About Us
The Medicines for Children Research Network's (MCRN) main objective is to facilitate the development of medicines that are both safe and effective in the treatment of children. It has a major focus on clinical trials but also includes other study designs relevant to the overall objective.
The vision is of a network which will provide leadership and a world-class environment to conduct clinical trials of medicinal products for children throughout the whole range of healthcare, and that includes the active involvement of children. This will provide considerable benefit for children through the new knowledge gained by excellent research and the improvements in care, which will follow.
The MCRN Coordinating Centre is led by a consortium comprising the University of Liverpool, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College London, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU; University of Oxford), Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust and the National Children's Bureau.The MCRN Executive Committee is made up of representative from each of these organisations. The MCRN Executive reports to the MCRN Board which is comprised of representatives of key stakeholders in paediatric research. Details of the remit and membership of the MCRN Board can be found here (click to access doc).
Details of these institutions are provided in the figure below (please click on the institution names for further information).
Staff
MCRN Coordinating Centre
Professor Rosalind Smyth
Director of the MCRN
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Dr William van't Hoff (
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Co-Director
Dr Vanessa Poustie (
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Assistant Director
Dr Andrew Rose (
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Deputy Assistant Director
Miss Lowri Antrobus (
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MCRN PA
Dr Sabah Attar (
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Portfolio Manager & Network Lead
Miss Ann Byrne (
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Portfolio Development Officer
Mrs Kathy McKenna (
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MCRN Administrator
Miss Laura Pilkington (
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Portfolio Development Manager
Mrs Jennifer Newman (
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Consumer Liaison Officer
Mr Chris Walsh (
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Network Delivery Officer
Mrs Sarah Whiteside (
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MCRN Training and Communications Officer
MCRN Clinical Trials Unit (CTU)
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MCRN Associate Directors
Professor David Edwards (
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Associate Director - Experimental Medicine Lead
Professor Nicola Madge (
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Associate Director - Consumer Involvement Lead
Dr Susan Tansey
Associate Director - Industry Lead
Professor Paula Williamson (
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MCRN CTU Director and Associate Director
Dr Mark Turner (
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Associate Director – European Relations
MCRN LRNs and CSGs
See MCRN LRNs and Areas (Research Networks) for more information.
See Clinical Study Groups (Clinical Research) for more information