Our people

Qasim is a Professor in Bioprocess Engineering and Vice Dean of Health in the Faculty of Engineering Sciences. His research focuses on Cell and Gene Therapy Bioprocessing. He is one of the 20 most influential and inspirational individuals in Advanced Medicine for 2020, recognised by The Medicine Maker, and is listed alongside Nobel Laureates, multinational CEOs, and leading scientists.

Luís connects researchers, industry actors and clinicians to foster interdisciplinary solutions to healthcare problems. 

Luís has a strong academic background. He was a Research Associate in Pediatric Clinical Neuroimaging at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and a PhD in Neuroimaging from King’s College London.

Before joining IHE, Luís was a policy adviser at the Policy Impact Unit, where he contributed to increase the use of UCL research produced in the policymaking.

I lead communications for the Institute, which involves sharing our leading research with the wider world - publishing news articles, managing social media and creating engaging digital content. My objective is to ensure that the IHE is the one-stop-shop for healthcare engineering at UCL, and to grow our profile further afield. 

I also manage the IHE Impact Fellowship, a training programme which helps UCL researchers make an impact and engage with people beyond the university walls.

I support the IHE with communications and marketing. That includes the usual things like email, social media and events. My role also involves finding new ways to engage with communities at UCL and, in London, and to expand the impact of the IHE. And that's why this job is so interesting - ideas I have come to fruition and that's always so fulfilling to see.