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.