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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 & 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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Academic & research staff:
- Developmental Biology and Cancer
- Developmental Neuroscience
- Genetics and Genomic Medicine
- Infection, Immunity and Inflammation
- Population, Policy and Practice
ICH Academic Role Models
As part of our Athena SWAN Silver Award commitment, a selection of staff at GOS 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 | Paloma Garcia-Paredes |
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 | TBA |
| Programme Support Services team | ich.ggm.programme@ucl.ac.uk |
Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Programme
| Head of Programme | Adrian Thrasher |
| Deputy Head of Programme | Christine Kinnon |
| Programme Manager | Vania de Toledo |
| Programme Support Services team | ich.iii.programme@ucl.ac.uk |
Population, Policy & Practice Programme
| Head of Programme | Jugnoo Rahi |
| Deputy Head of Programme | Bianca de Stavola |
| Programme Manager | Sam McGarry |
| Programme Support Services team | ich.ppp.programme@ucl.ac.uk |
BRC Director
| BRC Director | Thomas Voit |
Professional Services team leads
| Deputy Institute Manager | Sophie Elgood |
| Education Administration Manager | Paloma Garcia-Paredes |
| Executive Officer | Nicole Hofmans |
| Finance Manager | Rachel Smith |
| Head of Laboratory Managment | Carla Milagre |
| HR Manager | Ludi Capelan |
| Senior Events Coordinator | Cristina Lai |
| IT Manager | Trudi Anderson |
| Manager Satellites Estates | Colin Boekbinder |
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