Professor Susan Ozanne, Chair
Professor of Developmental Endocrinology, University of Cambridge
Grants Committee
Barts Charity’s Grants Committee considers all applications for Advancing Healthcare Large Grants, Research Project Grants and Targeted Transformational Funding. The Committee is made up of Trustees and expert members.
Scientific Review Panel
This panel reviews grant applications that involve scientific research, including:
- Research Project Grants.
- Research Seed Grants.
- Targeted Transformational Funding.
They provide expert advice and recommendations on the funding of applications to our Grants Committee and Trustees.
Professor Nisreen A Alwan
Professor of Public Health, University of Southampton
Professor Jemma Hopewell
Professor of Precision Medicine & Epidemiology, University of Oxford
Professor Pascal Meier
Professor of Molecular Cell Biology, The Institute of Cancer Research
Professor Matthew Pickering
Professor of Rheumatology & Director of the Centre for Inflammatory Disease, Imperial College London
Professor Claire Wells
Professor in Cancer Cell Biology, King's College London
Professor Steve Watson
Professor in Cardiovascular Sciences and Cellular Pharmacology, Birmingham University
Dr Guang Yang
Associate Professor Bioengineering, Imperial College London
Professor Joyce Yeung
Professor of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, University of Warwick
Fellowship Panel
This panel reviews grant applications for Healthcare Professional Clinical Research Training Fellowships and makes funding decisions on behalf of the Grants Committee.
Professor Sarah Purdy OBE, Chair
Emeritus Professor, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol and Vice Chair, North Bristol NHS Trust
Professor Ramesh Arasaradnam OBE
Consultant Gastroenterologist, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick
Dr Emma English
Associate Teaching Professor in Medical and Health Sciences, University of Cambridge
Professor Sue Latter
Professor of Nursing, University of Southampton
Professor Simon Leedham
Wellcome Senior Research Fellow in Clinical Science and Honorary Consultant Gastroenterologist, the Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford
Professor Natalie Pattison
Florence Nightingale Foundation Clinical Professor of Nursing, University of Hertfordshire and East & North Herts NHS Trust
Dr James Peters
Professor in Rheumatology, Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London
Dr Salman Razvi
Clinical Senior Lecturer and Consultant Endocrinologist, Newcastle University
Professor Vass Vassiliou
Clinical Professor of Cardiac Medicine, Norwich Medical School
Dr Hannah Young
Associate Professor of Lifestyle as Medicine and Honorary Specialist Physiotherapist, University of Leicester
Everyday Impact Advisory Panel
This panel reviews Everyday Impact grant applications and provides expert advice and recommendations on the funding of these applications.
Jahanara Ahmed
Portfolio Director to the Group Chief Medical Officer and Group Chief Nurse, Cross Trust
Peter Attrill
Strategy and Wellbeing Lead, St Bartholomew’s Hospital
Claire Davis
Wellbeing Lead, Whipps Cross Hospital
Tom Ellis
Director of Strategy, Newham University Hospital
Craig Finch
Head of Finance, The Royal London Hospital and Mile End Hospital
Sara Little
Head of Quality and Efficiency, St Bartholomew’s Hospital
Charlotte Sparrow
Head of Finance, Whipps Cross Hospital
Tanya Usher
Wellbeing Lead, The Royal London Hospital and Mile End Hospital
Nancy Whiskin
Head of Volunteering, Barts Health NHS Trust
Healthcare Funding Advisory Panel
This panel reviews Advancing Healthcare Small Grant applications and provides expert advice and recommendations on the funding of these applications.
Ajit Abraham
Group Director of Inclusion and Consultant Surgeon, Barts Health NHS Trust
Kath Evans
Director of Nursing for Babies, Children and Young People, Barts Health NHS Trust and Clinical Lead for Babies, Children and Young People, North East London Integrated Care System
Hortensia Gimeno
Associate Director of Research and Clinical Effectiveness for Therapies, Barts Health NHS Trust
Sarah Jensen
Group Chief Information Officer, Barts Health NHS Trust
Guy Lloyd
Clinical Director of Cardiac Imaging, St Bartholomew’s Hospital
Liat Sarner
Medical Director, Newham Hospital
Shahida Trayling
Director of Nursing & Governance, Whipps Cross Hospital
Zudin Puthucheary
Clinical Senior Lecturer, William Harvey Institute, Queen Mary University of London and Consultant in Intensive Care, The Royal London Hospital