Meet the team
The PANDA Team comprises of clinical experts in a number of fields and clinical trial support staff.
Our chief investigators
Professor Simon Stanworth
Co-chief investigator
Responsible for strategic leadership of the programme.
Simon is a Consultant Haematologist for NHS Blood & Transplant at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
Email: simon.stanworth@nhsbt.nhs.uk
Professor Marian Knight
Co-chief investigator
Programme management expert.
Marian is a NIHR Professor of Maternal and Child Population Health.
Email: marian.knight@npeu.ox.ac.uk
Our investigators
Professor David Churchill
Co-investigator
Obstetrics lead for the programme.
David is a Consultant Obstetrician (Maternal & Fetal Medicine) at The Royal Wolverhampton Hospital NHS Trust and Professor of Obstetrics at the University of Wolverhampton.
Email: david.churchill1@nhs.net
Dr Fabiana Lorencatto
Co-investigator
Behavioural science expert for the programme.
Fabiana is the Research Lead for Centre for Behaviour Change at University College London.
Email: f.lorencatto@ucl.ac.uk
Dr Elise Crayton
Co-investigator
Behavioural science expert for the programme.
Elise is a Research Fellow at University College London.
Email: e.crayton@ucl.ac.uk
Professor Helen Spiby
Co-investigator
Helen is a Professor of Midwifery at the University of Nottingham.
Email: Helen.Spiby@nottingham.ac.uk
Dr Chris Gale
Co-investigator
Neonatology expert for the programme.
Chris is a Reader in Neonatal Medicine and honorary Consultant Neonatologist at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust.
Professor Andrew Farmer
Co-investigator
Primary care physician and behavioural science expert for the programme.
Andrew is a Professor of General Practice.
Email: andrew.farmer@phc.ox.ac.uk
Dr Oliver Rivero-Arias
Co-investigator
Health economics lead for the programme.
Oliver is an Associate Professor of Health Economics - Senior Health Economist at The National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit.
Email: oliver.rivero@npeu.ox.ac.uk
Dr Noemi Roy
Co-investigator
Oral iron supplementation expert for the programme.
Noemi is a Locum Consultant Haematologist at Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust, Radcliffe Department of Medicine Oxford University.
Email: Noemi.Roy@ouh.nhs.uk
Helen Thomas
Co-investigator
Lead medical statistician for the programme.
Helen is Head of Clinical Trial Statistics for the NHSBT Clinical Trials Unit based in Bristol.
Email: helen.thomas@nhsbt.nhs.uk
Joanne Murray
Co-investigator
Patient and Public Involvement Representative for the programme.
Email: panda@nhsbt.nhs.uk
Stephanie Lax
Co-investigator
Patient and Public Involvement Representative for the programme.
Email: panda@nhsbt.nhs.uk
Our operational team
Catherine Bain
Clinical Operations Manager
Catherine is a Clinical Operations Manager for the NHSBT Clinical Trials Unit based in Cambridge.
Email: Catherine.Bain@nhsbt.nhs.uk
Eleanor Hounslea
Clinical Trial Manager
Ellie is a Trial Manager for the NHSBT Clinical Trials Unit based in Cambridge.
Val Hopkins
Clinical Trial Co-ordinator
Val is a Clinical Trial Coordinator for the NHSBT Clinical Trials Unit based in Cambridge.
Email: Valerie.Hopkins@nhsbt.nhs.uk
Harriet Nye
Senior Clinical Trial Administrator
Harriet is a Senior Clinical Trial Administrator for the NHSBT Clinical Trials Unit based in Cambridge.
Email: Harriet.Nye@nhsbt.nhs.uk
Jermaine Tan
Clinical Data Manager II
Jermaine is a Clinical Data Manager for the NHSBT Clinical Trials Unit based in Cambridge.
Sara Last
Junior Clinical Data Manager
Sara is a Junior Clinical Data Manager for the NHSBT Clinical Trials Unit based in Cambridge.
Email: Sara.Last@nhsbt.nhs.uk
Cara Hudson
Principal Statistician
Cara is a Principal Statistician for the NHSBT Clinical Trials Unit based in Bristol.
Email: Cara.Hudson@nhsbt.nhs.uk
Laura Smith
Senior Statistician
Laura is a Senior Statistician for the NHSBT Clinical Trials Unit based in Bristol.
Email: Laura.Smith@nhsbt.nhs.uk
Rosie Brown
Senior Statistician
Rosie is a Senior Statistician for the NHSBT Clinical Trials Unit based in Bristol.
Email: Rosie.Brown@nhsbt.nhs.uk