People
Leads for the AGE Research Group
Professor Avan Aihie Sayer
- Director, NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre & William Leech Professor of Geriatric Medicine
- Email: avan.sayer@ncl.ac.uk
- Staff Profile
Professor Rachel Cooper
- McArdle Chair in Ageing, Professor of Translational Epidemiology & AGE Deputy Lead
- Email: rachel.cooper@newcastle.ac.uk
Members of the AGE Research Group
Nessrin Almaghtuf
- PhD Student
- Email: n.almaghtuf2@newcastle.ac.uk
- Nessrin's research aims to explore the selective vulnerability of type II muscle fibres to ageing, with a particular interest in sarcopenia, the age-related decline in muscle mass and function
Dr Terry Aspray
- Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
- Email: terry.aspray@ncl.ac.uk
Ms Helen Atkinson
- Patient and Public, Involvement & Engagement Manager
- Email: helen.atkinson@newcastle.ac.uk
Dr Sue Bellass
- Senior Research Associate in Qualitative Research
- Email: Sue.Bellass@newcastle.ac.uk
Ms Joanne Bullivant
- AGE Resource Manager
- Email: joanne.bullivant@newcastle.ac.uk
Dr Jonathan Bunn
- PhD Student and Clinical Research Associate, Geriatric Medicine Registrar Northern Deanery
- Email: jonathan.bunn@newcastle.ac.uk
- Jonny's PhD combines routine hospital data and a deeply phenotyped cohort to understand the burden of multiple long-term conditions in older adults.
Mrs Gayle Cain
- Workstream Admin & Events Manager
- Email: gayle.cain@ncl.ac.uk
Miss Daniela Carpinelli
- AGE Research Coordinator & BRC Ageing Theme Administrator
- Email: daniela.carpinelli@ncl.ac.uk
Dr Catherine Dotchin
- Clinical Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Geriatrician
- Email: catherine.dotchin@newcastle.ac.uk
Dr Antoneta Granic
- Interdisciplinary AGE Research Fellow
- Email: antoneta.granic@ncl.ac.uk
- Staff Profile
Ms Susan Hillman
- Research Assistant Medical Statistics
- Email: susan.hillman@ncl.ac.uk
- Staff Profile
Dr Christopher Hurst
- Research Associate in Lifestyle & Health
- Email: christopher.hurst@ncl.ac.uk
- Twitter: @chrishurst99
- Staff Profile
Katie Kucukcan
- Research Nurse
- Email: katie.kucukcan@nhs.net
Dr Grace Lewis
- NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer
- Email: grace.lewis@ncl.ac.uk
Ms Eleanor Lockhart
- NIHR Collaborations Manager (MLTC Cross NIHR Collaboration) & AGE Deputy Lead
- Email: eleanor.lockhart@ncl.ac.uk
Dr Claire McDonald
- Clinical Intermediate Fellow & Honorary Consultant
- Email: claire.mcdonald@newcastle.ac.uk
Dr Sarah Richardson
- NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer
- Email: sarah.richardson2@newcastle.ac.uk
- Twitter: @DrSRichardson1
- Staff Profile
Professor Siân Robinson
- Professor Emeritus of Lifecourse & Lifestyle
- Email: sian.robinson@ncl.ac.uk
- Twitter: @Sian_Robinson3
- Staff Profile
Dr Ian Sayers
- Clinical Research Associate
- Email: ian.sayers@newcastle.ac.uk
Mrs Sinéad Smith
- PhD Student and Clinical Research Associate
- Email: sinead.smith2@newcastle.ac.uk
Dr Lewis Steell
- Research Associate in Health Inequalities
- Email: lewis.steell@newcastle.ac.uk
Dr Karen Suetterlin
- NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer
- Email: karen.suetterlin@newcastle.ac.uk
- Twitter: @KarenSuetterlin
Holly Syddall
- Research Associate in Medical Statistics
- Email: holly.syddall@newcastle.ac.uk
Freya Thompson
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- PhD Student
- Email: F.Thompson2@newcastle.ac.uk
- Freya's PhD is a mixed methods study investigating inequalities in hospital care for people with multiple long-term conditions
Philippa Watts
- PhD Student and Clinical Trials Manager
- Email: philippa.watts@newcastle.ac.uk
Professor Miles Witham
- Professor of Trials for Older People
- Email: miles.witham@ncl.ac.uk
- Staff Profile
In Memoriam
Dr Richard Dodds
- Clinical Intermediate Fellow & Honorary Consultant
- Richard joined the AGE Research Group when it was established in 2016. He sadly passed away on 25 May 2022. BMJ Obituary
