Our Team

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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