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NICOLA Steering Committee (NSC)

The NICOLA Steering Committee provides oversight on all research carried out on study participants and on NICOLA data and advises on the best ways of optimising scientific potential.  The NSC is chaired by Professor Bernadette McGuiness (NICOLA Scientific Director). Members of the NSC include various NICOLA work programme leads.

Name

NICOLA Work Programme

Contact

Professor Bernadette McGuinness (QUB)

Principal Investigator (NICOLA)

b.mcguinness@qub.ac.uk

Dr Gareth McKay (QUB)

Operations Manager (NICOLA)

g.mckay@qub.ac.uk

Professor Jayne Woodside (QUB)

Centre Manager (CPH)

j.woodside@qub.ac.uk

Professor Amy-Jayne McKnight (QUB)

Molecular

a.j.mcknight@qub.ac.uk

Professor Roger Woods (QUB)

AI Research

r.woods@qub.ac.uk

Professor Chris McCabe (QUB)

Economics

c.mccabe@qub.ac.uk

Professor Mark Tully (UU)

Physical activity

m.tully@ulster.ac.uk

Professor Ruth Hunter (QUB)

Environment

ruth.hunter@qub.ac.uk

Professor Jose Bengoechea (QUB)

Microbiome

j.bengoechea@qub.ac.uk

Dr Emma Cunningham (QUB)

Consultant Geriatrician (NICOLA Clinical Lead)

emma.cunningham@qub.ac.uk 

Dr Noleen McCorry (QUB)

Mental health

n.mccorry@qub.ac.uk

Dr Paula Devine (QUB)

Social environment

p.devine@qub.ac.uk

Dr Ruth Hogg (QUB)

Vision health

r.hogg@qub.ac.uk

Dr Claire McEvoy (QUB)

Nutrition

c.mcevoy@qub.ac.uk

Dr Chris Watson (QUB)

Cardiovascular health / Diabetes

c.a.watson@qub.ac.uk

Dr Charlotte Neville (QUB)

Scientific Officer (NICOLA)

c.neville@qub.ac.uk

Dr Leeanne O'Hara (QUB)

Research Fellow (NICOLA)

l.ohara@qub.ac.uk

Mrs Amanda Coulter (QUB)

Project Manager (NICOLA)

a.coulter@qub.ac.uk

Professor Rose Kenny (TCD)

TILDA

rkenny@tcd.ie

Professor Cathal McCrory (TCD)

TILDA

mccrorc@tcd.ie