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Get in touch to discuss funding, collaboration, and training opportunities related to the Therapeutic Innovation Networks (TINs), and how to get involved.

The Therapeutic Innovation Networks (TINs) are run by the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Translational Research Office (TRO).Ìý

Key contacts - Translational Research Office:

Basma JeelaniÌýHead of Business and Innovation Groupb.jeelani@ucl.ac.uk
Dr. Pamela TranterÌýHead of Translational Research Groupp.tranter@ucl.ac.uk
Dr. Asha RecinoResearch Networks & Partnerships Manager
(Biologics, Regenerative Medicines, Repurposing TINs)
a.recino@ucl.ac.uk
Dr. Nour AI KafriResearch Networks & Partnerships Manager
(Cell & Gene Therapy, Devices & Diagnostics,ÌýSmall MoleculesTINs)
n.kafri@ucl.ac.uk
Nasema UddinTranslational Training Manager, Academic Careers Officenasema.uddin@ucl.ac.uk
Kristy TsangCommunications & Events Managerkristy.tsang@ucl.ac.uk

Chairs and Committee Members:

Biologics TIN

Chair

Professor of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology,ÌýDept of Biochemical Engineeringp.dalby@ucl.ac.uk

Key Contact - Translational Research Office

Dr. Asha RecinoResearch Networks & Partnerships Managera.recino@ucl.ac.uk

Committee Members

Dr. Anna CupaniSenior Business and Innovation Manager, Translational Research Officea.cupani@ucl.ac.uk
Basma JeelaniÌýHead of Business and Innovation Group, Translational Research Officeb.jeelani@ucl.ac.uk
Associate Professor of Pharmaceuticschris.morris@ucl.ac.uk
Senior Research Fellow,ÌýInstitute of Ophthalmologygiulia.derossi@ucl.ac.uk
ÌýAssociate Professor,ÌýGenetics & Genomic Medicine Depthaiyan.zhou@ucl.ac.uk
ÌýReader in Cancer Biology,ÌýDepartment of Targeted Interventionhayley.whitaker@ucl.ac.uk
Associate Professor ofÌýPharmaceuticsjenny.lam@ucl.ac.uk
ÌýProfessor of Molecular Medicinek.chester@ucl.ac.uk
Dr Laura CiccoliniPrincipal Partnerships,ÌýInnnovatin and Entreprisel.ciccolini@ucl.ac.uk
Dr. Pamela TranterÌýHead of Translational Research Group, Translational Research Officep.tranter@ucl.ac.uk
Professor in Molcular Genetics,ÌýGenetics & Genomic Medicine Depts.hart@ucl.ac.uk
ÌýEmeritus Ashton Professor ofÌýBiomedical Research,ÌýInstitute of Ophthalmologys.moss@ucl.ac.uk
Dr. Tanguy LechertierSenior Translational Research Manager, Translational Research Officet.lechertier@ucl.ac.uk
Professor of OrganicÌýChemistry and ChemicalÌýBiology,ÌýDept of Chemistryv.chudasama@ucl.ac.uk
Cell and Gene Therapy TIN

Chair

Professor of Gene Therapy,ÌýMaternal & Fetal Medicines.waddington@ucl.ac.uk

Key Contact - Translational Research Office

Dr. Nour AI KafriResearch Networks & Partnerships Managern.kafri@ucl.ac.uk

Committee Members

Professor of Translational Neuroscience, School of Pharmacya.rahim@ucl.ac.uk
Research Fellow, Department of NeuromuscularÌýDiseasesa.darbey@ucl.ac.uk
Dr. Asha RecinoResearch Networks & Partnerships Managera.recino@ucl.ac.uk
Basma JeelaniÌýHead of Business and Innovation Group, Translational Research Officeb.jeelani@ucl.ac.uk
Dr. Catherine PerrodinSenior Business and Innovation Group, Translational Research Officec.perrodin@ucl.ac.uk
Professor of Gene Therapy and Paediatric Immunology, Dept of Infection, Immunity & Inflammationc.booth@ucl.ac.uk
Senior Translational Research Manager, Institute of Neurologye.lugara@ucl.ac.uk
Professor of Clinical Cell and Gene Therapy, Institute of Immunity and Transplantatione.morris@ucl.ac.uk
Professor of TranslationalÌýNeuroscience, Clinical & ExperimentalÌýEpilepsy,ÌýInstitute of Neurologyg.lignani@ucl.ac.uk
Dr. Gioia CherubiniSenior Translational Research Manager, Translational Research Officeg.cherubini@ucl.ac.uk
ÌýAssociate Professor,ÌýGenetics & Genomic Medicine Depthaiyan.zhou@ucl.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Medical Innovation, Department of Targeted Interventionj.counsell@ucl.ac.uk
Research Associate, Institute of Ophthalmologymaria.toms.14@ucl.ac.uk
Professor of Molecular Ophthalmology, Institute of Ophthalmologym.moosajee@ucl.ac.uk
Professor of Cell and Tissue Therapy, Dept of Hematologym.lowdell@ucl.ac.uk
Dr. Nicki RidgwaySenior Business and Innovation Manager, Translational Research officen.ridgway@ucl.ac.uk
Dr. Pamela TranterÌýHead of Translational Research Group, Translational Research Officep.tranter@ucl.ac.uk
Clinical Professor and Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Metabolic Diseases, Dept of Genetics & Genomic Medicinep.gissen@ucl.ac.uk
Professor ofÌýBioprocess Engineering, Dept of Biochemical Engineeringq.rafiq@ucl.ac.uk
Associate Professor ofÌýMaternal & Fetal Medicine, Institute for Women's Healthr.karda@ucl.ac.uk
Professor of Neuroscience, School of Pharmacys.schorge@ucl.ac.uk

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Devices & DiagnosticsÌýTIN

Chair & Co-Chair

Ìý(Chair)ÌýProfessor of Pharmaceutics,Ìý¹û¶³Ó°Ôº School of Pharmacym.orlu@ucl.ac.uk
Ìý(Co-Chair)Senor Business Manager, Physical Sciences & Engineering,Ìý¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Businessweng.sie.wong@ucl.ac.uk

Key Contact - Translational Research Office

Dr. Nour AI KafriResearch Networks & Partnerships Managern.kafri@ucl.ac.uk

Committee Members

Honorary Professor,ÌýDept of Med Phys & Biomedical Enga.desjardins@ucl.ac.uk
Alice HardyCommunications & Impact Managera.hardy@ucl.ac.uk
Atheer AwadVisiting Scientistatheer.awad.15@ucl.ac.uk
Basma JeelaniÌýHead of Business and Innovation Group, Translational Research Officeb.jeelani@ucl.ac.uk
Postgraduate TeachingÌýAssistant,ÌýGlobal Business School for Healthcarlos.leon.17@ucl.ac.uk
Carmen Salvadores FernandezPhD student at the WEISS centrecarmen.fernandez.15@alumni.ucl.ac.uk
Dr. David CollierSenior Business and Innovation Managerdavid.collier@ucl.ac.uk
Professor of Bioengineering,ÌýDepartment of Ortho and MSKÌýScienced.kalaskar@ucl.ac.uk
Research and Development Manager,ÌýEngineering Science Faculty Officeeric.desilva@ucl.ac.uk
Prof. Francesco D'AiutoProfessor of Periodontology,ÌýRestorative Dental Sciencesf.daiuto@ucl.ac.uk
Professor of HealthcareÌýEngineering, Imaging andÌýEnterprise,ÌýDept of Med Phys &ÌýBiomedical Enggeoff.parker@ucl.ac.uk
Professor of Regenerative Medicine,ÌýPharmacologyjb.phillips@ucl.ac.uk
Dr. Jennifer FurmanSenior Translational Research Managerj.furman@ucl.ac.uk
Professor of Evidence-based Medicine and Surgery,ÌýDepartment of Surgical Biotechnologyk.gurusamy@ucl.ac.uk
Professor of Healthcare Engineering,ÌýDept of Mechanical Engineeringebecca.shipley@ucl.ac.uk
Professor of Adaptive & Responsive Nanomaterials,ÌýDept of Chemical Engineerings.guldin@ucl.ac.uk
Regenerative Medicine

Chair

Professor of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology,ÌýDept of Biochemical Engineeringp.dalby@ucl.ac.uk

Key Contact - Translational Research Office

Dr. Asha RecinoResearch Networks & Partnerships Managera.recino@ucl.ac.uk

Committee Members

Associate Professor,ÌýDepartment of Surgical Biotechnologya.boyd@ucl.ac.uk
MND Association Senior Non-Clinical Research Fellow / ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Excellence Fellow,ÌýDepartment of Neuromuscular Diseasesbarney.bryson@ucl.ac.uk
Basma JeelaniÌýHead of Business and Innovation Group, Translational Research Officeb.jeelani@ucl.ac.uk
Dr. Celia Murray-DunningSenior Translational Research Manager, Translational Research Officec.murray-dunning@ucl.ac.uk
Alzheimer's Society Research Fellow,ÌýNeurodegenerative Diseasesc.arber@ucl.ac.uk
Senior Research Fellow,ÌýDevelopmental Biology & Cancer Deptconor.mccann@ucl.ac.uk
Associate Professor,ÌýDept of Biochemical Engineeringd.nesbeth@ucl.ac.uk
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýAssociate Professor in Musculoskeletal Bioengineering,ÌýDepartment of Targeted Interventiond.player@ucl.ac.uk
Professor of Cell and Molecular BiologyÌýInflammationdavid.abraham@ucl.ac.uk
Professor of Precision Nanosystems and Advanced Therapeutics,ÌýDepartment of Surgical Biotechnologyhirak.patra@ucl.ac.uk
Dr. Itse OnuwajeSenior Business and Innovation Manager, Translational Research officei.onuwaje@ucl.ac.uk
Professorial Research Associate,ÌýInstitute for Liver and Digestive Healthk.rombouts@ucl.ac.uk
Dr Laura CiccoliniPrincipal Partnerships,ÌýInnnovatin and Entreprisel.ciccolini@ucl.ac.uk
Lecturer,ÌýBiomaterials & Tissue Engl.nguyen@ucl.ac.uk
Emeritus Professor of the Division of Medicinem.pinzani@ucl.ac.uk
Dr. Nicki RidgwaySenior Business and Innovation Manager, Translational Research officen.ridgway@ucl.ac.uk
Dr. Pamela TranterÌýHead of Translational Research Group, Translational Research Officep.tranter@ucl.ac.uk
Professor of Paediatric Surgery,ÌýDevelopmental Biology & Cancer Deptp.decoppi@ucl.ac.ukÌý
Professor of Stem Cell and Gene Therapyp.guillot@ucl.ac.uk
Professor of Regenerative Medicine TechnologyÌýExperimental & Translational Mediciner.m.day@ucl.ac.uk
Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship,ÌýResearch Department of Oncologyrob.hynds@ucl.ac.uk
Repurposing TIN

Chair

Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and TherapeuticsÌýPharmacologyo.dellapasqua@ucl.ac.uk

Key Contact - Translational Research Office

Dr. Asha RecinoResearch Networks & Partnerships Managera.recino@ucl.ac.uk

Committee Members

Professorial Research Fellow,ÌýRenal Medicinej.rohn@ucl.ac.uk
Dr. Anna CupaniSenior Business and Innovation Manager, Translational Research Officea.cupani@ucl.ac.uk
Honorary Clinical Associate Professor,ÌýInstitute of Ophthalmologyanngret.dahlmann@ucl.ac.uk
Basma JeelaniÌýHead of Business and Innovation Group, Translational Research Officeb.jeelani@ucl.ac.uk
Senior Business Manager,ÌýBioPharm, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Businessd.phillips@uclb.com
Senior Translational Research Manager, Institute of Neurologye.lugara@ucl.ac.uk
Dr. Jennifer FurmanSenior Translational Research Managerj.furman@ucl.ac.uk
Lecturer,ÌýPharmacologym.rayner@ucl.ac.uk
Professor of Molecular Cell Biology,ÌýGenetics & Genomic Medicine Depts.mole@ucl.ac.uk
Professor of Pharmaceuticsm.orlu@ucl.ac.uk
Dr. Pamela TranterÌýHead of Translational Research Group, Translational Research Officep.tranter@ucl.ac.uk
Professor of Regenerative Medicine,ÌýPharmacologyjb.phillips@ucl.ac.uk
Dr. Stephen HobbigerExpert in Residence - Repurposing TIN
Professor,ÌýClinical and Movement Neurosciencest.foltynie@ucl.ac.uk
Small Molecules TIN

Co-Chair

Professor of HealthcareÌýEngineering, Imaging andÌýEnterprise,ÌýDept of Med Phys &ÌýBiomedical Engbart.vanh@ucl.ac.uk
Professor of Drug Discovery,ÌýPharma & Bio Chemistrymatthew.todd@ucl.ac.uk

Key Contact - Translational Research Office

Dr. Nour AI KafriResearch Networks & Partnerships Managern.kafri@ucl.ac.uk

Committee Members

Professor of Organic Chemistry,ÌýDept of Chemistrya.b.tabor@ucl.ac.uk
Dr. Andy MerritExperts in Residence - Small Molecules TIN
Dr. Andy TackleExperts in Residence - Small Molecules TINTakcle
Research Associate,ÌýLab for Molecular Cell Bio MRC-¹û¶³Ó°Ôºc.luft@ucl.ac.uk
Professor of Biological and Medical Chemistry,ÌýWolfson Inst for Biomedical Researchd.selwood@ucl.ac.uk
Professor (Teaching)ÌýEducation (Div of Med)edith.chan@ucl.ac.uk
Dr. Jane KinghornDirector, Translational Research Officej.kinghorn@ucl.ac.uk
Head of Chemical Biology Science and Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institutejoanna.redmond@crick.ac.uk
Professor of Translational Omics,ÌýGenetics & Genomic Medicine Deptkevin.mills@ucl.ac.uk
Professor of Protein Biochemistry,ÌýStructural & Molecular Biologym.katan@ucl.ac.uk
Senior Research Fellow and Team Lead (Chemistry),ÌýDepartment of Neuromuscular Diseasesr.lesniak@ucl.ac.uk
Senior Clinical Research Fellow,ÌýResearch Department of Haematologyr.sellar@ucl.ac.uk
Professor of Respiratory Medicine,ÌýRespiratory Medicines.janes@ucl.ac.uk

Correspondence & Visiting Address

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Translational Research Office, School of Life and Medical Sciences, Maple House, 149 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 7NF.Ìý