Research Committee

Who we are

The Department of Infectious Disease has recently formed a Research Committee, who will support the Executive Board with the development and delivery of the Department’s research strategy.

The Research Committee has representatives from each Section:

• Professor José Penades – Chair in Microbiology, Section of Molecular Microbiology (Co-Chair)
• Professor Chris Chiu - Professor of Infectious Disease, Section of Adult Infectious Disease (Co-Chair)
• Dr Myrsini Kaforou – Senior Lecturer in Bioinformatics, Section of Paediatric Infectious Disease
• Professor Xiaodong Zhang - Professor of Macromolecular Structure and Function, Section of Structural and Synthetic Biology
• Professor Paul Kellam – Professor of Virus Genomics, Section of Immunology of Infection
• Professor James Seddon - Professor of Child Global Health, Section of Paediatric Infectious Disease
• Professor Francis Drobniewski - Professor of Global Health and Tuberculosis, Section of Adult Infectious Disease
• Supported by the department's Research Manager, Celia Domingues, Faculty of Medicine

How we can help

• Want to discuss grant application strategies?
• Thinking of applying for a Fellowship?
• Had some feedback on a grant application that you’d like to discuss?
• Like some independent feedback on a research proposal?
• Have a different question for the Research Committee?

If you would like help with any of the following, please contact Celia Domingues (c.domingues@imperial.ac.uk) :

• Advice on funding schemes
• Help planning a grant application
• Help to identify internal resources/support in preparing a grant application
• Review of non-scientific sections of grant applications (e.g. lay summary, data management plans, impact statements)
• Obtaining Head of Department (HoD) approval of applications, or letters of support / supporting statements from the HoD
• Arranging mock interviews for grant applications