Main Panel A – Medicine, Health and Life Sciences

Last updated: 4 September 2025

All candidates have been informed of the outcome of their application.  This membership list will be updated in the coming weeks with additional member information.

Main Panel A

Main panel chair

Louise Kenny The University of Liverpool

Main panel member

Heidi Johansen-Berg Oxford University
James Wood The University of Cambridge
Jo Rycroft-Malone Lancaster University
Martin Cann Durham University
Peter Openshaw Imperial College London
Samuel Seidu University of Leicester

Main panel international expert

Nicola Desmond London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Padam Simkhada University of Huddersfield

Main panel PCE expert

Candy Rowe Newcastle University
Matthew Campbell University of Sunderland
Waljit Dhillo Imperial College London

Main panel user expert

Bryony Butland Queen Mary University of London
Victoria Sibson First Steps Nutrition Trust

Main panel interdisciplinary expert

John W Holloway University of Southampton
Sarah Lamb University of Exeter

Panel advisor

Adam Riches Manchester Metropolitan University
Pilar Pousada University of Hull
Shelly Stringer Oxford University

RDAP representative

Fiona Matthews University of Hull
Sub-panel 1: Clinical Medicine

Sub-panel chair

Peter Openshaw Imperial College London

Sub-panel deputy chair

Diana Eccles University of Southampton

Sub-panel member

Chris Drakeley London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Deborah Williamson University of St Andrews
John Primrose University of Southampton
Margaret Ashcroft The University of Cambridge
Mark Caulfield Queen Mary University of London
Mary Collins Queen Mary University of London
Masao Takata Imperial College London
Richard Coward University of Bristol
Rory McCrimmon University of Dundee
Sherif El-Khamisy The University of Bradford

Panel secretary

Zi Parker Queen Mary University of London

Sub-panel member (assessment phase)

Marian Knight Oxford University
Sub-panel 2: Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care

Sub-panel chair

Samuel Seidu University of Leicester

Sub-panel deputy chair

Olivia Wu University of Glasgow

Sub-panel member

Brandon Shaw The University of Essex
David Walker Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Ina Shaw The University of Essex
Lucy Yardley University of Bristol / University of Southampton
Neil Pearce London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Paramjit Gill University of Warwick
Richard Smith University of Exeter

Panel secretary

Claire Fenton Bournemouth University

Sub-panel member (assessment phase)

Benjamin Laker University of Reading
Bruce Hollingsworth Lancaster University
Christopher Chatwin University of Sussex
Deborah Ashby Imperial College London
Edwin van Teijlingen Bournemouth University
Erhauyi Aiwerioghene Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe
Gavin Stewart Newcastle University
Hermine Mkrtchyan The University of West London
Joana Almeida University of Bedfordshire
Laurie James-Hawkins The University of Essex
Lewis Halsey University of Roehampton
Manah Changmai University of Dundee
Martin O'Flaherty The University of Liverpool
Umer Zeeshan Ijaz University of Glasgow
Zakiyyah Ahmed University of Wolverhampton
Sub-panel 3: Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy

Sub-panel chair

Jo Rycroft-Malone Lancaster University

Sub-panel deputy chair

Carmel Hughes Queen's University Belfast

Sub-panel member

Afzal Mohammed Aston University
Christopher Nester Keele University
Christopher Tredwin Queen Mary University of London
Delyth James Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe
Helen Dawes University of Exeter
Joanne Cleland University of Strathclyde
Sue Latter University of Southampton
Vanora Hundley Bournemouth University
Yvonne Barnett Anglia Ruskin University

Panel secretary

Laura Healy Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe

Sub-panel member (assessment phase)

Anne-Marie Glenny University of Manchester
Catherine Henshall Oxford Brookes University
Cheryl Miller University of Sheffield
David Whitaker Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
Helen Griffiths Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe
Jayne Donaldson University of Stirling
John Greenman University of Hull
Julie Nightingale Sheffield Hallam University
Kay Cooper The Robert Gordon University
Krysia Dziedzic Keele University
Parveen Ali University of Sheffield
Patricia Davidson University of New South Wales
Penny Bee University of Manchester
Phil Williams University of Nottingham, the
Victor Gault University of Ulster
William Palin University of Birmingham
Zeeshan Ahmad University of Manchester
Sub-panel 4: Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Sub-panel chair

Heidi Johansen-Berg Oxford University

Sub-panel deputy chair

Richard Crisp Durham University

Sub-panel member

Allan Hunter Young Imperial College London
Brendan Gough Leeds Beckett University
Daryl O'Connor University of Leeds
J Helen Cross UCL
Jane Ireland Liverpool John Moores University
Kathleen Rastle Royal Holloway, University of London
Patrick Haggard UCL
Patrick Lewis The Royal Veterinary College
Teresa McCormack Queen's University Belfast
Veena Kumari Brunel University London

Panel secretary

Cathal Rogers University of Manchester

Sub-panel member (assessment phase)

Ben Tatler University of Aberdeen
Elizabeth Milne University of Sheffield
Geoff Haddock Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
Hugo Critchley University of Sussex
Kapil Sayal University of Nottingham, the
Paresh Malhotra Imperial College London
Suzanne Higgs University of Birmingham
Thomas Baguley Nottingham Trent University
Sub-panel 5: Biological Sciences

Sub-panel chair

Martin Cann Durham University

Sub-panel deputy chair

Ben Sheldon Oxford University

Sub-panel member

Anastasia Callaghan University of Portsmouth
Holly Croft University of Sheffield
Louise Victoria Wain University of Leicester
Miriam Gifford University of Warwick
Philip Biggin Oxford University
Sonia Rocha The University of Liverpool
Tim Dafforn University of Birmingham
Xavier Lambin University of Aberdeen

Panel secretary

Linda Ko-Ferrigno University of York

Sub-panel member (assessment phase)

Aakash Basu Durham University
Alex Breeze University of Leeds
Andy Sharrocks University of Manchester
Daniel Ungar University of York
Deepa Senapathi University of Reading
Gail Taylor UCL
Kim Hardie University of Nottingham, the
Paul Hoskisson University of Strathclyde
Rucha Karnik University of Glasgow
Simon Butler UEA
Sivaramesh Wigneshweraraj Imperial College London
V Anne Smith University of St Andrews
Venkateswarlu Kanamarlapudi Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe
Viji Draviam Sastry Queen Mary University of London
Sub-panel 6: Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science

Sub-panel chair

James Wood The University of Cambridge

Sub-panel deputy chair

Carol Wagstaff University of Reading

Sub-panel member

Aedin Cassidy Queen's University Belfast
Brendan Wren London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Gina Pinchbeck The University of Liverpool
John Bothwell Durham University
Jonathan Elliott The Royal Veterinary College
Lynn Frewer Newcastle University
Neil Ward UEA
Pat Heslop-Harrison University of Leicester
Sharon Huws Queen's University Belfast
Stephen Torr Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Panel secretary

Mel Nakisa Cranfield University

Sub-panel member (assessment phase)

Chris Creevey Queen's University Belfast
Dimitris Charalampopoulos University of Reading
Fred Yamoah Buckinghamshire New University
Julien Le Kernec University of Glasgow
Leon Terry Cranfield University
Lindy Holden-Dye University of Southampton
Maria Carmen Hubbard Newcastle University
Rattan Yadav Aberystwyth University / Prifysgol Aberystwyth
Steven Belmain University of Greenwich
Tetyana Korin University of Reading