why do we get involved

Due to the size and complexity of applied and translational projects, many research councils now ask for a Project Manager to be included in the proposal. To help increase the likelihood of funding, strengthen the design, feasibility, and to reduce the risks to delivering on the project we ask to be involved in putting the application together and helping you submit on time. In return we ask to be the named project manager on delivering the grant.

Since taking on this approach we have been involved in 30 project proposals and 10 awards, crossing many different disciplines, diseases and modes of intervention, of which more details can be found on the Projects page.

Evy De Leenheer

Background:

Evy received her DPhil in Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford (Prof Croucher), with a focus on multiple myeloma bone disease. Evy then joined Adjuvantix Ltd, a TUoS spin out led by Prof Heath, researching the development of a tuberculosis vaccine using CD40mab as an adjuvant, followed by a lab manager's role at Prof Wong's growing diabetes research group at Cardiff University. Returning back to Sheffield in 2014 she became a member of the professional service sector as a project manager. Evy's time spent in the laboratories in both research and management roles has sharpened her skills in assessing and strengthening project proposals during pre-award pursuit, and issue resolution during project delivery. In addition to her pre-award project support work, Evy is project manager to a range of funded projects including drug repurposing and development of Class IIb medical devices.

Other stuff:

Evy is allergic to cats (but loves them), intolerant of waste, and loud for her size. She can speak English, Dutch (Flemish), and Academic. She has a fondness for ales, chocolate (due to the Belgian genes), and would love to continue to travel the world in her spare time although this has temporarily been put on hold as playgrounds look very much the same everywhere (and are not worth the air fare!).

Contact:

T: 0114 222 2891

E: e.deleenheer@sheffield.ac.uk

Alex Wilkinson

Background:

Alex has worked in the clinical research and healthcare industry for almost 14 years and has held the role of Project Manager for over a decade, managing human clinical trials from phases 1 through to 3, and at single clinics through to global scale studies with thousands of investigator sites. During his time in Clinical Research Organisations (CROs), Alex has held a variety of different positions including Radiation Protection and Project Management in specialisms including Biomarker analysis and Central Laboratory, Data Management and Data Analysis with reporting, and Clinical Operations giving him a detailed knowledge and understanding on the setup and delivery of clinical trials at an industrial level. Alex supports a number of in-house initiatives to developed processes to build on existing early phase clinical trial and medical device infrastructure across the University of Sheffield and local NHS Trusts. Alex currently manages preclinical drug development of fusion proteins and development of Class III medical devices projects.

Other stuff:

Alex is a proud cat (The Charles) owner, a lover of technology and plants, and was loud enough at the interview to be put in the same corner in Research Services as Evy. He is a climber/gymnast who seems to know lots of things, although he says parrots also share the same abilities. He also is a member and APM qualified project manager but hopes that doesn't put you off working with him.

Contact:

T: 0114 222 7447

E: Alex.Wilkinson@Sheffield.ac.uk

What

We support a wide range of translation research in healthcare and medicine, covering everything from drugs, devices, instruments, supports to cutting edge software for clinical use or publicly available applications (Apps) which can be downloaded.