Our Staff
Staff
Alphabetical list of all staff working within the Institute of Genetic Medicine.
- Institute Director: Professor Joris Veltman
- Deputy Institute Director (non-clinical): Professor Majlinda Lako
- Deputy Institute Director (clinical): Professor Volker Straub
- Institute Manager: Mrs Lorna Nelson
- Deputy Institute Manager: Miss Leanne Morrison
- Technical Manager & Health and Safety: Mrs Debra Jones
Kathleen Allinson
Research Technician
Email: kathleen.allinson@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8671
Dr Bilal Alobaidi
Research Technician
Email: bilal.alobaidi@ncl.ac.uk
Professor Robert Anderson
Honorary Visiting Professor
Professor Lyle Armstrong
Professor of Cellular Reprogramming
Email: lyle.armstrong@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8695
Dr Maria Arques Mengual
Research Associate
Professor Helen Arthur
Professor of Cardiovascular Biology
Email: helen.arthur@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8648
Dr Magomet Aushev
Research Associate (Scientific Officer)
Email: mag.aushev@ncl.ac.uk
Dr Kate Bailey
Research Associate
Email: kate.bailey@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)191 241 8653
Dr Simon Bamforth
Lecturer
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 Matthew Barter
Research Associate - Molecular Rheumatol
Email: matthew.barter@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: 01912418626
Dr Karim Bennaceur
Research Associate
Email: karim.bennaceur@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)191 241 8612
Adrian Blackburn
Research Technician (Microb. Genetics)
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8834
Dr Alison Blain
Research Associate
Email: alison.blain@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8833
Dr Veronika Boczonadi
Experimental Scientific Officer
Email: veronika.boczonadi@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8818
Dr Sanja Bojic
Research Associate
Email: sanja.bojic@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)191 2418817
Dr Gillian Borthwick
National Research Coordinator, NIHR Genetics Specialty Group & Collaborative Group for Genetics in Healthcare
Email: gillian.borthwick@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: 22-8613 (0191 241 8613)
Professor Michael Briggs
Professor of Skeletal Genetics
Email: michael.briggs@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8820
Joanne Bullivant
Myotubular Myopathy Patient Registry Project Manager
Email: joanne.bullivant@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)191 241 8640
Professor Sir John Burn
Professor of Clinical Genetics
Email: john.burn@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8734
David Burns
Research Associate
Email: david.burns2@ncl.ac.uk
Paul Cairns
Manager of Functional Genetics
Email: paul.cairns@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8641
Edvinas Cerniauskas
Research Assistant
Sarah Charlton
Research Assistant
Email: sarah.charlton@ncl.ac.uk
Dr Bill Chaudhry
Senior Lecturer
Email: bill.chaudhry@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8681
Dr Timothy Cheetham
Reader in Paediatric Endocrinology
Email: timothy.cheetham@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 282 9562
Dr YuZhu Cheng
Research Associate
Email: yuzhu.cheng@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8646
Dr Valeria Chichagova
Associate Researcher
Dr Louise Coats
Clinical Intermediate Fellow and Honorary Consultant Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Email: louise.coats@ncl.ac.uk
Dr Joseph Collin
Senior Research Associate
Email: joseph.collin@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)191 241 8857
Professor Che Connon
Professor of Tissue Engineering
Email: che.connon@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: T: 0191 241 8623 M: 0793 1093 063
Professor Heather Cordell
Professor of Statistical Genetics
Email: heather.cordell@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8669
Sarah Cowlard
Admin Assistant
Email: Sarah.cowlard@nuth.nhs.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8853
Daniel Cox
JWMDRC Biobank Manager & Senior Research Technician
Email: dan.cox@ncl.ac.uk
Moira Crosier
Research Associate
Email: moira.crosier@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8690
Dr David Crossland
Associate Clinical Lecturer
Rebecca Crow
Clinical Research Project Manager
Email: becky.crow@ncl.ac.uk
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
Joanna Das
EURO-NMD Project Assistant
Ella Dennis
Research Assistant
Dr Tamilvendhan Dhanaseelan
Research Associate
Jacqui Dobor
Research Secretary
Email: jacqueline.dobor@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 2418639
Dr Nathalie Doorenweerd
Research Associate
Dr Jennifer Duff
Technician
Email: jennifer.duff@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)191 241 8818
Trish Dunham
PA to Professor Joris Veltman
Email: trish.dunham@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: 44 (0)191 241 8611
Dr Ingrid Ehrmann
Senior Research Associate
Email: ingrid.ehrmann@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8685
Dr Lorraine Eley
Research Associate
Email: lorraine.eley@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8653
Professor David Elliott
Professor of Genetics
Email: david.elliott@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8694
Email: joanna.elson@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 191 241 8630
Dr Monica Ensini
Senior Research Associate
Professor Nick Europe-Finner
Prof of Cell Signalling
Email: nick.europe-finner@ncl.ac.uk
Dr Adrian Falconer
Research Associate
Professor Francisco Figueiredo
Honorary Clinical Professor
Email: francisco.figueiredo@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 282 5582
Katherine Frith
Clinical Research Administrator
Dr Earn Gan
Academic Clinical Lecturer
Email: earn.gan1@ncl.ac.uk
Dr Miguel Garcia Dos Santos Xavier
Research Associate
Email: migueljoao.xavier@ncl.ac.uk
Adriana Goes Barbosa Buskin
Guest Status
Brendan Gogarty
Research Officer
Email: brendan.gogarty@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: 0191 241 8848
Dr Tiago Gomes Bernardino Gomes
Visiting Clinical Researcher
Professor Tim Goodship
Associate Dean for Clinical Informatics
Email: tim.goodship@ncl.ac.uk
Liz Greally
Research Assistant
Email: elizabeth.greally@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8833
Dr Helen Griffin
Research Associate
Email: helen.griffin@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: 0191 2082796
Dr Michela Guglieri
Research Fellow/Honorary Consultant
Email: michela.guglieri@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8606
Michael Hails
Web Development Officer
Email: michael.hails@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8659
Dr Dean Hallam
Associate Researcher
Dr Lizzie Harris
Guest Status
Anne Haselhurst
Accountancy Assistant
Email: anne.haselhurst@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8642
Louise Hastings
Nurse Specialist in Neuromuscular Genetics
Email: Louise.hastings@nuth.nhs.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8736
Christine Hayes
Technician
Email: christine.hayes@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8876
Victoria Hedley
Rare Disease Policy Manager
Email: victoria.hedley@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)191 241 8624 (Direct)
Professor Deborah Henderson
Professor of Cardiac Development
Email: deborah.henderson@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8644
Professor Mary Herbert
Professor of Reproductive Biology
Email: mary.herbert@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 213 8213
Emma Heslop
DMD Clinical Research Hub Manager
Email: emma.heslop@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8621
Heather Hilsden
Project Manager Jain Foundation Natural History Study
Email: heather.hilsden@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: 241 8941
Lisa Hodgson
Senior Technician
Email: lisa.hodgson@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8673
Ines Hofer
Research Technician
Professor Rita Horvath
Professor of Neurogenetics
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 Gavin Hudson
Senior Lecturer
Email: gavin.hudson@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8650
Raf Hussain
Research Technician
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8653
Lucy Imber
GNE Registry Curator
Email: lucy.imber@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: 0191 241 8605
Hadeel Ismail
Research Technician
Dr Michael Jackson
Senior Lecturer
Email: michael.jackson@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8677
Robert Jackson
Laboratory Research Technician
Email: robert.jackson2@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208
Tamanna Jeewon
Research Technician
Dr Cecilia Jimenez Moreno
Research Associate
Email: cecilia.jimenez-moreno@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44(0)191 208 3017
Donna Job
Project Administrator
Email: donna.job@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44(0) 191 241 8607
Debra Jones
Technical Manager
Email: debra.jones@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 2418620
Dr Janet Kerwin
Senior Research Associate
Email: janet.kerwin@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44(0)191 241 8646
Dr Marzena Kurzawa-Akanbi
Senior Research Associate
Email: marzena.kurzawa2@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8818
Professor Majlinda Lako
Prof of Stem Cell Science
Email: majlinda.lako@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8688
Mahdi Lamb
Research Assistant
Becca Leary
EURO-NMD Project Manager
Email: becca.leary@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: 8839
Joanne Lee
Post Marketing Registry Project Assistan
Hua Lin
Research Assistant
Telephone: 0191 208 7075
Professor Susan Lindsay
Prof of Human Dev Genetics
Email: susan.lindsay@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8656
Dr Steven Lisgo
HDBR Resource Manager
Email: steven.lisgo@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8646
Dr Lisa Lister
Research Associate
Email: l.m.lister@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 213 8219
Lynne Longstaff
NIHR Communications Administrator
Email: lynne.longstaff@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8824
Professor John Loughlin
Prof of Musculoskeletal Research
Email: john.loughlin@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8988
Holly Lynn
Clinical Trials Co-ordinator
Email: holly.lynn@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 1269
Dr Guy MacGowan
Honorary Professor of Heart Failure
Email: guy.macgowan@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 223 1546
Dr John Mansfield
Senior Lecturer/Consultant
Email: j.c.mansfield@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 282 0135
Dr Chiara Marini Bettolo
Associate Clinical Researcher
Lily Martin Guillen
Research Technician
Dr Ricardo Martins Gouveia
New Harvest Research Fellow
Email: ricardo.gouveia@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +441912418852
Amy McAllister
PA to Professor Sir John Burn
Email: amy.mcallister@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: 01912418794
Kevin McEleny
Associate Clinical Lecturer
Dr Grace McMacken
Clinical Research Associate
Email: grace.mcmacken@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: 01912418653
Dr Annette Meeson
Lecturer
Email: annette.meeson@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8856
Dr Colin Miles
Senior Lecturer
Email: colin.miles@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8699
Dr Anna Mitchell
Academic Clinical Lecturer
Email: anna.mitchell1@ncl.ac.uk
Dr Elisa Molinari
Research Associate
Leanne Morrison
Deputy Institute Manager
Email: leanne.morrison@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8696
Dr Juliane Mueller
Research Associate
Email: juliane.mueller@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8818
Robert Muni Lofra
Neuromuscular Research Physiotherapist
Email: Robert.Muni-Lofra@newcastle.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8865
Dr Jennifer Munkley
Faculty Fellow
Email: jennifer.munkley@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)191 241 8685
Benjamin Munro
Research Technician
Email: benjamin.munro@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8818
Professor Alison Murdoch
Professor of Reproductive Medicine and Head of Department
Email: alison.murdoch@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 213 8213
Dr Lindsay Murphy
Registry Programme Manager Curator
Email: lindsay.murphy@ncl.ac.uk
Hannah Murray
International Liaison & Comms Assistant
Email: hannah.murray@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: 0191 241 8839
Michelle Murray
Technician
Lorna Nelson
Institute Manager
Email: lorna.nelson@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 2418633
Dr Nikoletta Nikolenko
Clinical Research Associate
Nicole O'Connor
SMA Education Co-ordinator
Email: nicole.oconnor@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: 0191 241 8858
Dr John O'Sullivan
Associate Clinical Researcher
Lynne Overman
Research Associate
Email: lynne.overman@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8685
Dr Andrew Owens
Honorary Clinical Reader
Email: a.owens@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: 0191 241 8859
Avril Palmeri
RD-Connect Project Assistant
Email: avril.palmeri@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)191 241 8659
Dr Pawel Palmowski
Research Associate
Email: pawel.palmowski@ncl.ac.uk
Dr Eleanor Parker
Research Associate
Dr Brendan Payne
Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: brendan.payne@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 5295
Professor Simon Pearce
Prof of Endocrinology
Email: simon.pearce@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8674
Anna Peel
Clinical Trials Co-ordinator
Email: anna.peel1@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: 0191 241 8649
Dr Petros Perros
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
Email: petros.perros@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 202 090
Dr Helen Phillips
Lecturer
Email: helen.phillips@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8698
Dr Katarzyna Pirog
Lecturer in Musculoskeletal Genetics
Email: katarzyna.pirog@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44(0) 191 241 8622
Dr Oksana Pogoryelova
Senior Research Associate
Email: oksana.pogoryelova@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8640
Dr Angela Pyle
Senior Research Associate
Email: angela.pyle@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8818
Dr Rachel Queen
Experimental Scientific Officer
Email: rachel.queen@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: 0191 241 8692
Dr Richard Quinton
Consultant/Senior Lecturer
Email: richard.quinton@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 282 4635
Dr Marta Radwan
Marie Sklodowska-Curie GF Fellow
Dr Neil Rajan
Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Dermatologist
Email: neil.rajan@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8813
Dr Simon Ramsbottom
Kidney Research UK Post-doctoral Fellow
Email: simon.ramsbottom@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)191 241 8612
Dr Salman Razvi
Clinical Senior Lecturer/Consultant
Email: salman.razvi@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: 0191 241 8838
Dr Rachael Redgrave
Research Associate
Email: rachael.redgrave@ncl.ac.uk
Lynn Reed
Study Coordinator
Email: lynn.reed@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8874
Dr Louise Reynard
Lecturer
Email: louise.reynard@ncl.ac.uk
Dr Sarah Rice
Research Associate
Email: sarah.rice@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: 0191 2418 626
Dr Gavin Richardson
Newcastle Uni Research Fellow (Cardio)
Email: gavin.richardson@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)191 241 8615
Anthony Riley
Support Technician
Email: tony.riley@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8665
Dr Amanda Robe-Bolam
Project Manager
Email: amanda.robe@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: 0191 241 8858
Agata Robertson
Clinical Trials Co-ordinator
Email: agata.robertson@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: 0191 241 8649
Susan Robinson
Administrator
Email: Susan.robinson@nuth.nhs.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 282 0841
Emeritus Professor Drew Rowan
Professor of Molecular Rheumatology
Telephone: +44 (0)191 208 8821/7541
Dr Mauro Santibanez Koref
Senior Lecturer
Email: mauro.santibanez-koref@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8693
Dr Adrian Santos
Research Associate
Professor John Sayer
Clin Prof of Renal Medicine
Email: john.sayer@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8608
Emma Scott
Research Associate
Email: emma.scott@ncl.ac.uk
Trish Sewell
Finance & Research Support Assistant
Email: trish.sewell@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8691
Dr Wasay Shaikh Qureshi
Research Associate
Dr Colin Shepherd
Research Associate
Email: colin.shepherd@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: 0191 241 8672
Michelle Sherriff
Administrative Assistant
Dr Harsh Sheth
Research Associate
Email: harsh.sheth2@ncl.ac.uk
Paul Sidney
Institute Technician
Email: paul.sidney@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8678
Linda Sneddon
Genetic Research Nurse
Email: l.m.sneddon@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 223 1522
Dr Tony Sorial
Clinical Fellow in Orthopaedics
Email: tony.sorial@ncl.ac.uk
Dr Sabine Specht
Senior Research Associate
Professor Ioakim Spyridopoulos
Prof of Cardiovascular Gerontology
Email: ioakim.spyridopoulos@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8675
Dr Shalabh Srivastava
Associate Clinical Lecturer
Email: shalabh.srivastava@ncl.ac.uk
David Steel
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
Email: david.steel@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 5699065
Professor Konstantinos Stellos
Prof of Cardiovascular Medicine & Epitranscriptomics
Emeritus Professor Tom Strachan
Emeritus Professor
Professor Volker Straub
Harold Macmillan Professor of Medicine
Email: volker.straub@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8655
Helen Sutherland
Data Manager
Julie Taggart
Research Technician
Email: julie.taggart@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 2418720
Professor Michael Taggart
Chair of Reproductive Sciences
Email: michael.taggart@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0191) 208 6988
Dr Yuko Takeda
Research Associate
Jack Thornton
Technician
Dr May Tiet
Clinical Research Associate
Dr Winnie Tong
Associate Researcher
Dr Ana Topf
Senior Research Associate
Email: ana.topf@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8653
Maria Tselepi
Research Technician
Email: maria.tselepi@ncl.ac.uk
Dr Simon Tual-Chalot
Research Associate
Email: simon.tual-chalot@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8690
Catherine Turner
DMD Programme Coordinator
Email: catherine.turner@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8659
Megan Turner
Medical Secretary
Email: megan.turner@nuth.nhs.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8757
Sarah Urquhart
Vision-DMD Project Assistant
Email: sarah.urquhart@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 86 49
Dr Henriette van Ruiten
Clinical Research Associate
Professor Joris Veltman
Director
Email: joris.veltman@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: 0191 2418611
Clare Vint
Project Administrator
Email: clare.vint@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8616
Dr Anna Walaszczyk
Research Associate
Professor Brian Walker
PVC, Research Strategy & Resources
Email: brian.walker@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44(0)191 208 7701
Rachael Watson
Teaching Technican
Email: rachael.watson@ncl.ac.uk
Dr David Wilkinson
Research Associate
Dr Ian Wilson
Lecturer
Email: ian.wilson@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8689
Dr Michael Wright
Associate Clinical Lecturer
Email: michael.wright@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8738
Dr Laura Yates
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
Email: laura.yates@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 4917
Professor David Young
Professor of Musculoskeletal Biology
Email: david.young@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8831
Wayne Younger
Institute Administrator
Email: wayne.younger@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8868
Dr Darin Zerti
Research Associate