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The people behind it

Who we are

Brain Research Trust comprises a dedicated fundraising team, a supportive Board of Trustees and a knowledgeable Scientific Advisory Panel who all work together closely to ensure your money goes towards the best neurological research projects.

Trustees

Chairman: Neil L. Payne FCA

President: Sir John Read
Vice President: S. J. David Corsan FCA

Yves J. M. Bonavero MA (Oxon)
Prof. A. Compston PhD, FRCP, FMedSci
E. Michael Garston LL.B
Mrs Frances A. Heaton BA, LL.B
Prof. J. J. B. Jack PhD, FRCP, FMed Sci, FRS
Sir Rob Margetts, CBE
Anthony J. Mehew FCA
Prof. Angela Vincent PhD FRCPath FRCP FMedSci

Staff

Chief Executive: Lindsay Easton

Head of Direct Marketing: Elisabeth Biache
Fundraising Officer: Heather Lacey
Database Manager: Graham Williams
Head of High Value Fundraising: Giles Witcomb

Scientific Advisory Panel

Chair:
Prof. Angela Vincent FRS
Professor of Neuroimmunology
Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine and
Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences
University of Oxford

Prof. Patrick Chinnery
Prof. of Neurogenetics
Mitochondrial Research Group
The Medical School
University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Prof. James Fawcett
Centre for Brain Repair
University of Cambridge

Prof. Julian Jack, PhD, FRCP, FMedSci, FRS
Visiting Professor
University College London

Prof. Nick Rawlins
Prof. of Behavioural Neuroscience
Department of Experimental Psychology
University of Oxford