People

Making decisions

UCL Council have ultimate accountability for the Programme, including financial control.

IoN-DRI Executive Board governs and oversee delivery of the Programme, and includes senior academics and senior management for Operations, Finance and Estates.

IoN-DRI Programme Steering Group reports to the Executive and oversees and shapes the direction of the Programme.

Infrastructure Programme Board is a leadership forum for the delivery of the construction elements of the Programme.

Strategic Delivery Group is made up of representatives from Queen Square Institute of Neurology, UK Dementia Research Institute and the National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery. They meet monthly to discuss how the new building is being designed to ensure it meets their needs and how it will need to operate once opened.

The Programme also operates with a number of additional strategy groups and workstreams providing senior academic/organisational leadership over different elements of the Programme.

Our People

Executive Board

The Executive Board governs and oversees delivery of the Programme.

Professor Ibrahim Abubakar (Chair), Dean of Faculty of Population Health Sciences/Pro-Provost (Health), UCL

Charu Gorasia, Chief Financial Officer, UCL

Professor Michael Hanna, Director, UCL Institute of Neurology

Andy Smith, Assistant Director Major Projects, Estates Development (Capital Projects), UCL

Tim Jaggard, Deputy Chief Executive/Chief Financial Officer, UCLH

Hannah Milner, Director Estates Development, Capital Programmes, UCL

David Probert, Chief Executive, UCLH

Professor Alan Thompson (Programme Sponsor), Dean of Faculty of Brain Sciences, UCL

Julie Whetton, Executive Director Estates Development, UCL

David Howard, IoN-DRI Programme Manager, UCL

Geoff Dunk, Director of Operations, Faculty of Brain Sciences, UCL

Zak Patel, Associate Director of Finance, Infrastructure Projects, UCL

Leadership team

The leadership team have overall oversight of the Programme, with responsibility for ensuring successful programme delivery.

Professor Alan Thompson (alan.thompson@ucl.ac.uk), Dean of UCl Faculty of Brain Sciences and IoN-DRI Programme Sponsor

Andy Smith (andrew.l.smith@ucl.ac.uk), Assistant Director Major Projects, Estates Development (Capital Projects), UCL

Tim Jaggard, Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer, UCLH

David Howard (david.howard@ucl.ac.uk), Programme Manager

Organisations in the building

The new facility at Grays Inn Road will be home to three bodies: the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology (IoN), the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) and the UCLH National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN).

Professor Michael Hanna (m.hanna@ucl.ac.uk), Director of UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology

Professor Siddharthan Chandran, UK DRI Director

Professor John Duncan (john.duncan@nhs.net), Professor of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Programme team

The Programme team are responsible for ensuring that oversight is provided through reporting, governance meetings, budget tracking, issue and risk management and key review points to ensure the programme can successfully move to its next stage of delivery.

David Howard (david.howard@ucl.ac.uk), IoN-DRI Programme Manager

Professor Giampietro Schiavo (g.schiavo@ucl.ac.uk), Core Technology Platforms Lead

Kully Sunner (k.sunner@ucl.ac.uk), Lab Operations Lead

Dr Lee Stanyer (l.stanyer@ucl.ac.uk), Lab Infrastructure Lead

Faith Ebhojiaye​ (f.ebhojiaye@ucl.ac.uk), Data Technician​

Sarah-Jane Newbery, (s.newbery@ucl.ac.uk), Migration and Move Project Manager

Jane Arthurs, (j.arthurs@ucl.ac.uk) Mobilisation and Operational Readiness Manager

Anna Dabrowski (a.dabrowski@ucl.ac.uk), Communications Manager

Liam Hagan (l.hagan@ucl.ac.uk), Programme Support Officer

Construction team

The construction team oversee the delivery of the new state-of-the-art building on Grays Inn Road and the renovations of IoN’s laboratories and office space within Queen Square House.

Andy Smith (andrew.l.smith@ucl.ac.uk), Assistant Director Major Projects, Estates Development (Capital Projects), UCL

Mace, Construction Management Partner

Hawkins\Brown, Project Architects

Turner & Townsend, Project Management Consultants

Operational Leads

Geoff Dunk (g.dunk@ucl.ac.uk), Director of Operations, Faculty of Brain Sciences, UCL

Dr Hélène Crutzen (h.crutzen@ucl.ac.uk), Manager, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology

Professor Giampietro Schiavo (g.schiavo@ucl.ac.uk), Professor of Cellular Neuroscience, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology

Paul Swainsbury (p.swainsbury@ucl.ac.uk), Finance Manager, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology

Mike Brown (mike.brown@ucl.ac.uk) and Catherine Hills (catherine.hills@ucl.ac.uk), UCL Biological Services

Working Environment Group

Our Working Environment Group (WEG) is made up of colleagues from all across the Institute, including researchers, professional service staff & technical staff from every department. The WEG aims to connect the IoN-DRI Programme and people across the Institute and ensure that everyone feels fully informed about the programme and for the programme to properly understand staff and students’ views.

Dr Hélène Crutzen, Institute Manager and Chair

Steffy Czieso, Lab Operations Manager and Co-chair

• Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy (DCEE) – Christoph Zimmer, Gabriele Lignani
• Clinical and Movement Neurosciences (DCMN) – Burleen Chhatwal, Antonella Spinazzola, Mark Gaskin
• Neurodegenerative Diseases (DND) – Caitlin Loh, Christian Landles, Claire Pimblett, Florence Gidney, Sabrina Skeete, Sam Crawford, Sue Noy
• Neuromuscular Diseases (DNMD) – Charlotte Spicer, Darija Soltic, Matthew Keuss
• UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL (DRI) – Charlotte Grady, Mireia Mato Prado
• IoN Head Office – Dimitrios Zachos, Sandra Porteous, Sarah Lawson
• Brain Repair & Rehabilitation (BRR) – Amy Gent
• Neuroinflammation (NI) – Jennifer Pocock

Philanthropy 

Angharad Milenkovic (angharad.milenkovic@ucl.ac.uk), Vice-President Advancement

Ian Wilson (ian.wilson@ucl.ac.uk), Director of Development, Office of Vice-President Advancement (OVPA)

Public Art

Sam Wilkinson (sam.wilkinson@ucl.ac.uk), UCL Director of Public Art; Director of Cultural & Community Engagement, UCL East Campus