Affiliate members
Individuals who work closely with the Usher Institute, but whose primary affiliation is elsewhere.
The Usher Institute is proud to have strong collaborations across the University of Edinburgh and beyond. Individuals who are not Usher Institute staff but have existing or planned collaborations and areas of mutual research interest can apply to become Affiliate Members of the Usher Institute. The aim of our Affiliate membership is to strengthen research ties and catalyse new initiatives with outstanding colleagues across the University and beyond.
Our Usher Institute Affiliates are:
| Name | Role and primary affiliation outside of Usher | Profile |
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| Till Bachmann |
Professor of Molecular Diagnostics and Infection, Centre for Inflammation Research |
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Abi Beane |
Reader in Critical Care Medicine and Health systems development, CIR, The University of Edinburgh | Dr Abi Beane | The University of Edinburgh |
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David Breen |
Senior Clinical Research Fellow and Honorary Consultant Neurologist, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic |
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| Sara Brown | Professor of Dermatology & Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Genomic Medicine | Sara Brown Research Group | The University of Edinburgh |
| Clara Calia | Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, School of Health in Social Science | |
| Sharon Cameron | Consultant in Gynaecology and Sexual & Reproductive Health and Honorary Professor, Centre for Reproductive Health | Professor Sharon Cameron | The University of Edinburgh |
| Richard Chin | Professor of Paediatric Neurology and Clinical Epidemiology / Honorary consultant paediatric neurologist at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children (Edinburgh) / Clinical Director of the Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre | Richard's profile on Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre webite |
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Steve Cunningham |
Professor of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Centre for Inflammation Research |
Steve Cunningham | The University of Edinburgh Research Explorer |
| James Dear | Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences | |
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Marie T Fallon |
St Columba’s Hospice Chair of Palliative Medicine, The University of Edinburgh |
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| Charlie Gourley | Professor of Medical Oncology at The University of Edinburgh and Honorary Consultant in Medical Oncology at the Edinburgh Cancer Centre / Clinical Director, CRUK Scotland Centre / Director, Nicola Murray Centre for Ovarian Cancer Research | Charlie's University of Edinburgh profile |
| Julia Grahamslaw | Lead Research Nurse - EMERGE | Emergency Medicine Research Group Edinburgh (EMERGE) |
| Alasdair Gray | Consultant in Emergency Medicine, NHS Lothian / Honorary University of Edinburgh |
Alasdair's profile on Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences website |
| Shahid Hanif |
Managing Director, GetReal Institute, Senior Research Fellow, RAND Europe, Founder & Director, Avenzoar Consulting Ltd |
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| Rashan Haniffa
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Professor of critical care and health systems research | Rashan's profile on the Centre for Inflammation Research website |
| Peter Hall | Professor of Cancer Informatics and Consultant Medical Oncologist |
Peter's University of Edinburgh profile Peter's Research Group profile on Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre, IGC |
| Aisha Holloway | Professor of Nursing Studies, School of Health in Social Science | |
| Andrew Horne |
Professor of Gynaecology and Reproductive Sciences / Honorary Consultant Gynaecologist, MRC Centre for Reproductive Health
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| Alixe Kilgour | Medicine of the Elderly Consultant in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh / Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, The University of Edinburgh | Alixe's University of Edinburgh profile |
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Barry J A Laird |
St Columba’s Hospice Senior Lecturer in Palliative Medicine / Honorary Senior Lecturer in Palliative Medicine, University of Glasgow / Honorary Consultant in Palliative Medicine, NHS Lothian
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| Charlie Lees | Consultant Gastroenterologist, Honorary University of Edinburgh |
Charlie's profile on Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine website |
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Milly Lo |
Consultant Paediatric Intensivist / Research Lead for Paediatric Critical Care Medicine / NRS Career Research Clinician / Honorary Reader, The University of Edinburgh | |
| Allan MacRaild | Lead Research Nurse - Stroke - EMERGE | Emergency Medicine Research Group Edinburgh (EMERGE) |
| Alpana Mair |
Head of Effective Prescribing and Therapeutics Division, Scottish Government / Scottish Quality, Safety & Improvement Fellow / EU Project coordinator for SIMPATHY & iSIMPATHY and EIP AHA A1: Prescribing / Honorary Fellow, The University of Edinburgh |
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| Catherine Maternowska | Professor of Violence Prevention for Young People | |
| Chelsea Morroni |
Chancellor's Fellow in Global Sexual and Reproductive Health, MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, The University of Edinburgh / Co-Director, UK Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Clinical Effectiveness Unit / Director, Botswana Sexual and Reproductive Health Research Initiative / Senior Research Associate, Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership |
Chelsea's Research Explorer profile |
| Rachel O’Brien | Lead Research Nurse - EMERGE | Emergency Medicine Research Group of Edinburgh (EMERGE) |
| Miranda Odam | Research Nurse Manager | Emergency Medicine Research Group of Edinburgh (EMERGE) |
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David Porteous |
Professorial Research Fellow |
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| Matt Reed | Consultant and NRS Fellow in Emergency Medicine, NHS Lothian/ Director of EMERGE/ Honorary Reader, University of Edinburgh/ Member Edinburgh Acute Care, Usher Institute | |
| Corinne Reid | Consultant | Corinne Reid Consulting - LinkedIn |
| Jürgen Schwarze | Edward Clark Chair of Child Life and Health, Centre for Inflammation Research/ Honorary consultant paediatrician with NHS Lothian |
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Anoop Shah |
Clinical Lecturer in Cardiology, Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences | |
| Rustam Al-Shahi Salman | Professor of Clinical Neurology / Honorary consultant neurologist, NHS Lothian | |
| Manu Shankar-Hari | Professor of Translational Critical Care Medicine | Manu's profile on Centre for Inflammation Resarch website |
| Pam Smith | Professorial Fellow, Nursing Studies, School of Health in Social Science |
Pam's University of Edinburgh profile |
| Mark Strachan | Consultant Physician in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Acute Medicine at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh / Honorary Professor, The University of Edinburgh | |
| Olivia Swann | Clinical Lecturer in Paediatric Infectious Disease | Olivia's Research Explorer profile |
| Albert Tenesa | Professor of Quantitative Genetics, Roslin Institute | |
| Rosemary Townsend | Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Centre for Reproductive Health, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine/ Honorary Consultant Obstetrician, NHS Lothian | Rosemary Townsend | The University of Edinburgh Research Explorer |
| Catalina Vallejos | Chancellor’s Fellow | |
| Thomas Weiser | Senior Clinical Lecturer, Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Stanford University and Consulting Medical Officer, Lifebox Foundation
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| William Whiteley | Reader in Neurology, Honorary Neurologist | William's Research Explorer Profile |
| Rachael Wood | Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Public Health Scotland /Honorary Reader, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, The University of Edinburgh | |
| Robert Young | Academic Track Lecturer (Zhejiang) | Robert's ZJU-UoE Institute profile |
| Steven Yule |
Professor of Behavioural Sciences, Clinical Surgery, The University of Edinburgh Director, Edinburgh Surgical Sabermetrics Group |
Steven's Clinical Surgery profile |
If you wish to enquire about becoming an Affiliate Member of the Usher Institute, please contact our Senior Research Strategy Manager, via the Usher Communications mailbox, usher.communications@ed.ac.uk