Meet the team
The DeFat study is a collaboration between patients, researchers and clinical teams in organ donation and transplant.
If you would like to get in contact with a member of the team please email DeFat@nhsbt.nhs.uk.

Leading the study
Professor Peter Friend
Chief Investigator
University of Oxford
Mr Simon Knight
Operational Lead
University of Oxford
Our investigators
Mr Syed Hussain Abbas
University of Oxford
Professor Leanne Hodson
University of Oxford
Professor Constantin Coussios
University of Oxford
Mr Carlo Ceresa
University of Oxford
Mr Hynek Mergental
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Mr David Nasralla
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Christopher Watson
University of Cambridge
Mrs Helen Thomas
NHS Blood and Transplant
Ms Lucinda Roberts
Patient Representative
Clinical Trials Unit team
Kerrie Brusby
Clinical Operations Manager
Fotini Kaloyirou
Clinical Trial Manager
Aleema Iqbal
Clinical Trial Coordinator
Helen Thomas
Prinicpal Statistician
Emily Sanderson
Senior Statistician
Nkechi Onwuka
Statistician
Jermaine Tan
Data Manager
Quality Assurance
From the Clinical Trials Unit, NHS Blood and Transplant: