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.  

  • Claire Morris

    Executive Assistant

Major Initiatives

  • Matt Kaiser

    Head of Discovery Research Major Initiatives

  • Esther Kamau

    Senior Manager, Discovery Research Relationships

  • Shaakir Salam

    Research Manager

Directed Activity

  • Christiane Hertz-Fowler

    Head of Directed Activity

  • Georgina MacKenzie

    Research Lead, Directed Activity

  • Chris Hassan

    Senior Research Manager

  • Katrina Gold

    Research Lead, Directed Activity

  • Emma James

    Research Manager

  • Viv Goosens

    Research Manager, Discovery Research

  • Tom Collins

    Research Lead, Discovery Researchers

  • Paul Meller

    Research Lead, Discovery Researchers

  • Luigi Martino

    Research Lead - Tissues, Organs and Organisms

Discovery Researchers

  • Morag Foreman

    Head of Discovery Researchers

  • Sheny Chen

    Senior Research Manager

  • Sophie Hawkesworth

    Senior Manager, Clinical

  • Victoria Pelly

    Senior Research Manager

  • Peter Kilroy

    Research Manager

  • Carleigh Krubiner

    Bioethics Lead

Early Career and Career Development Researchers

  • Ben Murton

    Head of Early Career and Career Development Researchers

  • Sarah Lloyd

    Senior Research Manager

  • Thomas Bray

    Senior Research Manager

  • Michael Chew

    Research Manager

  • Helena Wells

    Research Manager

  • Urszula Anna Pawlicka-Deger

    Research Manager

  • Megan Maunder

    Research Manager

Operations and Admin

  • Sophie Drinkwater

    Senior Project Manager

  • James McCann

    Project Officer

  • Maria Nabatanzi

    Project Officer

  • Claire Mooney

    Researcher Networks Manager

  • Akian Jawhar

    Team Coordinator

Contact us 

Our work 

Discovery Research

Our long-term funding spans all fields and disciplines. Our goal is to generate new knowledge that will improve health. We call this discovery research.

From humanities and social sciences, to genomics and clinical research, we're supporting researchers across their careers and creating opportunities to unlock potential.

Reports 

Report18 October 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