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Centre for Trophoblast Research

 

Director

Professor Kathy Niakan

Inaugural Director

The inaugural Director and administrative head of the Centre Professor Graham Burton is now retired.

Executive Manager

Erin Slatery

Board of Managers

This Board decides on the funding priorities for the Centre, and elects to Studentships and Next Generation Fellowships.

Professor Kathy Niakan, Mary Marshall and Arthur Walton Professor

Dr Francesco Colucci, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Dr Peter Rugg-Gunn, Babraham Institute

Dr Erica Watson, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience

Professor Susan Ozanne

Professor Steve Charnock-Jones

Dr Naomi McGovern
 

Scientific Advisory Board

This Board advises on all aspects of the scientific programme, policy, and future directions of the Centre.

Chair

Professor Hilary Critchley, University of Edinburgh, UK

Members

Professor Annettee Nakimuli, Makerere University, Uganda

Professor Yoel Sadovsky, Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh, US

Professor Hongmei Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Dr Miguel Branco, Blizard Institute,UK

Professor Gordon Smith FMedSci, Prof of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Committees

Governance of CTR core activities is managed by four committees made up from group leaders and early career researchers from across the Centre.

  • Mentorship Committee
  • Seminars Committee
  • Bioinformatics Committee
  • Biobank Committee