Co-Directors
Professor Kamlesh Khunti
Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine, University of Leicester
Professor Sam Seidu
Professor in Primary Care Diabetes and Cardio-metabolic Medicine, University of Leicester
Theme Leads
Professor Elizabeth Orton
Theme Lead for Building Resilience in Later Life theme
Professor of Public Health, Director of Lifespan and Population Health, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Nottingham
Professor Laura Gray
Theme Lead for Data4Health theme
Professor of Medical Statistics and co-Leads the Biostatistics Research Group, University of Leicester
Professor Manish Pareek
Theme Lead for Ethnicity and Health Inequalities theme
Clinical Professor in Infectious Diseases, University of Leicester
Professor Kamlesh Khunti
Theme Lead for Multiple Long-term Conditions theme
Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine, University of Leicester
Professor Gregory Maniatopoulos
Theme Lead for Translating and Implementing Research theme
Professor of Healthcare Management, University of Leicester
Theme Co-leads
Dr Katie Robinson
Theme Co-lead for Building Resilience in Later Life theme
Dr Clare Gillies
Theme Co-lead for Data4Health theme
Dr Riya Patel
Theme Co-lead for Ethnicity and Health Inequalities theme
Dr Patrick Highton
Theme Co-lead for Multiple Long-Term Conditions theme
Dr Gemma Hughes
Theme Co-lead for Translation and Implementation Research theme
Core Team
Donna Richardson
Managing Director
NIHR ARC East Midlands
Professor Marion Walker
Director of Partner Relations
NIHR ARC East Midlands
Carol Akroyd
Associate Director/Research Inclusion Lead
NIHR ARC East Midlands
Emma Rowley
Head of Knowledge Mobilisation and Research Capacity Development and Training
NIHR ARC East Midlands
Kiran Johal
Communications Manager
NIHR ARC East Midlands
Michelle Brown
Events and Engagement Manager
NIHR ARC East Midlands
Dr Sophie Leonardi
Operations Manager
The Centre for Ethnic Health Research