The GCAT Team
Principal Investigator: Professor Ann Morgan, Professor of Rheumatology and Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist, University of Leeds
Co-investigators: Professor Raashid Luqmani, University of Oxford, Dr Mar Pujades Rodriguez, University of Leeds, Dr Sarah Mackie, University of Leeds
Senior Registry Coordinator: Rachael Kearns, University of Leeds
Prior to joining the GCAT team, I worked at the Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research (LICTR) as a Trial Coordinator. I worked here from 2016 predominantly on CTIMP research projects within both the Early Phase and Complex Intervention divisions. I also spent 2 years at Leeds Teaching Hospitals providing clinical trial, admin support in both the Haematology and Oncology departments. I am responsible for the management of the TARGET GCAT Registry from the start of recruitment through to study completion. I have a BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences (Molecular and Microbiology) from Leeds Metropolitan University, and a MSc Molecular Medical Microbiology from the University of Nottingham.
Registry Coordinator: Kim Atkinson, University of Leeds
I started my position as a project coordinator in April 2019 in the Molecular and Personalised Medicine group led by Professor Ann Morgan. I have previous experience in research as I originally joined the University of Leeds in 2017 as a laboratory research assistant. I have a Biomedical Sciences BSc (Hons) from the University of Manchester.
Database Manager: Dr Anthea Craven, University of Oxford
Database Designer: Joe Barrett, University of Oxford
Scientific Advisory Board
- Miss Susan Mollen, University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
- Professor Richard Watts, University of Oxford
- Professor Bhaskar Dasgupta, Southend University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust
- Dr Sarah Mackie, University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Dr Peter Lanyon, University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Professor Justin Mason, Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Dr Alex Sinclair, University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
- Mr John Mills, Chairman of Vasculitis UK
If you have any questions about the GCAT Registry, please contact our Head Office (0113 343 7764) or email a member of our dedicated MRC TARGET team (MRCTarget@leeds.ac.uk)