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Our people
Click on each tab below to view details of who makes up the NIHR GOSH BRC.
NIHR GOSH BRC leadership team
![Professor Thomas Voit stands in front of the GOSH entrance in a blue suit and spotty tie](https://media.gosh.nhs.uk/images/e80f8776-696e2d91-5c1236b1-e6271552-d2fb1246-1.width-500.jpg)
Director: Professor Thomas Voit
![Lyn Chitty](https://media.gosh.nhs.uk/images/ee7668b4-0cc3653c-b3317fa2-3aba83b8-ad81f26c-8.width-500.jpg)
Deputy Director: Professor Dame Lyn Chitty
![Laura Turner](https://media.gosh.nhs.uk/images/9ea2256c-bd828ee7-7be33508-8c68e63f-e7f3286b-0.width-500.jpg)
Deputy Director of Operations: Dr Laura Turner
Gene, stem and cellular therapies
![paul gissen 2022](https://media.gosh.nhs.uk/images/Paul_Gissen_2022.width-500.jpg)
Theme lead: Professor Paul Gissen
![Professor Claire Booth](https://media.gosh.nhs.uk/images/Prof-Claire-Booth.width-500.jpg)
Deputy leads: Professor Claire Booth
![Professor David Long sat in a laboratory](https://media.gosh.nhs.uk/images/MJR_6134.width-500.jpg)
Junior Faculty reps: Dr Alice Giustacchini and Mr Nandaki Keshavan
Genomic medicine
![Lyn Chitty](https://media.gosh.nhs.uk/images/ee7668b4-0cc3653c-b3317fa2-3aba83b8-ad81f26c-8.width-500.jpg)
Theme lead: Professor Dame Lyn Chitty
![Sergi Castellano](https://media.gosh.nhs.uk/images/8e8a76fb-33dddb23-bd1db5f4-50900082-b26ee7c1-5.width-500.png)
Deputy lead: Professor Sergi Castellano
Junior Faculty reps: Dr Reddy Sreekanth Vootukuri and Dr Elizabeth Scotchman
Theme manager: Mr Dauda Bappa
Accelerating novel therapies
![](https://media.gosh.nhs.uk/images/2b1ef7d7-da8e32c6-daad2da2-223d6f37-9f36ec3a-2.width-500.jpg)
Theme leads: Professor Manju Kurian
![Dr Darren Hargrave](https://media.gosh.nhs.uk/images/b4bcbe29-0f5d5299-bbf354e8-9f62df6d-9487b20b-2.width-500.jpg)
![Haiyan Zhou](https://media.gosh.nhs.uk/images/ab3af5e3-0d09f588-1e459288-2ae8841c-68815ac2-d.width-500.jpg)
Deputy lead: Dr Haiyan Zhou
Junior Faculty reps: Dr Wendy Heywood and Dr Karin Tuschl
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
![Jane Sowden](https://media.gosh.nhs.uk/images/7f8e01ea-f22165f0-c63bb9da-e74a4f7b-849a46fd-6.width-500.jpg)
Theme leads: Professor Jane Sowden
![Paolo de Coppi](https://media.gosh.nhs.uk/images/435f7736-ea9444bd-93ef0005-c0cf1a5a-7a45b368-d.width-500.jpg)
Junior Faculty reps: Dr Jennie Chandler and Dr Gabriel Galea
Theme manager: Dr Valerie Karaluka
Applied child health informatics
![Neil Sebire (test)](https://media.gosh.nhs.uk/images/57bc4716-84bc12e9-8f9c1ca7-67411515-b7781941-0.width-500.jpg)
Theme lead: Professor Neil Sebire
![Professor Pia Hardelid](https://media.gosh.nhs.uk/images/IMG-20231013-WA0000_002.width-500.jpg)
Deputy lead: Professor Pia Hardelid
Junior Faculty reps: Dr Philippa Sipanoun, Dr Ania Zylbersztejn and Dr Joachim Tan
Theme manager: Mr 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
![Dr Philippa Mills](https://media.gosh.nhs.uk/images/1c8ca51e-0337a3ab-b0ba13c2-34740067-a8e9b8db-3.width-500.jpg)
Leads: Professor Philippa Mills (non-clinical)
![Terence Stephenson](https://media.gosh.nhs.uk/images/Terence_Stephenson.width-500.jpg)
Professor Sir Terence Stephenson (clinical)
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Research Hospital Clinical Academic Careers Lead for Wider Health Care Professionals: Dr Graeme O'Connor
Business development
![Chris O'Callaghan](https://media.gosh.nhs.uk/images/1fe3b61f-244a1686-0c256bbb-aef3156e-9193d29b-5.width-500.jpg)
Lead: Professor Chris O’Callaghan
![David Chapman-Jones](https://media.gosh.nhs.uk/images/862c9972-57bcefed-250d9375-dd1caca5-3d237f45-c.width-500.jpg)
Deputy: Dr David Chapman Jones
Junior Faculty
Lead: Dr Conor McCann (non-clinical)
Deputies: Dr Amy McTague (clinical), Dr Polly Livermore (healthcare professional), Dr Julien Baruteau (clinical)
Patient and Public Involvement, Engagement and Participation
Co-leads: Professor Monica Lakhanpaul and Dr Polly Livermore
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
![NIHR GOSH Biomedical Research Centre structure](https://media.gosh.nhs.uk/images/BRC_Structure.original-transformed_uIxn8QP.width-1000.jpg)