Dr Grant Sara
Grant is a psychiatrist, Director of InforMH, NSW Ministry of Health, Clinical Professor, University of Sydney, Adjunct Professor, University of NSW, and co-chair of the national Mental Health Data Governance Forum. Grant has extensive experience in mental health research using data linkage, and is the chief investigator of the Mental Health Living Longer (MHLL) programme, an ongoing state-wide data linkage examining comorbidity, medical care and premature mortality in NSW mental health service users. Grant is an investigator on the ASSET NSW project.
Dr Nick Cross
Nick is a full time clinical nephrologist working in transplantation, dialysis and general nephrology in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is Clinical Director of New Zealand’s National Renal Transplant Service (NRTS) and Chair of the National Renal Transplant Leadership team (NRTLT). The NRTS/NRTLT are a network of clinicians and health service managers that work to increase kidney transplantation and improve transplant outcomes in New Zealand, focussing on health policy and practice. There has been a 60% increase in kidney transplantation activity during the period that NRTS/NRTLT has been active. He has been involved in NZ Ministry of Health review of deceased organ donation in 2016/17. He has a background in clinical research into aspects of kidney transplantation practice and policy and has demonstrated ability to work collaboratively on research and clinical projects within and between health systems.
Email: Nick.Cross@cdhb.health.nz
Professor Patrick Mark
Patrick (Paddy) Mark is Professor of Nephrology and Honorary Consultant Nephrologist at the Glasgow Renal and Transplant Unit, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow. He is currently chair of the United Kingdom Renal Trials Network. He was the Chief Scientist Office Scotland Clinical Lead for Renal Research 2015-2021. Paddy led the Glasgow team in the collaborative project SHE-ROCKS.
Dr Michael Sullivan
Michael is a Clinical Lecturer at the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health at the University of Glasgow. Michael completed a PhD funded by a Medical Research Council Fellowship in 2022 entitled “Interrogating disease clusters, multimorbidity and adverse outcomes in chronic kidney disease”. His research interests include using large cohorts to study people with kidney disease and their heightened risk of problems such as cardiovascular disease. Michael was a key member of the collaborative project SHE-ROCKS.
Dr Jennifer Lees
Jennifer is a Senior Clinical Research Fellow and Lead for Data Science (School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow) and Honorary Consultant Nephrologist (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde). Jennifer’s research interests include using data science and clinical trials to understand and improve the long-term risks associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD), particularly cardiovascular disease and cancer; use of cystatin C for risk-stratification of adverse outcomes and sex disparities in the care and outcomes of people with CKD. Jennifer’s research skills were instrumental in the SHE-ROCKS collaborative project.