Dr Anita Marguerie de Rotrou Email: am2444@medschl.cam.ac.uk |
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Ms Ewa Czekaj Email: ec588@medschl.cam.ac.uk |
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Ms Marija Drinjakovic Email: md909@cam.ac.uk |
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Dr Magda Gerigk Email: mg780@cam.ac.uk Connect on LinkedIn |
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Ms Glenda Harden Email: gh392@medschl.cam.ac.uk |
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Ms Cathy MacLean Email: cm939@medschl.cam.ac.uk |
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Ms Zoe McIntyre Zoe has worked in research facilitation at the University of Cambridge for 10 years, with a particular focus on project management and operational support at all stages of the project life cycle. Zoe joined the OTR team as a Translational Research Project Manager in 2019, and qualified as an Associate Project Manager in 2022 through the Association for Project Management. In her current role as Programme Manager for the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, she coordinates a programme of translational research on key health problems across thirteen themes, including cancer, infection, diabetes, obesity, dementia, cardiovascular, immune and neurological disease and mental health. Zoe is currently on maternity leave. Email: zm276@medschl.cam.ac.uk |
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Dr Luis Pennanen Before joining the OTR in 2022, Luis worked at a university start-up centre in Germany, supporting students with founder ideas through to early-stage start-up projects and oversaw the centre's grant portfolio. He holds a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Zurich. Email: ljcp2@medschl.cam.ac.uk |
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Dr Caroline Reynolds Caroline recently joined the OTR team as maternity cover for the Programme Manager at the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre. In this role she coordinates a programme of translational research on key health problems across thirteen themes, including cancer, infection, diabetes, obesity, dementia, cardiovascular, immune and neurological disease, and mental health. With a PhD in applied animal biochemistry, Caroline worked as a metabolism biochemist in industry before transitioning to business development. Caroline has since gained extensive experience in research management and facilitation. Most recently Caroline worked with the Cambridge Academy of Therapeutic Sciences, at the University of Cambridge, where she managed a programme of work for the Wellcome-funded Institutional Translational Partnership award. This award supports translational research aimed at advancing therapeutics sciences. Email: cmmr2@cam.ac.uk |
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Dr Reza Salek Reza is a Translational Research Programme Manager specialising in MedTech and Medical Devices. He focuses on software, app-based solutions, AI, and GenAI (SaMD, AIaMD) applications as medical devices. In this role, he advises University researchers and startups on product development and technical document compliance, including establishing Quality Management Systems, adhering to General Safety and Performance Requirements (GSPR), and ensuring alignment with MHRA and EUMDR stipulations regarding medical device classification. He possesses extensive academic and commercial experience. He previously served as VP and Head of Application Development at Bruker in Germany, where he managed a diverse portfolio of 25 products, including medical diagnostics, and oversaw application development initiatives. Additionally, he led the development of workflow solutions for large-scale computing (IaaS) and multi-omics (multimodal) data analysis and integration at the IARC–World Health Organization in France; established several advanced knowledge resources and IaaS infrastructure at EMBL-EBI in Cambridge; and conducted metabolomics research at the University of Cambridge. Email: rms72@cam.ac.uk |
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Dr Alex Samoshkin Alex is the Deputy Head of the OTR, where he has worked since 2017. In this role, he focuses on connecting researchers and clinicians with technology and physical science academics to initiate and develop new collaborative translational projects aimed at improving human health. He is responsible for building translational and clinical networks and promoting and fostering external partnerships through existing and new alliances. Alex identifies industry stakeholders, leads and manages multidisciplinary projects and teams from inception to business opportunities. Email: as2794@medschl.cam.ac.uk |
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