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.

Directors

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.

	Aziz Sheikh		Chris Griffiths
	Centre Director		Centre Director, Lead: Preventing asthma attacks
	Based at: University of Edinburgh		Based at: Queen Mary University London
	Aziz's Profile		Chris' Profile

Theme Leads

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.

	Chris Griffiths		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
	Andy Bush		Hilary Pinnock
	Lead: Optimising management of asthma attacks		Lead: Optimising management of asthma attacks Lead: Postgraduate Training, Network Coordinator
	Based at: Imperial College London		Based at: University of Edinburgh
	Andy's Profile		Hilary's Profile
	Steff Lewis		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
	Gwyn Davies		Monica Fletcher
	Lead: Postgraduate Training		Lead: Advocacy
	Based at: Swansea University		Based at: University of Edinburgh
	Gwyn's Profile
	Anna De Simoni		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

Patient and Public Involvement Leads

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.

	Leo Campbell		Bill Day
	Volunteer PPI Patient Lead		Volunteer PPI Patient Lead
	Leo's Profile		Bill's Profile
	Amanda Keighley
	Volunteer PPI Patient Lead
	Amanda's Profile

Professional Services Team

	Natalia Reglinska-Matveyev		Claire Jankowska
	Centre Manager		Communications and Engagement Officer
	Based at: University of Edinburgh		Based at: University of Edinburgh
	Natalia's Profile		Claire's Profile
	Laura Gonzalez Rienda		Amanda Davies
	PPI Platform Research and Operations Assistant		Postgraduate Training Co-ordinator
	Based at: University of Edinburgh		Based at: Swansea University
	Laura's Profile
	Paula Mika
	Centre Administrator
	Based at: University of Edinburgh

Centre Platform Expertise

	Tracy Jackson		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

Centre Members

Centre members include everyone who is working on projects and programmes across our network. Find out more about key people at each of our member Institutions on our Network page.

Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research Network

Centre Affiliation

Find information on how to become affiliated with the Centre as a project, student or institution on our Join Us page.

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