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With staff as diverse as they are skilled, the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health brings together people at the top of their field to work together to improve the health and well-being of children and the adults they will become.Our staff bring a range of experience to help students grasp the realities of child health work at national and international levels. We collaborate with many partners throughout the world - other national and international academic, NHS, charitable, governmental and non-governmental organisations.
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ICH Academic Role Models
As part of our Athena SWAN Silver Award commitment, a selection of staff at ICH talk about the challenges of developing research careers and the importance of their own role models.
Senior Management Team
| Institute Director | Rosalind Smyth |
| Deputy Director (Education) | Helen Bedford & Angie Wade (job share) |
| Deputy Director (NHS Liaison) | David Goldblatt |
| Deputy Director (Strategy & Partnerships) | Catherine Law |
| Institute Manager | Tansy Jones |
Education Management
| Co-Director Education (Clinical Academic Training) | Despina Eleftheriou |
| Departmental Postgraduate Tutor (Research) | Claire Thorne |
| Departmental Postgraduate Tutor (Taught Courses) | Jane Simmonds |
| Education Administration Manager | Leigh Kilpert |
Academic Programme Management
Developmental Biology & Cancer Programme
| Head of Programme | JP Martinez-Barbera |
| Deputy Head of Programme | John Anderson |
| Programme Manager | Louise Loughlin |
| Programme Support Services team | ich.dbc.programme@ucl.ac.uk |
Developmental Neurosciences Programme
| Head of Programme | Helen Cross |
| Deputy Head of Programme | Torsten Baldeweg |
| Programme Manager | Rebecca Sibley |
| Programme Support Services team | ich.dn.programme@ucl.ac.uk |
Genetics & Genomic Medicine Programme
| Head of Programme | Paul Gissen |
| Deputy Head of Programme | Stephen Hart |
| Programme Manager | Chris Thalasselis |
| Programme Support Services team | ich.ggm.programme@ucl.ac.uk |
Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Programme
| Head of Programme | Adrian Thrasher |
| Deputy Head of Programme | Lucy Wedderburn |
| Programme Manager | Vania de Toledo |
| Programme Support Services team | ich.iii.programme@ucl.ac.uk |
Population, Policy & Practice Programme
| Head of Programme | Monica Lakhanpaul |
| Deputy Head of Programme | David Skuse |
| Programme Manager | Kath Peacock |
| Programme Support Services team | ich.ppp.programme@ucl.ac.uk |
BRC Director
| BRC Director | Thomas Voit |
Professional Services team leads
| Deputy Institute Manager | Serife Dervish |
| Education Administration Manager | Leigh Kilpert |
| Executive Officer | Nicole Hofmans |
| Finance Manager | Rachel Smith |
| Head of Laboratory Managment | Kate Thornton |
| HR Manager | Ludi Capelan |
| ICH Events Manager | Ash Kotecha |
| IT Manager | Trudi Anderson |
| Manager Satellites Estates | Colin Boekbinder |
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