Our team

Professor Laura Green is a Consultant Haematologist at NHSBT and Barts Health NHS Trust and a Professor of Haemostasis and Transfusion Medicine at Queen Mary University of London. Professor Green has led several national trials in haemostasis and blood transfusion, with a focus on improving the treatment of acquired bleeding disorders as well as developing new blood components and products. In recognition of her work, Professor Green has received the NIHR/BSH Award for outstanding contribution to clinical research (2018), the RCPath Achievement Award for Patient Safety (2021) and the Kenneth Goldsmith Award by the British Blood Transfusion Society (2024).

Helen has a Medical Statistics MSc from the University of Leicester and has worked at NHSBT since 2004. She is Head of Clinical Trial Statistics, co-ordinating all aspects of statistical support for the CTU and co-leading the CTU management team. Helen is a co-applicant on several research grants and focuses on study design. She is a member of the BTS Clinical Trials and Research committee and the South West Regional Advisory Committee for the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit programme.

Email: Helen.Thomas@nhsbt.nhs.uk

After gaining a Masters degree in Medical Statistics at the University of Southampton, Rachel joined NHS Blood and Transplant (or UK Transplant as it was then) as a statistician in 1992. Since then she has worked with clinicians, scientists and others to analyse the UK Transplant Registry database to provide an evidence base for clinical practice and organ allocation. In 2017, she was appointed Assistant Director for Statistics and Clinical Studies in NHSBT, leading the statistics team and the NHSBT Clinical Trials Unit. In 2021, the R&D Office and Systematic Review Initiative joined the team and Rachel became the Assistant Director for Statistics and Clinical Research. She is a member of the NHSBT Clinical Services Management Team and supports the Board level NHSBT R&D Committee. Rachel is also a member of the steering group for the UK Organ Donation and Transplantation Research Network and is an elected member of the British Transplantation Society’s Clinical Trials and Research Committee.

James joined NHSBT CTU in July 2022 as a Clinical Operations Manager and was appointed to Head of Clinical Trial Operations in February 2024. He studied Anthropology before becoming interested in clinical research and has been working in clinical trials ever since. James has worked in clinical trials for over 15 years, previously at academic CTUs specialising in haematology and cancer, neonatology and, more recently, psychiatry.

Email: James.Griffiths2@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Cara is a Mathematics graduate from the University of Bristol and joined the Statistics and Clinical Studies team in August 2007. She subsequently gained an MSc in Statistics and Management Science from University of West England. Cara is a Principal Statistician providing statistical support for the design and analysis of clinical trials. She is the lead statistician for several trials, is a co-applicant on a research grant and also provides support for other funding applications.

Email: Cara.Hudson@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Rosie joined the team in September 2021. Prior to this, she undertook her PhD in Cardiovascular Science and worked as a biostatistician in the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health at the University of Glasgow. She also has a BSc in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Bath, where she completed her placement year at Roche, and an MSc in Statistics with Applications in Medicine from the University of Southampton.

Email: Rosie.Brown@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Emily is a Senior Statistician working full time on clinical trials. She joined NHSBT in September 2022. Emily worked in medical statistics for 7 years before starting at NHSBT, both in a health tech company, working in cardiovascular diagnostics, and at a clinical trials unit, at the University of Bristol, working on a variety of different clinical trials. Before that, Emily studied a BSc (Mathematics) and MSc (Statistics) at Lancaster University and moved to Bristol in 2015. She is trial statistician on SWiFT, RePAST, DeFat and Pancreas perfusion.

Email: Emily.Sanderson@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Laura undertook a placement year at NHSBT during her undergraduate degree and subsequently gained an MSc in Statistics with Applications in Medicine from the University of Southampton. She returned to NHSBT in 2011, initially undertaking analyses of kidney transplant data from the UK Transplant Registry. Now as a Senior Statistician, she provides statistical expertise in the design and analysis of clinical trials. Laura is the trial statistician for several transplant trials, and is the independent statistician for TREATT.

Email: Laura.Smith2@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Naomi is a Senior Statistician working full time on Clinical Trials. She joined NHSBT in October 2024, having previously worked at Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit. Naomi studied a MMat (Mathematics) at the University of Oxford and MSc (Statistics with Applications in Medicine) at the University of Southampton. Naomi has experience working on Clinical Trials of various phases and therapeutic areas in both academia and industry.

Email: Naomi.Vides@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Laura joined the team in July 2022 as a Statistician and currently works to support the Clinical Trials Unit and the Donation team within NHSBT. She has a BSc in Mathematics and Statistics and has previously worked as an analyst in both secondary and tertiary healthcare services as well as working as a Clinical Trials Administrator in Cardiac Research with the Bristol Heart Institute.

Email: Laura.Silsby@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Nkechi joined the team in October 2021 as a Statistician, supporting blood transfusion studies and the Clinical Trials Unit. She holds a BSc in Demography and Social Statistics from Covenant University, Nigeria, an MSc in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the University of Leeds, and an MPH in Public Health from the University of Birmingham. Nkechi contributes to statistical analysis and research within the team, drawing on her academic background and experience to support ongoing trials.

Email: Nkechi.Onwuka@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Alice graduated from the University of Exeter with an MMath in Mathematics with International Study and joined NHSBT in November 2019. Initially, she worked on general statistical enquiries and blood donation and transfusion projects within the statistics department. Then, in September 2020, she began working with the CTU, continuing to work on transfusion projects and later joined the organ utilisation team. She took a career break in April 2022 and rejoined the CTU in July 2024.

Email: Alice.Newton@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Jenni joined NHSBT in August 2020 after graduating from Cardiff University, during which she undertook a placement year as a biostatistician at Amgen. Jenni took a career break in August 2022 to obtain her MSc in Medical Statistics from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, after which she undertook a year of research in statistical methodology at the London School. Jenni rejoined the team in October 2024.

Email: Jenni.Banks@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Joe is a Mathematics graduate from the University of Bath, and during his degree he undertook a placement year working as a Biostatistician at Amgen where he also completed his base SAS programming qualification. Joe started work at NHSBT in 2018. He provides statistical input in the clinical trials team to help produce reports, tables and figures as well as programming to provide code for other members of the trials team to help process trial data.

Email: Joseph.Parsons@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Suzie joined NHSBT in August 2020 as the placement Statistician and subsequently after completing her Mathematics degree from the University of Sheffield re-joined NHSBT as a Statistician I in September 2022. She began working in both the CTU and supporting statistics within liver transplantation. Suzie is now completing a part-time MSc at the University of Bristol in ‘Medical Statistics and Health Data Science’ until September 2026 alongside working within the CTU.

Email: Suzie.Phillips@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Jess hails from the idyllic city of Cape Town, South Africa, and joined the Cambridge-based data team in January 2023. She holds a MSc in Global Health from Manchester University and focussed her undergraduate studies on microbiology and human physiology. Being based in South Africa, Jess spent 10 years working on trial management and data management teams for tuberculosis and HIV research projects and clinical trials. Her focus is to bring efficiency, high data standards, and future-proof solutions to all members of research teams through user-centred data systems.

Email: Jessica.Workman@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Rupa joined NHSBT CTU data management team in April 2017. Following her graduation, Rupa began her career working in the IT sector in India. After moving to the UK, Rupa has worked in different services within NHSBT where she initially developed an interest in clinical research. In the CTU, Rupa is the lead data manager for several trials and responsible for full clinical data management support within the CTU portfolio.

Email: Rupa.Sharma@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Emily joined NHSBT CTU in April 2018. Prior to her role at NHSBT, Emily started her career working on agricultural trials before transferring her skills to clinical trials. Emily is the lead data manager for the PLUS trial. Emily’s role encompasses database build, documentation, CRF design, handling data queries, and she provides training and support to sites. Emily has worked on several other trials in the CTU portfolio.

Email: Emily.Arbon@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Harriet holds a BA (Hons) in English Language and Linguistics with Cognitive Science Studies from the University of Sussex. After graduating, she started her career in clinical research working on haematological cancer studies at the Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research, first as a Data Management Assistant and later as a Clinical Trial Coordinator. Harriet joined NHSBT CTU as Senior Clinical Trials Administrator in September 2023, and became a Clinical Data Manager in October 2024.

Email: Harriet.Nye@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Nikki joined the CTU in 2018 and has worked on numerous trials within the CTU portfolio and is lead data manager for certain trials within the unit. She previously had 12 years’ experience in a pharmaceutical laboratory setting, liaising with clients and generating and assessing data packages. Nikki also has experience in dealing with governing bodies such as the MHRA and FDA, as well as adhering to Good Manufacturing practice.

Email: Nikki.Dallas@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Jonnie has worked for NHSBT CTU as a Junior Data Manager since January 2022. Jonnie has experience of working as a data manager from his days working for the Medical Research Council’s Food Nutrition department and has worked with many databases during his career. He has very much enjoyed his time so far and is looking to continue learning and helping the unit and hopes to be with the unit for many years to come.

Email: Jonathan.Last@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Roshni is an engineer with M.Tech in Genetics and B.Tech in Bioinformatics from India. With 10+ years of experience in clinical data management and working in global pharmaceutical and CROs like ICON, PPD, CTS, AstraZeneca, Biogen and Novartis, she has hands-on experience in databases such as RAVE, MACRO, OpenClinica, Oracle Clinical, InForm, and reporting tools such as J-Review. Roshni also has working knowledge in RECIST criteria, CDISC standards and ICH/GCP guidelines. Roshni first joined NHSBT in 2020 before rejoining the team in September 2023.

Email: Roshni.Paul@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Sara joined the NHSBT CTU as a Junior Data Manager in February 2022. She comes from NHS D working as a Cancer Registration Officer and has also enjoyed working in the research industry whilst working for the NIHR Bioresourse. She's been able to appreciate how research can benefit patients whilst working in hospital clinics. Sara enjoys working with databases and working in a research environment and is looking forward to growing within the CTU.

Email: Sara.Last@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Anna has a BSc in Medical Microbiology and after working on antibiotic resistance trials, moved into diabetes and oncology trial management in the pharmaceutical industry. She moved into the NHS as Industry Manager and GCP Facilitator in the NIHR Clinical Research Networks, providing regional support for NHS Trusts. Anna joined the NHSBT CTU in 2016, initially supporting the PlaNeT-2 trial of platelet thresholds in neonates and then a range of kidney transplantation projects, becoming a Clinical Operations Manager in 2024.

Tel: 07392 139868

Email: Anna.Sidders@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Catherine has a BSc (Hons) and MRes in Psychology and a PhD in Optometry, focusing on Glaucoma and visual field technology development. She has held the previous roles of data manager and senior trial coordinator at Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit where she specialised in renal, ophthalmology and maternity trials. Catherine also has experience working in trials that use data linkage with routine healthcare data. Catherine joined the NHSBT CTU in July 2023 as a Clinical Operations Manager.

Email: Catherine.Bain@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Claire has a BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences and, following graduation, worked at GlaxoSmithKline in pre-clinical research based in Harlow, UK and then Singapore before starting a career in clinical research at Barts Health NHS Foundation Trust and Queen Mary University London. For over 10 years, Claire worked in trauma research managing both CTIMPs and non-CTIMPs. During this time, she studied a MSc in Clinical Trials at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. In 2020, Claire moved to the University of Hertfordshire as Clinical Trial Manager working on a mental health trial. Claire joined NHSBT as a Clinical Operations Manager in 2022.

Email: Claire.Rourke2@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Kerrie joined NHSBT CTU in August 2022 as a Clinical Operations Manager based in Cambridge. Following her PhD, Kerrie worked as a Data Manager and Clinical Trials Coordinator and developed particular expertise in data linkage to routinely collected healthcare data, EDC systems and bespoke database systems. Outside of work Kerrie can most likely be found rock-climbing, in the pub, wild swimming or gardening.

Email: Kerrie.Brusby@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Amy studied Medical Genetics at the University of Leicester and then went on to study a Masters in Assisted Reproduction Technology at Nottingham University. After university, Amy started working for a clinical research organisation, both in the QA department and in toxicology as a trainee study manager. She started working for NHSBT CTU in 2018 as the Clinical Trial Co-ordinator for CRYOSTAT-2. Amy is now the Trial Manager for SIGNET.

Tel: 0776 4280175

Email: Amy.Evans@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Ashley began working at NHSBT CTU as a Clinical Trial Manager in March 2023. She studied Biochemistry at the University of Oxford has a PhD in Epigenetics from Queen Mary, University of London. She started working as a clinical trial coordinator at another clinical trials unit, before joining the NHSBT CTU. She has experience working on a variety of trials, including CTIMPs and device trials, in a range of different clinical areas including diabetes, paediatrics, neurology and blood transfusion.

Email: Ashley.Foster@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Charlie joined NHSBT as a trial manager in April 2022. He earned a BSc in Biochemistry in New Zealand, following an initial career as a chef, then moved to the UK for the second time in 2016. Soon after, he started with the University of Oxford as a preclinical lab research assistant before moving into clinical trial administration with the Jenner Institute, working on phase I, II & III IMP trials such as the Oxford COVID vaccine trial.

Email: Charlie.Brown@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Ellie joined NHSBT Clinical Trials Unit as a Clinical Trial Manager in March 2023. She holds an MSci degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Bath. During her degree, she completed an industrial placement year as a synthetic chemist at GlaxoSmithKline. After graduating, Ellie worked in clinical trials data management before moving into trial coordination and trial management, gaining experience in areas such as oncology, stroke and maternity research.

Email: Eleanor.Hounslea@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Fotini completed her nursing studies in Greece and Cyprus at a PhD level, and worked as a staff nurse in various clinical areas. After moving to the UK, she obtained a MSc degree in Epidemiology from the LSHTM and worked as a Haematology Trials Nurse and as Senior Cardiovascular Research Nurse at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, coordinating phase I-IV trials, including CTIMPs. She joined the NHSBT CTU in 2020 as Clinical Trial Manager, working mainly on transplant trials.

Email: Fotini.Kaloyirou@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Gillian’s background is in nursing with a degree in Health Care Studies and a Diploma in Critical Care. Prior to joining NHSBT, her specialities were intensive care, intravenous therapy and blood transfusion with experience of working both in the NHS and commercial sector. She initially joined the CTU as a research nurse in 2008 and moved on to co-ordinating, and later managing, other CTU trials.

Tel: 07590 353091

Email: Gillian.Powter@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Jo has previously worked as a trial manager in the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit at the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, and in the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences at the University of East Anglia. Most recently, Jo worked as research & development co-ordinator at the James Paget University Hospital. Her research interests include trauma, critical care, cardiovascular and mental health. Jo is currently managing CRYOSTAT-2 study, looking at the effect of early cryoprecipitate on mortality in patients with major haemorrhage.

Tel: 07764 280606

Email: Joanne.Lucas@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Tom joined the NHSBT CTU as a Clinical Trial Manager in April 2022. He has a BSc in Sport and Exercise Sciences from the University of Birmingham. Following graduation, he joined the University of Oxford as part of their Department of Oncology, progressing to trial manager where he was responsible for several early phase, first-in-human trials. As part of the NHSBT team, Tom manages the PANDA programme.

Email: Thomas.Holmes@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Charlotte joined NHSBT as a Clinical Trial Manager in January 2025. Charlotte studied Biomedical Sciences at the University of Warwick, completing an industrial placement year in the Oncology Bioinformatics department at AstraZeneca. After graduating, she worked at the GSK Clinical Unit Cambridge as a Clinical Trial Data Administrator, before moving to the Trial Management and Development team. Charlotte then worked as a Clinical Trial Coordinator at the Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit, where she coordinated rare cancer multi-centre CTIMP trials.

Email: Charlotte.Hickman@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Anne has a BA in Social Anthropology from the London School of Economics and has been a Research Nurse for the University of Cambridge, Department of Haematology. Previously, Anne worked in the NHS in CTIMP and non CTIMP trials in Neurology and Stroke research, as well as Oncology Clinical trials in East Anglia. She has worked in Quality Assurance and Data Management for Clinical Research Organisations in Ireland. Anne started working for the NHSBT CTU in January 2023.

Email: Anne.O'Maolain@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Val has both an administrative and clinical background which began in Higher Education at Anglia Ruskin University and The School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge. She went on to train as an Assistant Practitioner in Breast Imaging, working at The West Suffolk Hospital and The Rosie, Addenbrooke's Hospital for the NHS Breast Screening Programme. Prior to joining CTU, Val worked as a Medical Laboratory Assistant at The Pathology Partnership. Val joined the CTU Data Management Team in March 2015 and became a Trial Coordinator in 2018.

Tel: 01223 588188

Email: Valerie.Hopkins@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Viona joined NHSBT CTU October 2022. She holds a BSc in Psychology and started working in research shortly after graduating in 2011. Her first role was working as a research assistant in her home country, Germany, at the Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, Heidelberg University Hospital. Since moving back to the UK, Viona has gained research experience in both the NHS and Academia, as well as the private sector.

Email: Viona.Rundell@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Jolie joined the NHSBT CTU as a Clinical Trial Coordinator in January 2025. Jolie has a BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Surrey and most recently worked with the European Huntington's Disease Network (EHDN) as a study manager/CRA, working with sites across the UK and Ireland on the EHDN's HD study portfolio. She has also previously worked as a Biological Sample Coordinator in clinical trials at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford.

Email: Jolie.Lewis@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Wayland has a BSc in Biochemistry, an MPhil in Medical Science, and an MSc in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He started his career in the clinical research industry as a CRA in Hong Kong in 1997. He has experience in Phase I-IV monitoring, project management and line management in global pharmaceutical companies and CROs. Wayland moved to the UK in 2021 and joined NHSBT CTU as a Business Manager in April 2023.

Tel: 01223 588004

Email: Wayland.Hui@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Kavya joined NHSBT CTU in September 2023 following the completion of her MSc in Public Health at the University of Northampton. Before moving to the UK., she obtained a Doctor of pharmacy degree (PharmD) from India. She is currently working on and supporting the SIGNET, PLANET-2 and RESTORE clinical trials.

Email: Kavya.Baswana@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Maisie joined NHSBT as a Clinical Trial Administrator in July 2024. She has an MBiolSci in Biochemistry and Genetics from the University of Sheffield and has since gained business administration experience working in the sport industry.

Email: Maisie.Gardner@nhsbt.nhs.uk

Katie is a member of the Quality and Governance directorate and provides QA support to the CTU by ensuring compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and the regulatory environment for clinical research. Prior to joining NHSBT, Katie worked in Patient Safety and Quality at Cambridge University Hospitals specialising in Serious Incident investigation. She has over 10 years' experience in clinical research gained in the biotechnology industry and contract research organisations and a BSc (Hons) in Biological Sciences from the University of Birmingham.

Tel: 01223 588177

Email: Katie.Keen@nhsbt.nhs.uk