We are grateful to all of our judges who took the time to sift through an impressive number of nominations. We know that they faced a number of challenging decisions and that they were struck by the calibre of the nominees
The judges worked as two groups, with each group responsible for shortlisting nominees for each of the categories. Using a scoring system designed to prioritise nominations demonstrating innovation, impact, reach, engagement and ambition, the judges then worked together to determine a winner for each category, who will be presented with their award tonight.
Karen Rockell
Karen is a patient representative and a Research Champion for the CRN East Midlands
David Rowbotham
David is Clinical Research Director for the Clinical Research Network East Midlands
Dan Kumar
Dan is Industry Operations Manager for the Clinical Research Network East Midlands
Harriet Savage
Harriet is a Research Delivery Manager for the Clinical Research Network East Midlands
Rajini Subhir
Rajini is a Consultant Respiratory Physician at University Hospitals of Leicester and a Sub-Specialty Lead - Lung Cancer for the Clinical Research Network East Midlands
Goizeder Aspe Juaristi
Goiz is Business Delivery Operations Manager for the Clinical Research Network East Midlands
Amanda Roberts
Amanda is a patient representative working across a number of different research groups
Kay Faulkner
Kay is Associate Director for Research, Innovation and Education, University Hospitals of Northamptonshire
Helen Henshaw
Helen is a Senior Research Fellow at the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, and a Specialty Lead for the Clinical Research Network East Midlands
Julian Barwell
Julian is a consultant in clinical genetics and a professor at the University of Leicester, and a Clinical Lead for the Clinical Research Network East Midlands