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NIHR Senior Investigators Committee

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Published: 30 September 2021

Version: 5.0 March 2024

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Membership of the selection committee for Competition 17 (2024) of the NIHR Senior Investigators scheme.

Chair and Supporting Chairs

Name

Position

Organisation

Professor Marion Walker

Emeritus Professor in Stroke Rehabilitation

University of Nottingham

Professor Sue Ziebland

Professor of Medical Sociology

University of Oxford

Professor Karina Lovell

Professor of Mental Health

University of Manchester

Professor Jill Manthorpe

Professor Emerita of Social Work

King’s College London

Professor Jadwiga Wedzicha

Clinical Chair in Respiratory Medicine

Imperial College London

Professor Ibrahim Abubakar

Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology

University College London

 Nurse, Midwifery, Allied Health Professional and Methodologists Sub-Committee

Name

Position

Organisation

Professor Anne-Maree Keenan

Professor of Applied Health Research

University of Leeds

Professor Catherine Sackley

Professor of Physiotherapy Research

University of Nottingham

Professor Carrol Gamble

Professor of Medical Statistics

University of Liverpool

Professor Glyn Lewis

Professor of Epidemiological Psychiatry

University College London

Professor Jane Nixon

Director, Leeds Institute Health Sciences

University of Leeds

Professor Jane Sandall

Professor of Social Science and Women’s Health 

King’s College London

Professor Dame Nicky Cullum

Professor of Nursing 

University of Manchester

Professor Peter Griffiths

Chair in Health Services Research

University of Southampton

Professor Steven Julious

Professor of Medical Statistics 

University of Sheffield

 Social Care Sub-Committee

Name

Position

Organisation

Professor Catherine Pope

Professor of Medical Sociology 

University of Oxford

Professor Claire Goodman

Professor of Health Care Research

University of Hertfordshire

Professor Clare Bambra

Professor of Public Health

University of Newcastle

Professor Jonathan Scourfield

Professor of Social Work 

University of Cardiff

Professor Martin Knapp

Professor of Health and Social Care Policy

London School of Economics & Political Science

Dr Paula McFadden

Senior Lecturer in Social Work

University of Ulster

 Medical and Dental Sub-Committee

Name

Position

Organisation

Professor Ashley Blom

Professor of Medicine, Dentistry and Health

University of Sheffield

Professor Carol Brayne

Professor of Public Health Medicine

University of Cambridge

Professor David Neal

Professor of Surgical Oncology

University of Oxford

Professor Fang Gao

Professor in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain

University of Birmingham

Professor Jane Blazeby

Professor of Surgery

University of Bristol

Professor Keith Godfrey

Professor of Epidemiology & Human Development

University of Southampton

Professor Martin Orrell

Director of the Institute of Mental Health

University of Nottingham

Professor Melanie Davies

Professor of Diabetes Medicine 

University of Leicester

Professor Munir Pirmohamed

Professor of Pharmacology

University of Liverpool

Professor Olivia Wu

Chair of Economics

University of Glasgow

Professor Dame Pamela Shaw

Professor of Neurology

University of Sheffield

Professor Richard Watt

Chair of Dental Public Health

University College London

Patient Public Involvement and Engagement Committee Members

Anmol Arora

David Chuter

Steven Edgar

Angela King