MRC Proof of Concept panel

Formerly Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme panel.

Membership from 1 April 2026

Professor Peter Parker (Chair), Francis Crick Institute and King’s College London
Professor Rachel Williams (Deputy Chair), University of Liverpool
Professor Giancarlo Biagini, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Dr Sam Butterworth, University of Manchester
Dr Ela Chakkarapani, University of Bristol
Professor Ronjon Chakraverty, University of Oxford
Professor Gordon Cook, University of Leeds
Professor Jenny Crinion, University College London
Professor Robert Gray, University of Glasgow
Professor Amin Hajitou, Imperial College London
Dr Paul Hamblin, Bioventia Consulting Ltd
Dr Tim Hammonds, TRH Consulting
Professor Kirsty Le Doare, St. George’s, University of London
Dr Wat Lilaonitkul, University College London
Professor Michelle Lockley, Queen Mary University of London
Dr Christina Malamateniou, City St George’s University of London
Dr Pavel Mozgunov, MRC Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge
Dr Aidan O’Keeffe, University of Nottingham
Dr Nuria Porta, The Institute of Cancer Research
Dr Tamir Rashid, Imperial College London
Dr Aryelly Rodriguez Carbonell, The University of Edinburgh
Dr Alex Rothman, University of Sheffield
Professor Angela Russell, University of Oxford
Miss Cynthia Sandor, Imperial College London
Dr Sanjiv Sharma, University of Liverpool
Dr Obinna Ubah, Elasmogen Limited
Professor Jun Wang, Queen Mary University of London
Dr Dianne Williamson

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Last updated: 27 May 2026