People

The IoN-DRI programme is sponsored by Professor Alan Thompson, Dean of the UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences, and organised into different workstreams, each of which is sponsored by senior leads from across UCL.

Making decisions听

UCL Council听have ultimate accountability for the programme, including financial control.

IoN-DRI Executive Group听governs and oversee delivery of the programme,听and includes senior academics and senior management for Operations, Finance and Estates.

ION-DRI Steering Group听reports to the Executive and oversees and shapes the direction of the programme.

Infrastructure Programme Board is a听leadership forum for the delivery of the construction elements of the programme听

Strategic Delivery Group is made up of representatives from Queen Square Institute of Neurology, UK听 Dementia Research Institute and the National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery. They meet monthly to discuss how the new building is being designed to ensure it meets their needs and how it will need to operate once opened.

The programme also operates with a number of additional strategy groups and workstreams providing senior academic/organisational leadership over different elements of the programme.
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Our People

Executive Group

The execuitve group governs and oversee delivery of the programme

Aimie Chapple听 Vice-President (Operations), UCL,听Charu Gorasia,听Chief Financial Officer - UCL,听Mike Hanna听Director, UCL ION,听Tim Jaggard,听Deputy Chief Executive /Chief Financial Officer UCLH,听John O鈥橳oole,听Interim Director, Major Projects (Estates), UCL,听David Probert,听听Chief Executive UCLH,听 Andy Smith,听Chief Information Officer, UCL, Anthony Smith (Chair)听听Vice Provost (Faculties), UCL,听 Alan Thompson (Programme Sponsor,听听Dean - Faculty of Brain Sciences, UCL

Leadership Team

The leadership team have overall oversight of the programme, with responsibility for ensuring successful programme delivery.

Professor Alan Thompson听(alan.thompson@ucl.ac.uk), Dean of the UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences and Programme Sponsor
John O'Toole听(john.o'toole@ucl.ac.uk), Interim Director of Major Projects, UCL Estates
Andy Smith听(andy.m.smith@ucl.ac.uk), UCL Vice-President (Operations)
Tim听Jaggard,听UCLH Deputy Chief Executive and Finance Officer听
David Howard听(david.howard@ucl.ac.uk),听Programme Manager

Organisations in the building 鈥� leads

The new facility at Grays Inn Road听will be home to three bodies: the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, the UK Dementia Research Institute and the UCLH National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.

Professor Michael听Hanna听(m.hanna@ucl.ac.uk), Director of the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
Professor Siddharthan Chandran听UK DRI Director
Professor John Duncan听(john.duncan@nhs.net), Professor of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Programme team

The programme team are responsible for ensuring that oversight is provided through reporting, governance meetings, budget tracking, issue and risk management and key review points to ensure the programme can successfully move to its next stage of delivery.

Professor Alan Thompson听(alan.thompson@ucl.ac.uk),听Dean of the UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences听and Programme Sponsor
David Howard听(david.howard@ucl.ac.uk), Senior Programme Manager

Construction team

The construction team oversee the delivery of the new state-of-the-art building on Grays Inn Road and the renovations of IoN鈥檚 laboratories and office space within Queen Square House.

John O'Toole听(john.o'toole@ucl.ac.uk), Interim Director of Major Projects, UCL Estates
Martin Treacy (m.treacy@ucl.ac.uk), UCL Estates Lead
ISG, Main Build Contractor
Hawkins\ Brown, Architect
Arcadis, Project Managers

Transformation team

The transformation is led through the Strategic Delivery Group, which is chaired by Professor Michael听Hanna and which oversees the delivery of the transformation. The delivery team is led by David Howard, Programme Manager.

Professor Michael听Hanna听(m.hanna@ucl.ac.uk), Director of the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
Professor Giampietro Schiavo (),听Core Technology Platforms Lead
David Howard听(david.howard@ucl.ac.uk),听Programme Manager
Dr Lee Stanyer (l.stanyer@ucl.ac.uk), Lab Infrastructure Lead
Kully Sunner听(k.sunner@ucl.ac.uk),听Lab Operations Lead
Sarah-Jane Newbery, (), Migration and Move Project Manager
Anna Dabrowski (a.dabrowski@ucl.ac.uk), Communications Manager
Shumaya Anower (s.anower@ucl.ac.uk), Programme Support Officer
Faith Ebhojiaye鈥� (f.ebhojiaye@ucl.ac.uk), Data Technician鈥�

Operational leads

Geoff Dunk (),听Director of听Operations,听UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
Dr H茅l猫ne Crutzen (h.crutzen@ucl.ac.uk),听Manager, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
Professor Giampietro Schiavo (g.schiavo@ucl.ac.uk),听Professor of Cellular Neuroscience, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
Paul Swainsbury听(), Finance Manager, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
Mike Brown (mike.brown@ucl.ac.uk) and听Catherine Hills (catherine.hills@ucl.ac.uk),听UCL Biological Services

Working Environment Group

Sue Noy, Neurodegenerative Diseases,听Christoph Zimmer, Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy,听Kully Sunner,听ION-DRI Programme,听Michael Sheridan, UK Dementia Research Institute,听Gabriele Lignani, Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy,听Amy Gent, Brain Repair and Rehaibilittaion,听Mark Gaskin, Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy,听Burleen Chhatwal, Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy,听Florence Gidney, Neurodegenerative Diseases,听Amanda Heslegrave, Neurodegenerative Diseases,听Claire Pimblett, Neurodegenerative Diseases,听Darija Soltic, Neurodegenerative Diseases,听Caitlin Loh, Neurodegenerative Diseases,听Rosie Baverstock-West, Neurodegenerative Diseases,听Mireia Mato Prado, 听UK Dementia Research Institute,听Sandra Porteous, ION HQ, Sarah Lawson, ION HQ,听Dimitrios Zachos, ION HQ,听Jenny Pocock, Neuroinflamation,听Matthew Keuss, Neuromuscular Diseases,听Charlotte Spicer, Neuromuscular Diseases
Rob Lesniak, Neuromuscular Diseases听

Philanthropy

Angharad Milenkovic听(angharad.milenkovic@ucl.ac.uk)听Vice-President Advancement

Public Art听

Sam Wilkinson (sam.wilkinson@ucl.ac.uk), UCL Head of Public Art

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