Meet the Team

The GW4 BioMed MRC DTP is governed by a team of academics and students across all four GW4 institutions and all three research themes. Meet the team behind the DTP:


The Board & Administrators

Director

Professor Emma Kidd

Cardiff University

Chair of the Board

Professor Colin Dayan

Cardiff University

DTP Centre Manager

Erica Lewis

Cardiff University

DTP Finance

Catherine Aymar

Cardiff University

DTP Administrator

Helen Hickson

Cardiff University

DTP Web and Digital Content

Jenna Clark

Cardiff University


Academic Leads

We have one to two leads per University. Click on the profiles to see their institution biography and read more information on their areas of research.

Bath Academic Lead

Dr Kate Button

Bath University

Bath Deputy Academic Lead

Dr Julien Licchesi

Bath University

Bristol Academic Lead

Professor Matthew Avison

Bristol University

Bristol Academic Lead

Professor David Sheppard

Bristol University

Cardiff Academic Lead

Dr David Petrik

Cardiff University

Cardiff Academic Lead

Dr Neil Rodrigues

Cardiff University

Exeter Academic Lead

Professor Wendy Noble

Exeter University

Exeter Academic Lead

Dr Emma Dempster

Exeter University


Theme Leads

Meet the theme leads. There are one to two per theme. Click on the profiles to see their institution biography and read more information on their areas of research.

Infection, Immunity Antimicrobial Resistance and Repair

IIIAR Theme Lead

Dr Soma Meran

Cardiff University

IIAR Deputy Theme Lead

Dr Martin Eichmann

Exeter University

Neuroscience and Mental Health

NMH Theme Lead

Dr Esther Walton

Bath University

NMH Deputy Theme Lead

Dr Emma Dempster

Exeter University

Population Health Sciences

PHS Theme Lead

Dr Jon Heron

Bristol University

PHS Theme Lead

Professor Rhian Daniel

Cardiff University

Cross-Cutting Themes

Data Science Lead

Dr Ellis Hannon

Exeter University

Translation and Innovation Lead

Dr Jenna Bowen

Cardiff University

Interdisciplinarity Lead

Dr David Richards

Exeter University

Reproducibility and Integrity Lead

Professor Marcus Munafo

Bristol University