We have an award winning research and development team that promotes and supports health research activities within our Trust. The research we do includes:

  • NHS-badged studies, known as national portfolio studies
  • Trust-sponsored research projects
  • Studies carried out in collaboration with partners such as higher educational institutions and industry
  • Student research projects.

Meet the team

Name Title

Prof Helen Rostill

Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Therapies Officer

Prof Ramin Nilforooshan

Associate Medical Director for R&D, Consultant Psychiatrist

Olga Balazikova

R&D Manager

Jessica True

Translational Research & Collaborations Manager

Jane Gregg

Deputy R&D Manager

Sai-Bo Cheung

Deputy R&D Manager

Elisabetta Maragnoli

Senior Research Facilitator

Lucy Frampton 

Research Facilitator / Administrator

Nicola Kinns

Research Administrator

Behnam Shariati

Research Doctor

Vanessa Mabiala

Research Doctor

Mariana Gavrilla

Lead Research Nurse

Carmela Bianca Reyes 

Research Nurse

Louise Rowe‑Leete 

Research Nurse

Samantha Ratcliffe

Lead Clinical Research Practitioner for Commercial Projects

Hannah Perry

Clinical Research Practitioner

Joshua Cudworth

Clinical Research Practitioner / Lead for Public Involvement

Aisling Quinn

Clinical Research Practitioner

Jemma Austin

Clinical Research Practitioner

Solveig Haselbach 

Clinical Research Practitioner

Ana Rochas Viegas

Assistant Clinical Research Practitioner

Chloe Walsh

Research Co-Ordinator

Somer Jassim

Research Assistant

Amy Alves

Research Assistant

Oliver Sargentoni 

Research Assistant

Mahan Heydari

Research Assistant

Annabel Connor

Research Assistant

Alexandra Cairns

Research Assistant

Many Trust staff participate in our research, from Board level through to corporate and front-line clinical services, and we also involve people who use our services, their families, carers and the wider public.

Our partners