Dr Sian Ludman

Paediatric Allergy Consultant, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Dr. Siân Ludman is a Consultant Paediatric Allergist at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and one of the few British Allergists with European allergy accreditation. She has published widely on paediatric allergy, including cow’s milk allergy and food challenge outcomes, earning recognition at the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology conference.

Siân holds an MSc with distinction in Allergy from Imperial College London, specialising in oral allergy syndrome in children. She trained at prestigious London hospitals, including St Mary’s and St Thomas’s.

An Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Exeter Medical School, Siân lectures on Allergy and Immunopathology while driving improvements in paediatric allergy training nationally through the RCPCH. She also champions less than full-time (LTFT) work as her trust’s LTFT and SuppoRRT lead and chairs the RCPCH LTFT committee.

Prof Alastair Sutcliffe

Clinician Scientist and Consultant Paediatrician, UCL and Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health

Professor Sutcliffe has dedicated nearly 32 years to research at the Mother-Child interface and is recognised as a leading expert in the outcomes of assisted reproduction. His research has been supported by multiple prestigious funding bodies, including the NIH (Bethesda, USA), NIHR, HTA, MRC, and Wellcome Trust. Currently, his primary funding is from the NIH.

A passionate mentor, Professor Sutcliffe guides a team of five core staff alongside Masters and PhD students. His clinical PhD students have consistently won awards, with one now serving as his associate professor. He has published over 240 papers and holds an intellectual property portfolio that includes a novel treatment for preventing premature birth.

In recognition of his contributions to women's health, he was awarded the FRCOG and received a Beacon of Light Award from Rishi Sunak for his voluntary efforts.

Dr Eva Wooding

Paediatric Registrar, University Hospitals Plymouth

Eva is a less-than-full-time paediatric registrar at University Hospitals Plymouth and a GW4-Clinical Academic Track PhD fellow. Her research focuses on Aspergillus fumigatus in paediatric lungs, exploring fungal immunology and the impact of mould exposure on childhood asthma.

She is Co-chair of the RCPCH Trainee Research Network (TRN) and Chair of PenTRAIN, with experience as a sub-investigator for NIHR clinical trials. Holding a Master’s in Clinical Education, Eva lectures on evidence-based healthcare, advocating for junior-led research and building research skills in child health. She balances LTFT training with clinical practice, academic projects, and life administration.

Dr Erva Nur Cinar

Clinical Research Fellow, Evelina London Children’s Hospital

Erva studied medical school in Istanbul University, Turkey. Currently a paediatric trainee and doing an OOP year as a clinical research fellow in PID at Evelina London Children’s Hospital. She is deeply passionate about global child health research. She has been actively involved in international child health advocacy with organisations such as UNMGCY, WHO and ICHG. With a strong commitment to equal representation in academia, she is particularly keen to engage more IMGs in research-related activities.

Prof Padmanabhan Ramnarayan

Professor of Paediatric Critical Care, Imperial College London

Prof Padmanabhan Ramnarayan (Ram) is Professor of Paediatric Critical Care at Imperial College and Honorary Consultant at St Mary’s Hospital. He is Deputy Director of the Imperial Centre for Paediatrics, Lead for the NIHR Paediatric Critical Care Incubator, and Chair of the PCCS Study Group.

His research focuses on pragmatic trials in paediatric ventilation, critical care epidemiology, infection biomarkers, and AI in decision-making. He led the FIRST ABC RCTs, the largest trials in paediatric non-invasive respiratory support, and currently leads the BACHb trial in bronchiolitis. He has contributed to major trials like CATCH, Oxy-PICU, and PRESSURE.

Dr Faiza Afzal

Senior Research Fellow, UCL and Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health

Faiza completed her Ph.D. in Bone Physiology at Imperial College London and her postdoctoral research in cell and molecular biology at the University of Massachusetts. Her second postdoc was in gene therapy of cardiovascular disease at Institute of Child Health. Her research interests in her current role include women’s reproductive health and birth outcomes. She has also carried out PPI studies for a number of projects. Furthermore, she has extensive experience in project management and has recently completed a Diploma in Clinical trial Management.

Prof Chris Gale

Professor of Neonatal Medicine, Imperial College London

Chris is a Professor of Neonatal Medicine and Consultant Neonatologist; his research focuses on large scale neonatal randomised trials and observational research using routinely recorded clinical data. He is Chair of the London Panel for the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit funding programme.

Prof Damian Roland

Head of Service, Children’s Emergency Department, Leicester Royal Infirmary

Professor Damian Roland is an experienced Paediatric Emergency Medicine clinician who is passionate about improving the care of the ill and injured child.
He has internationally recognised expertise in the creation and evaluation of interventions (including education) to improve the differentiation of well from deteriorating children in emergency and acute care settings. Previously he has developed the Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS), now available as an app. He is currently clinical lead for the NHS England National Paediatric Early Warning System.
He has a strong interest in Social Media as a means of Knowledge Translation using the twitter account @damian_roland and blog http://rolobotrambles.com.

Dr T’ng Chang Kwok

Action Medical Research Training Fellow and ST7 Neonatal Grid Trainee, University of Nottingham

Dr Kwok is a neonatal subspecialty clinical doctor in the East Midlands with a strong passion for neonatal academia. He is also an Action Medical Research training fellow who is exploring approaches to incorporate machine learning into routinely recorded national neonatal electronic patient records to support clinical decision making for high-risk preterm infants. He has also received the 2019 Sir Peter Tizard bursary from the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit to run a neonatal stroke surveillance study.

Rhys Inward

PPIE Expert and DPhil Student, University of Oxford

Rhys has extensive experience in curating Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) strategies. He has served on several PPIE boards for a variety of charities, organizations, and academic institutions. His journey with PPIE began as a patient, having experienced a childhood neurological condition. Drawing from this, Rhys has used his perspective to contribute to committees that guide research. He currently supports organizations and PhD students in designing and refining their PPIE strategies and integrates PPIE into his own academic research. Rhys is also pursuing a DPhil in Epidemiology at the University of Oxford.