Find out more about staff at the Usher Institute.
Usher Senior Leadership Team
Usher Institute Executive
| Director / Dean of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences | Professor Cathie Sudlow |
| Chief Academic Officer | Professor Julie Jacko |
| Heads of Centre: Biomedicine, Self & Society | Professors Sarah Cunningham-Burley and Martyn Pickersgill |
| Heads of Centre: Global Health | Professors Harish Nair and Jackie Price |
| Heads of Centre: Medical Informatics | Professors Ewen Harrison and Julie Jacko |
| Heads of Centre: Population Health Sciences | Professors Linda Bauld and David Weller |
| Interim Director of Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit | Professor Steff Lewis |
| Senior Responsible Officer, Data-Driven Innovation Hub | Professor Nick Mills (Deputy: Professor Ewen Harrison) |
| Director, Advanced Care Research Centre | Professor Bruce Guthrie |
| Deanery Director of Postgraduate Taught / Teaching Organisation Representative | Michelle Evans |
| Director of Professional Services / Chair of Professional Services committee | Vivien Smith |
| Head of Communications, Marketing and Engagement | Susan Buckingham |
Strategic Directors / area leads
| Co-Directors of Education/ Co-Chairs of Education committee | Professor Jeni Harden and Michelle Evans |
Director of Postgraduate Research (feeds in to Senior Leadership Team via Director(s) of Education) | Professor Chris Weir |
| Director of Innovation / Chair of Innovation committee (formerly Impact committee - in transition) | Dr Ahmar Shah |
| Director of Research / Chair of Research committee | Dr Fiona Dobbie |
| Chair of Academic Health Professionals committee (in development) | Professor Nazir Lone |
| Chair of Data and Infotech committee (formerly IS committee - in transition) | Dr Fiona Strachan |
| Chair of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion committee | Dr Helen Eborall |
| Chair of Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) committee (in development) | Dr Tracy Jackson |
Find contact details for our core Usher Institute teams (Communications, Human Resources, Finance, Operations, Research Support and Teaching Organisation)
All academic, research and professional services staff from across the Usher Institute.
The Usher Institute enjoys close working relationships with many individuals who are not part of our core staff, but whose primary affiliation with The University of Edinburgh is through Usher. These Honorary staff, Visiting scholars and Emeriti Professors all contribute to our success and collegiate working environment.
Individuals who work closely with the Usher Institute, but whose primary affiliation is elsewhere.
PhD, MRes and MD students on the three postgraduate programmes in Usher - Global Health, Medical Informatics and Population Health Sciences.
Centre staff lists
Interested in our sub-units? View staff lists split by primary Centre/Unit affiliation:
Medical Informatics - staff list
Population Health Sciences - staff list
Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit - staff list managed on separate website
We also have staff based in our Teaching Organisation, in teams working within our Health and Social Care Data-Driven Innovation Programme, and our Core Professional Services teams (see our Contact us page)
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
The Usher Institute seeks to foster an inclusive, fair, respectful culture and a welcoming environment in which all staff and students can flourish.
Find our more about Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the Usher Institute
General enquiry?
If you are making a general enquiry to the Usher Institute please find details on our contact us page.
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