilson@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8689

Dr John Wolstenholm
Honorary Clinical Lecturer

• Email: john.wolstenholme@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8706

Dr Michael Wright
Associate Clinical Lecturer

• Email: michael.wright@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8738

Glenda Young
Project Administrator

Dr Patrick Yu Wai Man
MRC Clinician Scientist

• Email: patrick.yu-wai-man@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8611

Dr Simon Zwolinksi
Honorary Member of Staff

• Email: s.a.zwolinski@ncl.ac.uk