Discovery Research Team

Discovery research leads to new insights into our life, health and wellbeing. Researchers from any background have the freedom and flexibility to ask bold and creative questions that will improve our health.

Meet the team 

  • Michael Dunn

    Director of Discovery Research

    Wellcome

    Michael is responsible for developing, managing and overseeing an exciting and world-leading portfolio of research at Wellcome. Before taking on the role of Director of Discovery Research he led the management of Wellcome’s Genetics and Molecular Sciences portfolio.  

  • Vicki Sedin

    Executive Assistant

  • Androulla Pieri

    Team Coordinator

  • Sophie Drinkwater

    Senior Project Manager

  • Avelyne Nsakala

    Team Coordinator

Directed Activity

  • Christiane Hertz-Fowler

    Head of Directed Activity

  • Georgina MacKenzie

    Research Lead - Tissues, Organs and Organisms

  • Chris Hassan

    Senior Research Manager

  • Maja Wallberg

    Senior Research Manager

  • Katrina Gold

    Research Lead - Cells, Systems and Circuits

  • Stephen Gray

    Research Manager

  • Sophie Gilbert

    Research Manager

Discovery Researchers

  • Morag Foreman

    Head of Discovery Researchers

  • Tom Collins

    Research Lead - Atomic and Molecular

  • Paul Meller

    Research Lead - Populations and Society

  • Bruna Galobardes

    Senior Research Manager

  • Sheny Chen

    Senior Research Manager

  • Sophie Hawkesworth

    Senior Research Manager

  • Victoria Pelly

    Senior Research Manager

  • Peter Kilroy

    Research Manager

  • Bradley Roberts

    Research Manager

Early Career and Career Development Researchers

  • Ben Murton

    Head of Early Career and Career Development Researchers

  • Sarah Lloyd

    Senior Research Manager

  • Luigi Martino

    Senior Research Manager

  • Thomas Bray

    Senior Research Manager

  • Michael Chew

    Research Manager

  • Georgia Walton

    Research Manager

Contact us 

If you have any questions or comments, email

discoveryresearch@wellcome.org

Our work 

Researchers work in a laboratory at The Crick Institute in London

Discovery research

Discovery research leads to new insights into our life, health and wellbeing. Researchers from any background have the freedom and flexibility to ask bold and creative questions that will improve our health. 

Reports 

Wellcome Science Review 2020

At the end of 2018, Wellcome launched a review to look at the way it funds science. This report presents the main findings.

News and opinion