Accelerator Award Shortlisting Advisory Committee
This committee shortlists applications for the funding award, Wellcome Accelerator Awards.
Members
Members are listed below. Additional experts will join as necessary.
Professor Zafar Bashir (Co-Chair)
University of Bristol
Dr Sadiq Bhanbhro (Co-Chair)
Sheffield Hallam University
Dr Chisomo Kalinga (Co-Chair)
University of Edinburgh
Dr Saher Ahmed
University of Cambridge
Dr Sarah Baccianti
National Museums NI
Professor Shyam Biswal
Johns Hopkins University
Dr Young Chan Kim
University of Oxford
Ms Amanda Chukwudozie
University College London
Associate Professor Sanjoy Deb
Anglia Ruskin University
Dr Abiodun Egbetokun
De Monfort University
Associate Professor Ogerta Elezaj
Birmingham City University
Dr Hataf Khan
King's College London
Dr Kif Liakath-Ali
University of Southampton
Professor Gregory Lloyd Blatch
University of Notre Dame Australia
Dr Kevin Maringer
The Pirbright Institute
Dr Katy McKenzie
University of Nottingham
Professor Catherine Merry
University of Nottingham
Dr Liliane Mukaremera
University of Exeter
Associate Professor Matthew Parker
University of Surrey
Dr Andrea Paterlini
University of Edinburgh
Associate Professor Suman Prinjha
University of York
Dr Sadiah Qureshi
University of Manchester
Professor Lele Rangaka
University College London
Dr Jennifer Rao-Williams
University of Dundee
Professor Sharifah Sekalala
University of Warwick
Dr Maheen Siddiqui
Birkbeck University
Associate Professor Natalie Slopen
Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Dr Keisha Smith Wade
Consultant
Dr Yinka Somorin
RBridge Research and Advisory
Dr Louise Stanley
University of St Andrews
Ms Rachel Van Krimpen
University of Nottingham
Dr Francis Wamonje
National Institute of Agricultural Biology (NIAB)
Associate Professor Shehla Zaid
University College London
Managers
Gurneet Dhanoa
Funding Manager
Sharon James
Funding Manager
Emmanuel Moro
Funding Manager
We expect members to comply with our conflicts of interest policy.