People
Our People
Executive Group
The execuitve group governs and oversee delivery of the programme
Aimie ChappleÌý Vice-President (Operations), UCL,ÌýCharu Gorasia,ÌýChief Financial Officer - UCL,ÌýMike HannaÌýDirector, UCL ION,ÌýTim Jaggard,ÌýDeputy Chief Executive /Chief Financial Officer UCLH,ÌýJohn O’Toole,ÌýInterim Director, Major Projects (Estates), UCL,ÌýDavid Probert,ÌýÌýChief Executive UCLH,Ìý Andy Smith,ÌýChief Information Officer, UCL, Anthony Smith (Chair)ÌýÌýVice Provost (Faculties), UCL,Ìý Alan Thompson (Programme Sponsor,ÌýÌýDean - Faculty of Brain Sciences, UCL
Leadership Team
The leadership team have overall oversight of the programme, with responsibility for ensuring successful programme delivery.
- Professor Alan ThompsonÌý(alan.thompson@ucl.ac.uk), Dean of the UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences and Programme Sponsor
- John O'TooleÌý(john.o'toole@ucl.ac.uk), Interim Director of Major Projects, UCL Estates
- Andy SmithÌý(andy.m.smith@ucl.ac.uk), UCL Vice-President (Operations)
- TimÌýJaggard,ÌýUCLH Deputy Chief Executive and Finance OfficerÌý
- David HowardÌý(david.howard@ucl.ac.uk),ÌýProgramme Manager
Organisations in the building – leads
The new facility at Grays Inn RoadÌýwill be home to three bodies: the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, the UK Dementia Research Institute and the UCLH National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.
- Professor MichaelÌýHannaÌý(m.hanna@ucl.ac.uk), Director of the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
- Professor Siddharthan ChandranÌýUK DRI Director
- Professor John DuncanÌý(john.duncan@nhs.net), Professor of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Programme team
The programme team are responsible for ensuring that oversight is provided through reporting, governance meetings, budget tracking, issue and risk management and key review points to ensure the programme can successfully move to its next stage of delivery.
- Professor Alan ThompsonÌý(alan.thompson@ucl.ac.uk),ÌýDean of the UCL Faculty of Brain SciencesÌýand Programme Sponsor
- David HowardÌý(david.howard@ucl.ac.uk), Senior Programme Manager
Construction team
The construction team oversee the delivery of the new state-of-the-art building on Grays Inn Road and the renovations of IoN’s laboratories and office space within Queen Square House.
- John O'TooleÌý(john.o'toole@ucl.ac.uk), Interim Director of Major Projects, UCL Estates
- Nawed KhanÌý(nawed.khan@ucl.ac.uk), UCL Estates Lead
- Hawkins\ Brown, Architect
- Arcadis, Project Managers
Transformation team
The transformation is led through the Strategic Delivery Group, which is chaired by Professor MichaelÌýHanna and which oversees the delivery of the transformation. The delivery team is led by David Howard, Programme Manager.
- Professor MichaelÌýHannaÌý(m.hanna@ucl.ac.uk), Director of the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
- Professor Giampietro Schiavo (),ÌýCore Technology Platforms Lead
- David HowardÌý(david.howard@ucl.ac.uk),ÌýProgramme Manager
- Kully SunnerÌý(k.sunner@ucl.ac.uk),ÌýLab Operations Lead
- Dr Lee Stanyer (l.stanyer@ucl.ac.uk), Lab Infrastructure Lead
- Faith Ebhojiaye​ (f.ebhojiaye@ucl.ac.uk), Data Technician​
- Sarah-Jane Newbery, (), Migration and Move Project Manager
- Jane Arthurs, ) Mobilisation and Operational Readiness Manager
- Anna Dabrowski (a.dabrowski@ucl.ac.uk), Communications Manager
- Liam HaganÌý(), Programme Support Officer
Operational leads
- Geoff Dunk (),ÌýDirector ofÌýOperations,ÌýUCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
- Dr Hélène Crutzen (h.crutzen@ucl.ac.uk),ÌýManager, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
- Professor Giampietro Schiavo (g.schiavo@ucl.ac.uk),ÌýProfessor of Cellular Neuroscience, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
- Paul SwainsburyÌý(), Finance Manager, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
- Mike Brown (mike.brown@ucl.ac.uk) andÌýCatherine Hills (catherine.hills@ucl.ac.uk),ÌýUCL Biological Services
Working Environment Group
Sue Noy, Neurodegenerative Diseases,ÌýChristoph Zimmer, Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy,ÌýKully Sunner,ÌýION-DRI Programme,ÌýGabriele Lignani, Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy,ÌýAmy Gent, Brain Repair and Rehaibilittaion,ÌýMark Gaskin, Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy,ÌýBurleen Chhatwal, Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy,ÌýFlorence Gidney, Neurodegenerative Diseases,ÌýAmanda Heslegrave, Neurodegenerative Diseases,ÌýClaire Pimblett, Neurodegenerative Diseases,ÌýDarija Soltic, Neurodegenerative Diseases,ÌýCaitlin Loh, Neurodegenerative Diseases,ÌýRosie Baverstock-West, Neurodegenerative Diseases,ÌýMireia Mato Prado, ÌýUK Dementia Research Institute,ÌýSandra Porteous, ION HQ, Sarah Lawson, ION HQ,ÌýDimitrios Zachos, ION HQ,ÌýJenny Pocock, Neuroinflamation,ÌýMatthew Keuss, Neuromuscular Diseases,ÌýCharlotte Spicer, Neuromuscular Diseases
Rob Lesniak, Neuromuscular DiseasesÌý
Philanthropy
- Angharad MilenkovicÌý(angharad.milenkovic@ucl.ac.uk),Ìý Vice-President Advancement
- RebeccaÌýWhitham,() Director of Strategy and Operations,ÌýOffice of Vice-President Advancement
Public ArtÌý
- Sam Wilkinson (sam.wilkinson@ucl.ac.uk), UCL Head of Public Art