Corporate management
The Board of Management led by our Director, Mike Stratton, provides leadership for the Institute.
The operational management and supporting structure of the Sanger Institute is provided by Corporate Services.
Board of Management
Genome Research Limited (GRL), the Institute's governing body, delegates authority to a Board of Management. The main objectives of the Board of Management are to ensure delivery of strategic aims and objectives, to provide leadership across the whole Institute and to ensure high standards of scientific, corporate and charity governance. The members of the Board of Management are:
Professor Mike Stratton - Director of the Sanger Institute
Professor Mike Stratton is leader of the Institute's Board of Management and co-leads the Cancer Genome Project. Mike also plays a leadership role in the International Cancer Genome Consortium, a global initiative to characterise changes in 50 different tumour types and subtypes. Mike's biography.
Dr Inês Barroso - Joint Head of Human Genetics
Dr Inês Barroso is co-leader of Human Genetics at the Institute. She also leads the Institute's Metabolic
Disease Group, which uses genetic and genomic approaches to understand the aetiology of common and rare forms of
metabolic disease.
Inês' profile.
Dr Peter Campbell - Head of Cancer Genetics and Genomics
Dr Peter Campbell oversees research in Cancer Genetics and Genomics. He is also joint head of the Institute's Cancer Genome Project, a role he shares with the Institute's Director, Professor Mike Stratton. Peter's profile.
David Davison - Director of Corporate Services
David oversees the administration of the Institute and chairs the Operations Committee which takes on some of the responsibility for the day-to-day operational running of the Institute.
Professor Gordon Dougan - Head of Pathogen Genetics
As well as conducting his own research projects in Pathogen Genetics, Professor Gordon Dougan oversees Faculty, researchers and students working in Pathogen Genetics. Gordon's profile.
Kathryn Fenn - Head of Human Resources
Kathryn leads the Institute's Human Resources team. As a member of the Board of Management she helps to ensure that the Institute's most valuable resource, its people, are best able to deliver the portfolio of scientific programmes and projects.
Head of Computational Genomics
We will be recruiting a new Head of Informatics following Tim Hubbard's secondment part time to National Health Service England.
Stephen Masson - Head of Finance and Procurement
The Finance and Procurement department provides budget support and monthly management and project financial information. It also provides a purchasing service to the Institute. The department produces annual statutory reports that comply with our financial obligations as a company and a charity.
Emma Millican - Director of Scientific Operations
Emma oversees the development and delivery of our DNA pipelines to ensure that they continue to deliver high-quality data and are equipped to be able to adapt to the constantly changing demands of new technologies. For more information, please visit our Sequencing and Genome analysis pipelines pages.
Dr Derek Stemple - Head of Mouse and Zebrafish Genetics
Dr Derek Stemple has taken over the leadership of Mouse and Zebrafish Genetics at the Institute on an interim basis,
following Allan Bradley's decision to step down from the directorship and the Board of Management. Derek also leads
the Institutes Vertebrate Development and Genetics group.
Derek's profile.
Corporate Services
The mission of the department is to provide professionally led services and an administrative framework which is responsive to our science needs.
David Davison - Director of Corporate Services
David Davison is the Board of Management representative for the Institute's Corporate Services departments.
Phil Butcher - Head of IT
The IT facility provides a high-performance IT infrastructure - one of the most extensive in the life sciences - and data management to support large-scale science. For more information, please visit our IT infrastructure and data management page.
Paul Faupel - Head of Campus Health and Safety and Laboratory Facilities
Working with other teams, the Campus Health & Safety Team ensures that high standards of health and safety management are met across the Campus. The Laboratory Facilities Team provides a range of services and project management for laboratory improvements and development.
Kathryn Fenn - Head of Human Resources
The Human Resources department is responsible for recruitment, pay and benefits administration, employee relations and training and development.
Karen Kennedy - Strategic Relations
Karen leads the Institute's efforts in Strategic Relations, helping to build and support the relationships that are needed to support the strategic vision of the Institute. These activities range from interactions with the scientific community, commercial entities, funders, and other key stakeholders.
Stephen Masson - Head of Finance and Procurement
The Finance and Procurement department provides financial management, purchasing services, annual reports and budget support.
Don Powell - Media and Public Relations Manager
The Media and Public Relations Office works to communicate the excitement and implications of the Institute's work through internet, print and visits. It also manages relationships with the print and broadcast media and is the first point of contact for media enquiries.
Julia Willingale-Theune - Public Engagement Manager
The Communication and Public Engagement team aims to stimulate interest in biomedical science and to encourage informed discussion about issues relevant to Sanger Institute research. We work to provide opportunities and online resources for a range of audiences to engage with Sanger Institute researchers and their work.
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