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Professor Helen Cross
Institute Director
Professor Helen Cross is the Director of the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. She is also the Prince of Wales Chair of Childhood Epilepsy at UCL-Institute of Child Health, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London and Young Epilepsy, Lingfield, UK. She is currently the President of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) 2021-2025.
Senior team
| Name | Role | Contact |
| Helen Cross | Director | ich.director@ucl.ac.uk |
| Jane Simmonds | Director of Education | jane.simmonds@ucl.ac.uk |
| Nick Greene | Director of Research | n.greene@ucl.ac.uk |
| Claire Booth | Director of Strategy and Partnership | c.booth@ucl.ac.uk |
| Victoria Adrienne Robinson | Institute Manager | v.adrienne@ucl.ac.uk |
Senior team support | ||
| Name | Role | Contact |
| Nicole Hofmans | Executive Officer | n.hofmans@ucl.ac.uk |
| Vania de Toledo | Senior Departmental PS Manager | v.toledo@ucl.ac.uk |
| Sarah Birchenough | Executive Assistant | ich.director@ucl.ac.uk |
Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR GOSH BRC) | ||
| Name | Role | Contact |
| Thomas Voit | NIHR GOSH BRC Director | t.voit@ucl.ac.uk |
| David Lowery | Head of NIHR GOSH BRC Operations | david.lowery@gosh.nhs.uk |
Education | ||
Senior team | ||
| Name | Role | Contact |
| Jane Simmonds | Director of Education | jane.simmonds@ucl.ac.uk |
| Helen Bruce | Deputy Director of Education | h.bruce@ucl.ac.uk |
| Terence Stephenson | Co-Director Education (Clinical Academic Training) | t.stephenson@ucl.ac.uk |
| Mona Bajaj-Elliott | Co-Departmental Graduate Tutor (Research) | m.bajaj-elliott@ucl.ac.uk |
| Gabriel Galea | Co-Departmental Graduate Tutor (Research) | g.galea@ucl.ac.uk |
| Sally Davenport | Departmental Graduate Tutor (Teaching) | sally.davenport@ucl.ac.uk |
Postgraduate Research | ||
| Name | Role | Contact |
| Alison Gilry | Education Coordinator (Research) | a.gilry@ucl.ac.uk |
| Amy Bird | Education Administrator (Research) | amy.bird@ucl.ac.uk |
| Mona Bajaj-Elliott | Postgraduate Research Tutor | m.bajaj-elliott@ucl.ac.uk |
| Tessa Crompton | Deputy Postgraduate Research Tutor | t.crompton@ucl.ac.uk |
| Gabriel Galea | Postgraduate Research Tutor | g.galea@ucl.ac.uk |
| Mary Fewtrell | Postgraduate Research Tutor | m.fewtrell@ucl.ac.uk |
| Dagan Jenkins | Postgraduate Research Tutor | d.jenkins@ucl.ac.uk |
| Sara Mole | Deputy Postgraduate Research Tutor | s.mole@ucl.ac.uk |
| Frederique Liegeois | Postgraduate Research Tutor | f.liegeois@ucl.ac.uk |
| Simon Beggs | Deputy Postgraduate Research Tutor | s.beggs@ucl.ac.uk |
| Andrew Stoker | Postgraduate Research Tutor | a.stoker@ucl.ac.uk |
Postgraduate Taught Courses | ||
| Name | Role | Contact |
| Claire Moseley | Education Coordinator (PGT South) | claire.moseley@ucl.ac.uk |
| Patricia John | Education Administrator (PGT South) | patricia.john@ucl.ac.uk |
| Sharon Sagoo | Education Administrator (PGT South) | s.sagoo@ucl.ac.uk |
| Katherine Irwin | Education Administrator (PGT South) | katherine.irwin.18@ucl.ac.uk |
| Medani Imtiaz | Education Administrator (PGT South) | medani.imtiaz@ucl.ac.uk |
Research and Teaching Departments | ||
Developmental Biology and Cancer | ||
| Name | Role | Contact |
| David Long | Head of Department | d.long@ucl.ac.uk |
| Owen Williams | Deputy Head of Department | owen.williams@ucl.ac.uk |
| Susan Lloyd | Department Manager | susan.lloyd@ucl.ac.uk |
| PSS Team - Generic | Department Support Services team | ich.dbc.admin@ucl.ac.uk |
Developmental Neurosciences | ||
| Name | Role | Contact |
| Torsten Baldeweg | Head of Department | t.baldeweg@ucl.ac.uk |
| Manju Kurian | Deputy Head of Department | manju.kurian@ucl.ac.uk |
| Tathiana Santana | Department Manager | t.santana@ucl.ac.uk |
| PSS Team - Generic | Department Support Services team | ich.dn.admin@ucl.ac.uk |
Genetics and Genomic Medicine | ||
| Name | Role | Contact |
| Hannah Mitchison | Head of Department | h.mitchison@ucl.ac.uk |
| John Achermann | Deputy Head of Department | j.achermann@ucl.ac.uk |
| Hatty Goddard | Department Manager | h.goddard@ucl.ac.uk |
| PSS Team - Generic | Department Support Services team | ich.ggm.admin@ucl.ac.uk |
Infection, Immunity and Inflammation | ||
| Name | Role | Contact |
| Louis Grandjean | Head of Department | l.grandjean@ucl.ac.uk |
| Giorgia Santili | Deputy Head of Department | g.santilli@ucl.ac.uk |
| Vania de Toledo | Department Manager | v.toledo@ucl.ac.uk |
| PSS Team - Generic | Department Support Services team | ich.iii.admin@ucl.ac.uk |
Population, Policy and Practice | ||
| Name | Role | Contact |
| Claire Thorne | Head of Department | claire.thorne@ucl.ac.uk |
| Gwyneth Davies | Deputy Head of Department | gwyneth.davies@ucl.ac.uk |
| Emmanuelle Ngwanvah-Babirng Gold | Department Manager | semmanuelle.gold@ucl.ac.uk |
| PSS Team - Generic | Department Support Services team | ich.ppp.admin@ucl.ac.uk |
Finance | ||
| Name | Role | Contact |
| Jon Burt | Finance Manager | ich-finance@ucl.ac.uk |
| Neeyati Dave | Assistant Finance Manager | neeyati.dave@ucl.ac.uk |
| Maria Macabulous | Finance Officer | ich-finance@ucl.ac.uk |
| Claudia Dobrita | Finance Officer | ich-finance@ucl.ac.uk |
| Jasmin Noor | Assistant Research Grants Manager | ich-costing@ucl.ac.uk |
| Suzanne Louisy | Assistant Research Grants Manager | ich-costing@ucl.ac.uk |
| Shannisha Iqbal | Research Grants Officer | ich-costing@ucl.ac.uk |
Joint R&D Office | ||
| Name | Role | Contact |
| Ellen Brennan | R&D Research Registration | research.registration@gosh.nhs.uk |
| Laura Lucas and Peter Coleman | Grants Advice Service | grants.advice@gosh.nhs.uk |
| Vanshree Patel | R&D Research Governance | research.governance@gosh.nhs.uk |
Human Resources | ||
| Name | Role | Contact |
| Stephanie Ball | HR Manager | stephanie.ball@ucl.ac.uk |
| Katie White | Senior HR Administrator | ich.hr@ucl.ac.uk |
| Madhur Sharma | HR Administrator | ich.hr@ucl.ac.uk |
| Khaled Islam | HR Administrator | ich.hr@ucl.ac.uk |
Lab Management/Health and Safety | ||
| Name | Role | Contact |
| Stuart Law | Deputy Head of Laboratory Management/ Deputy DSO | stuart.law@ucl.ac.uk |
| Louis Kitchenham | Lab Manager | louis.kitchenham@ucl.ac.uk |
| TBA | Lab Manager | |
| Elaine Bailey | Lab Manager | e.bayley@ucl.ac.uk |
| Daniela Cardinale | Lab Manager | d.cardinale@ucl.ac.uk |
| Adam Day | Lab Manager | adam.day@ucl.ac.uk |
| Andy Costi | Procurement Officer | a.costi@ucl.ac.uk |
| Cindy Harricharan | Lab Management Assistant | c.harricharan@ucl.ac.uk |
| Andrew Haslam | Lab Aide | andrew.haslam@ucl.ac.uk |
| Vi-Hue Tran | Lab Aide | v.tran@ucl.ac.uk |
| Inga Siwiec | Lab Aide | i.siwiec@ucl.ac.uk |
| Ruxanda Laura Padurean | Lab Aide | l.padurean@ucl.ac.uk |
Facilities | ||
Estates | ||
| Name | Role | Contact |
| Martin Jerred | Facilities Manager | m.jerred@ucl.ac.uk |
| Reception | GOS ICH Reception | ich.reception@ucl.ac.uk |
| Portering Team | GOS ICH Portering Team | ichporters@ucl.ac.uk |
Library | ||
| Name | Role | Contact |
| Grazia Manzotti | Librarian | g.manzotti@ucl.ac.uk |
| Heather Chesters | Deputy Librarian | h.chesters@ucl.ac.uk |
| Hoi Voong | Library Assistant - Training | h.voong@ucl.ac.uk |
| Sui Jing-Ly | Library Assistant - ILL | s.ly@ucl.ac.uk |
| Kit Snape | Library Assistant - Issue Desk | c.snape@ucl.ac.uk |
IT | ||
| Name | Role | Contact |
| Trudi Anderson | IT Services Manager | ich-itsupport@ucl.ac.uk |
| John Salman | IT and AV Officer | ich-itsupport@ucl.ac.uk |
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