Team members

  • Funanani (Funi) Nemaheni

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    Funanani (Funi) Nemaheni Research Programmes Manager

    Please contact regarding:

    • The operational delivery of and re search awards for the Centre for Injury Studies
    •  Coordinating the development of funding proposals
    •  The biennial Blast Injury Conference

  • Fraje Watson

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    Fraje Watson Research Programmes Manager

    Please contact regarding:

    • Enquiries and opportunities for the Caring for Blast-Injured Children in Gaza project. 

  • Gifty Tetteh

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    Gifty Tetteh Engagement and Research Projects Manager

    +44 (0)20 7594 2874

    Please contact regarding:

    • The Association of Biomedical Engineers, Medical Engineers, and Bioengineers ( BioMedEng Association )
    • The UKRI Artificial Intelligence and Engineering Biology Consortium (AI-4-EB)
    • The LiSENUS NIHR multi-partner project and other translational project leadership.

  • Laura McKay

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    Laura McKay SynbiCITE Centre Administrator

    +44 (0)20 7594 9902

    Please contact regarding:

    •  Enquiries about  SynbiCITE
    • Enquiries about the London BioFoundry, including Proof of Concept projects, Business training courses, SynbioVEN and SynbiTECH conferences 

  • Immanuel Sebastine

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    Immanuel Sebastine Translation Project Manager, MedTechONE

    Please contact regarding:

    • Information or advice regarding research translation
    • Prototyping partner identification
    • Project support to inter-disciplinary research programmes in the Medical Technology area
    • Information on suitable grants, entrepreneurship, and training programmes
    • Guidance on product and technology development

  • Florence Leong

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    Florence Leong QARA Manager, MedTechONE

    Please contact regarding:

    • Advice and support on regulatory affairs for medical device research translation
    • Quality management in compliance with the UK and international medical device regulatory standards (e.g. ISO13485, ISO14971, FDA)

  • Martina Tognini

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    Martina Tognini Biomedical Engineering Clinical QARA Manager

    Please contact regarding:

    • Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs Strategy for BRC Biomedical Engineering
    • Lead in establishing regulatory and clinical translation pathways for the BRC Biomedical Engineering Theme projects.
    • Lead on aligning quality processes to facilitate BRC Biomedical Engineering Theme submissions.
    • Review project documentation and support ethics applications.

  • Chuan Ching (CC) Foo

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    Chuan Ching (CC) Foo Imperial-Meta Centre Manager

    Please contact regarding:

    For all matters relating to the Imperial-Meta Centre.

  • Bohwon Kim

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    Bohwon Kim Head of Operations, BRC Biomedical Engineering Theme

    Please contact regarding:

    • Overseeing Biomedical Engineering Theme aim at the  NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre.
    • Enquiries about available opportunities, BRC infrastructure, facilities and clinical trials. 

  • Simon Partridge

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    Simon Partridge Centre Manager for the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein and the Microbial Food Hub

    Please contact regarding:

    • Head of operations for the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein and the Microbial Food Hub.

  • Yvonne McMeel

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    Yvonne McMeel Head of Impact, Growth and Innovation for the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein and the Microbial Food Hub

    Please contact regarding:

    • Industrial engagement opportunities for the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein and the Microbial Food Hub.

  • Julia Espeso Bischofberger

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    Julia Espeso Bischofberger Senior Translation Project Officer for the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein and the Microbial Food Hub

    Please contact regarding:

    • Translational activities and opportunities for the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein and the Microbial Food Hub.

  • John Felipe Murphy

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    John Felipe Murphy Scale-Up and Regulation Manager for the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein and the Microbial Food Hub

    Please contact regarding:

    •  Scale-Up and Regulation enquiries for the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein and the Microbial Food Hub.

  • Roelle Santa Maria

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    Roelle Santa Maria Head of Communications and Marketing for the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein and the Microbial Food Hub

    Please contact regarding:

    • Marketing, communications and engagement activities for the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein and the Microbial Food Hub.

  • Rebecca Camenzuli

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    Rebecca Camenzuli Innovation & Opportunities Officer for the Bezos Centre

    Please contact regarding:

    • Partnership, educational and translational activities and opportunities for the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein and the Microbial Food Hub.

  • Richard de Boyett

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    Richard de Boyett Events and Project Officer for the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein and the Microbial Food Hub

    Please contact regarding:

    • Events and projects for the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein and the Microbial Food Hub.

  • Naheed Khan

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    Naheed Khan Executive Assistant to Professor Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro & Research Group Operations Coordinator

    Please contact regarding:

    • For all matters relating to Professor Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro and the RLA Lab.