Action Medical Research has some very distinguished supporters who voluntarily give their business acumen, scientific prowess and public profile to help the charity achieve its aims.

• Patron and Presidents
• Trustees
• Scientific advisory panel
• Management team

Patron

HRH The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh KG, KT, OM, GBE

President

General The Lord Guthrie GCB, LVO, OBE

Vice Presidents

Patrick Brenan, OBE, FCA

Lady Martin Fitzalan Howard

Stephen May

The Duchess of Northumberland

The Earl of Snowdon, GCVO, RDI, FSIAD

Sir Greville Spratt, GBE, TD, JP, DL, DLitt

The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

The Duchess of Wellington

Trustees

The trustees are responsible for the policies and strategies of Action Medical Research and give their medical, financial and business skills and expertise on a voluntary basis.  The council of trustees meets four times a year and is supported by a number of advisory committees.

Chairman

Richard Price

Mr Price joined the council in 2005 and was elected Chairman in August 2008.  He is co-founder and retired chairman of professional education company BPP.   He is currently chairman of awarding body company, EDI, and British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM). He is a council member of the Royal College of Music.

Honorary Treasurer

Charles Jackson

Mr Jackson joined the council in 2006 and is a member of the Investment and Audit Committee.

Professor Mark Gardiner

Chairman, Scientific Advisory Board, Action Medical Research 2002 - 2005 and Professor of Paediatrics, University College London, 1991 to present.

Professor Andrew J T George, MA, PhD, FRCPath, FRSA

Professor George was appointed Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) in January 2008.   He is Professor of Molecular Immunology at Imperial College, London and Director of the Graduate School of Life Sciences and Medicine and the School of Professional Development. Professor George is also Chair of the UK’s National Research Ethics Advisory Panel.

David Gibbs

A retired investment banker, Mr Gibbs is a member of the charity’s Investment and Audit Committee, and has been a member of the council since 2006.  

Val Hammond, BA, CIMgt, FRSA

Val Hammond has been a member of the council since 1998.   She is Chair of the Roffey Park Institute, author of numerous management books and currently Chair of the charity’s Risk Management Committee.

Karen Jankel, BSc

Daughter of Michael Bond, the author of Paddington Bear, Karen Jankel has been a member of the council since 1992.   She is a member of both the Risk Management and the Marketing Committees.

Diana Marsland

Diana Marsland joined the council in 2003.   She is a marketing consultant and is a member of the Marketing Committee.

Ann Paul

Ann Paul joined the council in 2005 and is Chair of the Marketing Committee. She is a fundraising consultant.

Val Remington-Hobbs

A long standing supporter of Action Medical Research Val Remington-Hobbs joined the council in January 2010. She brings a wealth of experience as a volunteer fundraiser and as County Chair, Suffolk, and Chair of Stowmarket Committee.

Sir John Wickerson, LLB

A council member since 2006, Sir John Wickerson is solicitor to Action Medical Research and a member of the Investment and Audit Committee.

The charity funds some of the best medical research in the world as judged by our rigorous scientific review process.

Chairman

Professor Andrew JT George MA PhD FRCPath FRSA

Professor of Molecular Immunology, Division of Medicine, Imperial College

Panel

Professor Sarah Bray, BA, MPhil, PhD

Professor of Developmental Biology, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge

Professor Cosimo De Bari, MD, PhD

Professor of Translational Medicine, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, University of Aberdeen

Dr Adam Gibson, PhD

Reader, Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, University College London

Dr Paul Heath, MBBS, FRACP, FRCPCH

Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant, Paediatric Infectious Diseases, St Georges Hospital, University of London

Professor Neil Marlow, DM, FRCP, FRCPCH, FMedSci

Professor of Neonatal Medicine, School of Human Development, Academic Division of Child Health, University of Nottingham

Dr Finbar O'Callaghan, MA, MSc, PhD, FRCPCH

Consultant Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Neurology, Bristol Institute of Child Life and Health, Academic Unit of Child Health, University of Bristol

Dr Lucy Raymond, MA, DPhil, FRCP

Senior Lecturer in Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge

Dr Caroline Stewart, PhD, CEng, SRCS

Senior Bioengineer, ORLAU, RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry

Professor Steven Thornton, DM, MRCOG

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick

Professor Andrew J Wardlaw, FRCP, PhD

Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Institute for Lung Health, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester

Professor Catherine Williamson, MRCP

Professor in Obstetric Medicine, Division of Surgery, Oncology Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics, Imperial College

Chief Executive: Julie Buckler

Director of Research: Dr Tracy Swinfield

Director of Finance, IT and Operations/ Company Secretary: Martin Richardson

Director of Fundraising: Lewis Coghlin

Director of Communications: Sarah Moss