Who's who

Trustees

The trustees are responsible for the policies and strategies of Action Medical Research and give their medical, financial and business skills and expertise on a voluntary basis. The council of trustees meets four times a year and is supported by a number of advisory committees.

Chair

Richard Price

Mr Price joined the council in 2005 and was elected chair in August 2008. He is co-founder and retired chair of professional education company BPP. He is currently chair of awarding body company EDI and British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM). He is a council member of the Royal College of Music.

Honorary Treasurer

Charles Jackson

Mr Jackson joined the council in 2006 and is a member of the Investment and Audit Committee.

Council

Professor Sarah Bray BA M.Phil PhD

Professor in Developmental Biology at Cambridge University and will chair the Scientific Advisory Panel from January 2012 taking over from Professor Andrew George.

Professor Mark Gardiner

Chair, Scientific Advisory Board, Action Medical Research 2002-2005 and Professor of Paediatrics, University College London, 1991 to present.

Professor Andrew J T George MA PhD FRCPath FRSA

Professor George was appointed Chair of the Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) in January 2008 - January 2012. He is Professor of Molecular Immunology at Imperial College, London and Director of the Graduate School of Life Sciences and Medicine and the School of Professional Development. Professor George is also Chair of the UK’s National Research Ethics Advisory Panel.

David Gibbs

A retired investment banker, Mr Gibbs is a member of the charity’s Investment and Audit Committee, and has been a member of the council since 2006.

Phil Hodkinson

Phil joined the council in January 2012 and will also be a member of the charity’s Investment and Audit Committee. Phil has a wealth of financial experience within commercial and charitable sectors.

Karen Jankel BSc

Daughter of Michael Bond, the author of Paddington Bear, Karen Jankel has been a member of the council since 1992. She is a member of the Marketing Committee.

Val Remington-Hobbs

A long standing supporter of Action Medical Research Val Remington-Hobbs joined the council in January 2010. She brings a wealth of experience as a volunteer fundraiser and as County Chair, Suffolk, and Chair of Stowmarket Committee.

Katie Stringer

Katie Stringer joined the council in 2011 and has charity fundraising experience.

Sir John Wickerson LLB

A council member since 2006, Sir John Wickerson is solicitor to Action Medical Research and a member of the Investment and Audit Committee.

Chair

Professor Sarah Bray BA MPhil PhD

Professor of Developmental Biology, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge

Panel

Professor Cosimo De Bari MD PhD

Professor of Translational Medicine and Honorary Consultant in Rheumatology, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, University of Aberdeen

Dr Adam Gibson PhD

Reader, Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, University College London

Professor Nigel Klein MRCP PhD

Professor and Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, London, and the Institute of Child Health, University College London.

Professor Sailesh Kotecha PhD FRCPCH

Head of Department and Consultant in Child Health Department of Child Health, Cardiff University School of Medicine

Professor Thomas MacDonald PhD FRCPath FMedSci

Professor of Immunology, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry

Professor Neil Marlow DM FRCP FRCPCH FMedSci

Professor of Neonatal Medicine, Institute for Women’s Health, University College London

Dr Lucy Raymond MA DPhil FRCP

Reader in Neurogenetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge

Mr James Robb MD FRCS

Senior Lecturer in Surgery, University of St Andrews

Dr Rod Scott MBChB PhD

Senior Lecturer and Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Institute of Child Health, University College London

Professor Gordon Smith MD PhD FMedSci

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Honorary Consultant in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Cambridge

Dr Caroline Stewart PhD CEng SRCS

Senior Bioengineer, ORLAU, RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry

Professor Catherine Williamson MRCP

Professor in Obstetric Medicine, Division of Surgery, Oncology Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics, Imperial College

Chief Executive: Julie Buckler

Director of Research: Dr Tracy Swinfield

Director of Finance, IT and Operations/ Company Secretary: Martin Richardson

Director of Fundraising: Jenny Edwards

Director of Communications: Sarah Moss