People
Working together across the UK - find out who is who in our leadership team, our students and core staff
Our members include internationally respected clinicians and academics from all four UK nations, our volunteer Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) patient leads, our students and our administrative staff.
Here we list here our directors and other staff who are involved directly with shaping the work of the Centre, alongside our core administrative team, and our current and former students.
The Centre is led by two directors, Professor Aziz Sheikh from the University of Edinburgh and Professor Chris Griffiths from Queen Mary University of London.
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Aziz Sheikh |
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Chris Griffiths |
Centre Director |
Centre Director, Lead: Preventing asthma attacks |
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Based at: University of Edinburgh | Based at: Queen Mary University London | ||
Aziz's Profile | Chris' Profile |
The Centre has identified academic leads for our key areas of work, identified below. This includes our core research themes, as well as other areas of support which facilitate and advance the world-leading research we undertake.
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Chris Griffiths |
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Andrew Wilson |
Centre Director, Lead: Preventing asthma attacks |
Lead: Preventing asthma attacks | ||
Based at: Queen Mary University London | Based at: University of East Anglia | ||
Chris' Profile | Andrew's Profile | ||
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Andy Bush |
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Hilary Pinnock |
Lead: Optimising management of asthma attacks |
Lead: Optimising management of asthma attacks Lead: Postgraduate Training, Network Coordinator |
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Based at: Imperial College London | Based at: University of Edinburgh | ||
Andy's Profile | Hilary's Profile | ||
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Steff Lewis |
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Beth Stuart |
Lead: Methodology in Asthma Trials | Lead: Methodology in Asthma Trials | ||
Based at: University of Edinburgh | Based at: Queen Mary University London | ||
Steff's Profile | Beth's Profile | ||
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Gwyn Davies |
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Monica Fletcher |
Lead: Postgraduate Training | Lead: Advocacy | ||
Based at: Swansea University | Based at: University of Edinburgh | ||
Gwyn's Profile | |||
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Anna De Simoni |
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Tracy Jackson |
Co-Lead: Patient and Public Involvement | Co-Lead: Patient and Public Involvement | ||
Based at: Queen Mary University London | Based at: University of Edinburgh | ||
Anna's Profile | Tracy's Profile |
We are indebted to our volunteer PPI patient leads - volunteers who sit on the Centre Management Committee and help shape the work of the Centre to ensure that people affected by asthma stay firmly at our core.
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Leo Campbell |
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Bill Day |
Volunteer PPI Patient Lead | Volunteer PPI Patient Lead | ||
Leo's Profile | Bill's Profile | ||
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Amanda Keighley |
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David Weatherill |
Volunteer PPI Patient Lead | Volunteer PPI Patient Lead | ||
Amanda's Profile | David's Profile |
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Natalia Reglinska-Matveyev |
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Claire Jankowska |
Centre Manager | Communications and Engagement Officer | ||
Based at: University of Edinburgh | Based at: University of Edinburgh | ||
Natalia's Profile | Claire's Profile | ||
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Laura Gonzalez Rienda |
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Amanda Davies |
PPI Platform Research and Operations Assistant | Postgraduate Training Co-ordinator | ||
Based at: University of Edinburgh | Based at: Swansea University | ||
Laura's Profile | |||
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Paula Mika |
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Centre Administrator | |||
Based at: University of Edinburgh | |||
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Tracy Jackson |
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Florian Tomini |
Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research Patient and Public Involvement Research Fellow | Health Economist and Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research Methodology Group Convener | ||
Based at: University of Edinburgh | Based at: Queen Mary University London | ||
Tracy's Profile | Florian's Profile |
Research Fellows
Current Students
Former Students
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