Our people
Click on each tab below to view details of who makes up the NIHR GOSH BRC.
NIHR GOSH BRC leadership team
Director: Professor Thomas Voit
Deputy Director: Professor Dame Lyn Chitty
Deputy Director of Operations: Dr Laura Turner
Gene, stem and cellular therapies
Theme lead: Professor Paul Gissen
Deputy leads: Professor Claire Booth
Junior Faculty reps: Dr Alice Giustacchini and Mr Nandaki Keshavan
Genomic medicine
Theme lead: Professor Dame Lyn Chitty
Deputy lead: Professor Sergi Castellano
Junior Faculty reps: Dr Reddy Sreekanth Vootukuri and Dr Elizabeth Scotchman
Theme manager: Dauda Bappa
Accelerating novel therapies
Theme leads: Professor Manju Kurian
Deputy leads: Dr Karin Straathof
Junior Faculty reps: Dr Wendy Heywood and Dr Karin Tuschl
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
Theme leads: Professor Jane Sowden
Junior Faculty reps: Dr Jennie Chandler and Dr Gabriel Galea
Theme manager: Dr Valerie Karaluka
Applied child health informatics
Theme lead: Professor Neil Sebire
Deputy lead: Dr Pia Hardelid
Junior Faculty reps: Dr Philippa Sipanoun and Dr Maria Peppa
Theme manager: Dauda Bappa
Paediatric excellence initiative
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Lead: Professor Tim Barrett
Junior Faculty rep: Dr John Apps
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Leads: Professor John Chester and Professor Christian Hedrich
Junior Faculty rep: Dr Rachel Harwood and Dr William Dawes
Sheffield Children’s Hospital
Lead: Professor Paul Dimitri
Junior Faculty reps: Dr Nicki Barker
NIHR GOSH BRC Central Development Hub
Career Development Academy
Leads: Professor Philippa Mills (non-clinical)
Professor Sir Terence Stephenson (clinical)
Healthcare Professionals Academic Careers Lead: Dr Polly Livermore
Business development
Lead: Professor Chris O’Callaghan
Deputy: Dr David Chapman Jones
Junior Faculty
Lead: Dr Amy McTague (clinical)
Deputies: Dr Conor McCann (non-clinical), Dr Polly Livermore (healthcare professional), Dr Julien Baruteau (clinical)
Patient and Public Involvement, Engagement and Participation
Lead: Professor Stephen Marks
Deputy: Vicki Heath
NIHR GOSH BRC Core Team
The work of the NIHR GOSH BRC is supported by a core team including Management, Communications, Data, Finance, Governance and Equality Diversity and Inclusion teams.
Our infrastructure
