People

The IoN-DRI programme is sponsored by Professor Alan Thompson, Dean of the UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences, and organised into different workstreams, each of which is sponsored by senior leads from across UCL.

Making decisions

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

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

ION-DRI 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 Group

The execuitve group governs and oversee delivery of the programme

Aimie Chapple Vice-President (Operations), UCL, Charu Gorasia, Chief Financial Officer - UCL, Mike Hanna Director, UCL ION, Tim Jaggard, Deputy Chief Executive /Chief Financial Officer UCLH, John O’Toole, Interim Director, Major Projects (Estates), UCL, David Probert, Chief Executive UCLH, Andy Smith, Chief Information Officer, UCL, Anthony Smith (Chair) Vice Provost (Faculties), UCL, Alan Thompson (Programme Sponsor, Dean - Faculty of Brain Sciences, 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 the UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences and Programme Sponsor
John O'Toole (john.o'toole@ucl.ac.uk), Interim Director of Major Projects, UCL Estates
Andy Smith (andy.m.smith@ucl.ac.uk), UCL Vice-President (Operations)
Tim Jaggard, UCLH Deputy Chief Executive and Finance Officer
David Howard (david.howard@ucl.ac.uk), Programme Manager

Organisations in the building – leads

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

Professor Michael Hanna (m.hanna@ucl.ac.uk), Director of the 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.

Professor Alan Thompson (alan.thompson@ucl.ac.uk), Dean of the UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences and Programme Sponsor
David Howard (david.howard@ucl.ac.uk), Senior Programme Manager

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.

John O'Toole (john.o'toole@ucl.ac.uk), Interim Director of Major Projects, UCL Estates
Martin Treacy (m.treacy@ucl.ac.uk), UCL Estates Lead
ISG, Main Build Contractor
Hawkins\ Brown, Architect
Arcadis, Project Managers

Transformation team

The transformation is led through the Strategic Delivery Group, which is chaired by Professor Michael Hanna and which oversees the delivery of the transformation. The delivery team is led by David Howard, Programme Manager.

Professor Michael Hanna (m.hanna@ucl.ac.uk), Director of the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
Professor Giampietro Schiavo (g.schiavo@ucl.ac.uk), Core Technology Platforms Lead
David Howard (david.howard@ucl.ac.uk), Programme Manager
Dr Lee Stanyer (l.stanyer@ucl.ac.uk), Lab Infrastructure Lead
Kully Sunner (k.sunner@ucl.ac.uk), Lab Operations Lead
Sarah-Jane Newbery, (s.newbery@ucl.ac.uk), Migration and Move Project Manager
Anna Dabrowski (a.dabrowski@ucl.ac.uk), Communications Manager
Shumaya Anower (s.anower@ucl.ac.uk), Programme Support Officer
Faith Ebhojiaye (f.ebhojiaye@ucl.ac.uk), Data Technician

Operational leads

Geoff Dunk (g.dunk@ucl.ac.uk), Director of Operations, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
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

Sue Noy, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Christoph Zimmer, Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, Kully Sunner, ION-DRI Programme, Michael Sheridan, UK Dementia Research Institute, Gabriele Lignani, Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, Amy Gent, Brain Repair and Rehaibilittaion, Mark Gaskin, Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, Burleen Chhatwal, Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, Florence Gidney, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Amanda Heslegrave, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Claire Pimblett, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Darija Soltic, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Caitlin Loh, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Rosie Baverstock-West, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Mireia Mato Prado, UK Dementia Research Institute, Sandra Porteous, ION HQ, Sarah Lawson, ION HQ, Dimitrios Zachos, ION HQ, Jenny Pocock, Neuroinflamation, Matthew Keuss, Neuromuscular Diseases, Charlotte Spicer, Neuromuscular Diseases
Rob Lesniak, Neuromuscular Diseases

Philanthropy

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

Public Art

Sam Wilkinson (sam.wilkinson@ucl.ac.uk), UCL Head of Public Art