Affiliate members | Usher Institute

Individuals who work closely with the Usher Institute, but whose primary affiliation is elsewhere.

The Usher Institute is proud to have strong collaborations across the University of Edinburgh and beyond. Individuals who are not Usher Institute staff but have existing or planned collaborations and areas of mutual research interest can apply to become Affiliate Members of the Usher Institute. The aim of our Affiliate membership is to strengthen research ties and catalyse new initiatives with outstanding colleagues across the University and beyond.

Our Usher Institute Affiliates are:

Name	Role and primary affiliation outside of Usher	Profile	Primary affiliation within Usher
Beatrice Alex	Senior Lecturer and Chancellor’s Fellow	Bea Alex \| University of Edinburgh	Medical Informatics
Till Bachmann	Professor of Molecular Diagnostics and Infection, Centre for Inflammation Research	Till Bachmann \| University of Edinburgh	Global Health
Abi Beane	Reader in Critical Care Medicine and Health systems development, CIR, The University of Edinburgh	Abi Beane \| University of Edinburgh	Global Health
David Breen	Senior Clinical Research Fellow and Honorary Consultant Neurologist, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic	David P Breen \| University of Edinburgh	Medical Informatics
Sara Brown	Professor of Dermatology & Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Genomic Medicine	Sara Brown Research Group \| University of Edinburgh	Medical Informatics
Clara Calia	Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, School of Health in Social Science	Clara Calia \| University of Edinburgh	Global Health
Sharon Cameron	Consultant in Gynaecology and Sexual & Reproductive Health and Honorary Professor, Centre for Reproductive Health	Sharon Cameron \| University of Edinburgh	Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit
Michael Camilleri	ACRC Research Fellow	School of Informatics \| Michael's personal profile page	Medical Informatics / Population Health Sciences
Gian Marco Campagnolo	Senior Lecturer in Science, Technology & Innovation Studies, School of Social & Political Science	Gian Marco Campagnolo \| School of Social and Political Science	Medical Informatics
Andrew Chapman	Senior Research Fellow / Honorary Consultant Cardiologist	Andrew Chapman \| Edinburgh Research Explorer	Medical Informatics
Richard Chin	Professor of Paediatric Neurology and Clinical Epidemiology / Honorary consultant paediatric neurologist at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children (Edinburgh)	Richard Chin \| Ed i nbu r gh R e search E x pl o re r	Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit
Steve Cunningham	Professor of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Centre for Inflammation Research	Steve Cunningham \| Edinburgh Research Explorer	Global Health
Andrew Deans	Lead Research Nurse	Andrew Deans \| Researchgate	Medical Informatics
James Dear	Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences	James Dear \| University of Edinbu r gh Research Explorer	Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit
Dimitrios Doudesis	Senior Data Scientist and Researcher in Cardiovascular Health Data Science	Dimitrios Doudesis \| Edinburgh Research Explorer	Medical Informatics
Marie T Fallon	St Columba’s Hospice Chair of Palliative Medicine, The University of Edinburgh	Marie Fallon \| University of Edinburgh	Medical Informatics
Marian Gatzweiller	Senior Lecturer in Organisation and Management Control	Marian Gatzweiler \| University of Edinburgh	Medical Informatics
Charlie Gourley	Professor of Medical Oncology at The University of Edinburgh and Honorary Consultant in Medical Oncology at the Edinburgh Cancer Centre / Clinical Director, CRUK Scotland Centre / Director, Nicola Murray Centre for Ovarian Cancer Research	Charlie Gourlay \| University of Edinburgh	Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit
Julia Grahamslaw	Lead Research Nurse - EMERGE	Emergency Medicine Research Group Edinburgh (EMERGE)	Medical Informatics
Alasdair Gray	Consultant in Emergency Medicine, NHS Lothian / Honorary University of Edinburgh	Alasdair Gray \| Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences website	Medical Informatics
Peter Hall	Professor of Cancer Informatics and Consultant Medical Oncologist	Peter Hall \| Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh	Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit
Shahid Hanif	Managing Director, GetReal Institute, Senior Research Fellow, RAND Europe, Founder & Director, Avenzoar Consulting Ltd	GetReal Institute	Medical Informatics
Rashan Haniffa	Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Health Systems Research	Rashan Haniffa \| Centre for Inflammation Research	Medical Informatics
Charlotte Hanlon	Professor of Global Mental Health	Charlotte Hanlon \| Edinburgh Research Explorer	Global Health
Aisha Holloway	Professor of Nursing Studies, School of Health in Social Science	Aisha Holloway \| University of Edinburgh	Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit
Andrew Horne	Professor of Gynaecology and Reproductive Sciences / Honorary Consultant Gynaecologist, MRC Centre for Reproductive Health	Andrew Horne \| Centre for Reproductive Health Grou p p rofile	Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit
Alixe Kilgour	Medicine of the Elderly Consultant in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh / Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, The University of Edinburgh	Alixe Kilgour \| Edinburgh Research Explorer	Medical Informatics
Barry J A Laird	St Columba’s Hospice Senior Lecturer in Palliative Medicine / Honorary Senior Lecturer in Palliative Medicine, University of Glasgow / Honorary Consultant in Palliative Medicine, NHS Lothian	Edinburgh Palliative and Supportive Care Group \| Institute of Genetics and Cancer	Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit
Charlie Lees	Consultant Gastroenterologist, Honorary University of Edinburgh	Charlie Lees \| E dinb urgh Research Explorer	Medical Informatics
Milly Lo	Consultant Paediatric Intensivist / Research Lead for Paediatric Critical Care Medicine / NRS Career Research Clinician / Honorary Reader, The University of Edinburgh	Milly Lo \| Child Life and Health	Medical Informatics
Allan MacRaild	Lead Research Nurse - Stroke - EMERGE	Emergency Medicine Research Group Edinburgh (EMERGE)	Medical Informatics
Alpana Mair	Head of Effective Prescribing and Therapeutics Division, Scottish Government / Scottish Quality, Safety & Improvement Fellow / EU Project coordinator for SIMPATHY & iSIMPATHY and EIP AHA A1: Prescribing / Honorary Professor, The University of Edinburgh	Alpana Mair \| Edinburgh Napier	Medical Informatics
Catherine Maternowska	Professor of Violence Prevention for Young People	Catherine Maternowska \| University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Centre for Medical Anthropology	Medical Informatics
Chelsea Morroni	Chancellor's Fellow in Global Sexual and Reproductive Health, MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, The University of Edinburgh / Co-Director, UK Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Clinical Effectiveness Unit / Director, Botswana Sexual and Reproductive Health Research Initiative / Senior Research Associate, Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership	Chelsea Morroni \| University of Edinburgh Research Explorer	Global Health
Rachel O’Brien	Lead Research Nurse - EMERGE	Emergency Medicine Research Group of Edinburgh (EMERGE)	Medical Informatics
Miranda Odam	Research Nurse Manager	Emergency Medicine Research Group of Edinburgh (EMERGE)	Medical Informatics
David Porteous	Professorial Research Fellow	Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine, IGC	Medical Informatics
Matt Reed	Consultant and NRS Fellow in Emergency Medicine, NHS Lothian/ Director of EMERGE/ Honorary Reader, University of Edinburgh/ Member Edinburgh Acute Care, Usher Institute	Matt Reed \| University of Edinburgh Research Explorer Matt Reed \| EMERGE	Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit
Corinne Reid	Consultant	Corinne Reid \| LinkedIn	Global Health
Mattero Ronzani	Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Institutions	Matteo Ronzani \| University of Edinburgh	Medical Informatics
Jürgen Schwarze	Edward Clark Chair of Child Life and Health, Centre for Inflammation Research/ Honorary consultant paediatrician with NHS Lothian		Medical Informatics
Anoop Shah	Clinical Lecturer in Cardiology, Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences	Anoop Shah \| University of Edinburgh Research Explorer	Medical Informatics
Rustam Al-Shahi Salman	Professor of Clinical Neurology / Honorary consultant neurologist, NHS Lothian	Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences Rustam Al-Shahi Salman \| University of Edinburgh	Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit
Manu Shankar-Hari	Professor of Translational Critical Care Medicine	Manu Shankar-Hari \| Centre for Inflammation Resarch	Medical Informatics
Pam Smith	Professorial Fellow, Nursing Studies, School of Health in Social Science	Pam Smith \| University of Edinburgh	Medical Informatics
Mark Strachan	Consultant Physician in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Acute Medicine at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh / Honorary Professor, The University of Edinburgh	Mark Strachan \| University of Edinburgh Mark Strachan \| Edinburgh Diabetes	Global Health
Albert Tenesa	Professor of Quantitative Genetics, Roslin Institute	Albert Tenesa \| University of Edinburgh Albert Tenesa \| Research Group	Medical Informatics
Rosemary Townsend	Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Centre for Reproductive Health, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine/ Honorary Consultant Obstetrician, NHS Lothian	Rosemary Townsend \| University of Edinburgh Research Explorer	Medical Informatics
Sotos Tsaftaris	Professor of Machine Learning and Computer Vision, CHAI Director	Sotos Tsaftaris profile	Medical Informatics
Catalina Vallejos	Chancellor’s Fellow	MRC Human Genetics Unit, IGC	Medical Informatics
Thomas Weiser	Senior Clinical Lecturer, Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Stanford University and Consulting Medical Officer, Lifebox Foundation	Thomas Weiser \| Stanford University Thomas Weiser \| Lifebox Foundation	Medical Informatics
William Whiteley	Reader in Neurology, Honorary Neurologist	William Whiteley \| University of Edinburgh Research Explorer	Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit
Thomas Williams	Senior Clinical Research Fellow; Honorary Consultant in Respiratory Paediatrics, RHCYP	Thomas Williams \| University of Edinburgh	Global Health
Steven Williams	Senior Clinical Lecturer, Centre for Cardiovascular Science	Steven Williams \| University of Edinburgh	Medical Informatics
Rachael Wood	Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Public Health Scotland /Honorary Reader, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, The University of Edinburgh	Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences Rachael Wood \| University of Edinburgh	Medical Informatics
Robert Young	Academic Track Lecturer (Zhejiang)	Robert Young \| ZJU-UoE Institute	Global Health

If you wish to enquire about becoming an Affiliate Member of the Usher Institute, please contact our Senior Research Strategy Manager, via the Usher Communications mailbox, usher.communications@ed.ac.uk

This article was published on 2024-09-24