Our Oversight Board provides oversight of the strategic direction and governance of the NIHR BioResource, and meets twice a year. The Oversight Board is responsible for assuring the overall activity and resource allocation, and receives reports from the Steering Committee.
Nikki Adams is a Patient Representative of the NIHR BioResource.
Professor Timothy Barrett is the Rare Diseases Lead at the NIHR BioResource Birmingham BRC and CRF.
Prof. John Bradley CBE is Chief Investigator and Co‑Chair of the NIHR BioResource and a Consultant Physician at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Gerome Breen is a Professor of Psychiatric Genetics at the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London.
Professor Matthew Brown is Chief Scientific Officer at Genomics England.
Michael Chapman is Director of Research and Clinical Trials at NHS Digital.
Prof. Patrick Chinnery is Chief Investigator and Co-Chair of the NIHR BioResource. Patrick is also the Clinical Director of the Medical Research Council.
Rosanna is a Patient Representative of the NIHR BioResource and is also a member of our National Participant Advisory Group (NPAG), Steering Committee.
Dr. Matthew Hallsworth is Head of External Relations at the NIHR Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure (NOCRI).
Prof. Dame Sue Hill is Chief Scientific Officer for NHS England and Senior Responsible Officer for Genomics at NHS England.
Amy Hunter is Director of Research at Genetic Alliance UK.
Prof. Jan Idkowiak is an NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Paediatric Endocrinology, based at the IMSR and at the Department of Endocrinology at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
Director of Research Delivery CRN National Coordinating Centre (CRNCC).
Prof. Nathalie is the Director of the NIHR BioResource. She has a PhD in Immunology and joined the University of Cambridge to research autoimmune and infectious diseases.
Prof. Iain McInnes - Chair of the NIHR BioResource Oversight Board - is a Professor of Rheumatology and Medicine at the University of Glasgow.
Head of Population Health Sciences at the MRC
Medical Research Council.
Andrew Morris is the Director of Health Data Research UK. He is seconded from his position as Professor of Medicine, and Vice Principal of Data Science at the University of Edinburgh.
Professor David Roberts is Associate Medical Director at NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT).
Hannah Stark is the Operations Lead for the NIHR BioResource.
