Grant review panels
The MS Society's Grant Review Panels evaluate all applications for scientific merit and relevance to MS. Grant Review Panels include experienced researchers and people affected by MS.
Reviews biomedical research applications aimed at understanding the cause of MS or developing new treatments.
Reviews applications aimed at improving symptom management, developing and evaluating new services for people affected by MS and understanding the impact of the condition.
An independent group set up to ensure that the MS Society is meeting the aims of its Research Strategy.
Grant review panel 1
Chair
Prof Sir Andrew Haines London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Members
Dr Stephen Anderton Institute of Infection and Immunology research, University of Edinburgh
Prof David Baker Neuroimmunology Unit, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Prof Peter Brophy Centre for Neuroscience Research, University of Edinburgh
Dr Alasdair Coles Department of Neurology, University of Cambridge
Dr Peter Goodfellow Retired from GlaxoSmithKline
Dr Sally Leevers Research Network Member
Prof Chris Linington Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Glasgow
Dr Gianvito Martino Neuroimmunology Unit, San Raffaele Hospital
Prof Bill Ollier Centre for Integrated Genomic Medical Research, University of Manchester
Dr Ben Owens Research Network Member
Prof Ken Smith Institute of Neurology, University College London
Susan Sullivan Research Network Member
Prof Nigel Stallard Warwick Medical School, The University of Warwick
Prof Hugh Willison Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Glasgow
Allan Young Research Network Member
Grant review panel 2
Chair
Prof Roger Baker Dorset Research and Development Support Unit, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Bournemouth University
Members
Sally Bailey Research Network Member
John Brice Research Network Member
Dr Jeremy Chataway Department of Neurology, Imperial College London
Dr Jenny Freeman School of Health Professions, University of Plymouth
Dr Colin Green Senior Lecturer in Health Economics, University of Exeter
Jessica Hottinger Research Network Member
Dr Paul Mattison Neurorehabilitation, Ayrshire Central Hospital
Dr Paul McCrone Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London
Prof Rona Moss-Morris Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London
Dr Lorna Paul Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow
Dr Alan Taylor Research Network Member
Prof Peter Thomas Dorset Research and Development Support Unit, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Bournemouth University
Dr Richard Warner Nurse Consultant, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Research Strategy Committee
The MS Society’s Research Strategy Committee is an independent group set up to ensure that the MS Society is meeting the aims of its Research Strategy.
Members of the Research Strategy Committee including researchers and people affected by MS.
Brian Meaden (Co-chair)
Prof Roger Baker Dorset Research and Development Support Unit, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Bournemouth University
Paul Bull Research Network Member
Siobhan Gilmour Trustee, MS Society
Prof Sir Andrew Haines London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dr Stanley Hawkins Division of Medicine and Therapeutics, Queen's University Belfast
Prof Catherine Lubetzki Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, France
Dr Paul Matthews Clinical Imaging Centre, GlaxoSmithKline
Prof Mike Nolan Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing, Northern General Hospital, University of Sheffield
Stuart Nixon Trustee, MS Society
Linda Oatley Research Network Member
Dr Andrew Taylor Public Health Science, East Yorkshire and Hull Primary Care Trusts
Prof Alan Thompson Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neurology, University College London
