Executive
The executive team provides strategic oversight, ensuring trials are properly resourced, and compliant with regulatory and ethical standards.
Dr Lieuwe Bos
- Pulmonary-intensive care, Amsterdam UMC
- Associate professor, University of Amsterdam
- Co-chair, Laboratory of experimental intensive care and anesthesiology (LEICA)
Prof Victoria Cornelius
BSc, PhD
- Chair , Medical Statistics and Trial Methodology
- Director , Imperial Clinical Trials Unit
Dr. Ewan Goligher
MD, PhD, FRCPC
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
- Clinician-Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute
- Attending Physician, Toronto General Hospital
Dr Danny McAuley
FMedSci, FRCP, MD
- Professor, Queen’s University of Belfast
- Consultant, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
Biobanking
The Biobanking team manages the collection, processing, storage, and distribution of biological samples like blood and tissue.
Dr. Alistair Nichol
MD, BCh, BAO, PHD, FJFICMI, FCICM, FCARCSI
- Senior Intensivist, St Vincents University Hospital
- Professor / Chair Critical Care Medicine, Director, University College Dublin
- Professor / Dept Director, Monash University
Dhruv Parekh
- Associate Professor, University of Birmingham
- Consultant , Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, UK
Prof Manu Shankar-Hari
- Chair , University of Edinburgh
ECR
Early career researchers (ECRs) are in the initial stages of their research careers. ECRs play a vital role in advancing scientific knowledge and innovation, often bringing fresh perspectives and new ideas to their fields.
Dr Lieuwe Bos
- Pulmonary-intensive care, Amsterdam UMC
- Associate professor, University of Amsterdam
- Co-chair, Laboratory of experimental intensive care and anesthesiology (LEICA)
Jun Kataoka
- Attending physician, Nerima Hikarigaoka Hospital, Tokyo
- Clinician scientist, St. Marianna University
Marry Smit
PhD
Funding
The funding team ensure the trial has the necessary financial resources to run smoothly and efficiently.
Djillali Annane
MD, PhD
Dr. Niall Ferguson
MD, MSc
- Head of Critical Care Medicine, Sinai Health
- Head of Critical Care Medicine, University Health Network
- Professor, University of Toronto
Dr Susanne Herold
MD, PhD
Dr. Alistair Nichol
MD, BCh, BAO, PHD, FJFICMI, FCICM, FCARCSI
- Senior Intensivist, St Vincents University Hospital
- Professor / Chair Critical Care Medicine, Director, University College Dublin
- Professor / Dept Director, Monash University
Intervention Prioritisation
This committee meets quarterly to consider new proposals, update the prioritisation of accepted interventions, and to review emerging evidence for interventions that have been previously rejected but which remain under review.
Dr Lieuwe Bos
- Pulmonary-intensive care, Amsterdam UMC
- Associate professor, University of Amsterdam
- Co-chair, Laboratory of experimental intensive care and anesthesiology (LEICA)
Dr. John Marshall
MD, FRCSC, FACS FCAHS
- Professor of Surgery, University of Toronto
- Attending Surgeon and Intensivist, St. Michael’s Hospital
Prof Tom Martin
MD
- Director of the Primary and Specialty Medicine Service Line, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
- Professor of Medicine and Vice Chair, University of Washington
Dr. Alistair Nichol
MD, BCh, BAO, PHD, FJFICMI, FCICM, FCARCSI
- Senior Intensivist, St Vincents University Hospital
- Professor / Chair Critical Care Medicine, Director, University College Dublin
- Professor / Dept Director, Monash University
Prof Matthew Rowland
- Senior Clinical Development Medical Director, Novartis
Prof Manu Shankar-Hari
- Chair , University of Edinburgh
Methodology
The methodology team designs the study, develops protocols, analyses data, ensures quality control, provides methodological support, and reports findings accurately. Their work ensures the trial is scientifically sound and the results are reliable and reproducible.
Dr Lieuwe Bos
- Pulmonary-intensive care, Amsterdam UMC
- Associate professor, University of Amsterdam
- Co-chair, Laboratory of experimental intensive care and anesthesiology (LEICA)
Prof Victoria Cornelius
BSc, PhD
- Chair , Medical Statistics and Trial Methodology
- Director , Imperial Clinical Trials Unit
Dr. Ewan Goligher
MD, PhD, FRCPC
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
- Clinician-Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute
- Attending Physician, Toronto General Hospital
Dr. Anna Heath
MMath, PhD
- Scientist, The Hospital for Sick Children
- Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
- Honorary Research Fellow, University College London
Dr Danny McAuley
FMedSci, FRCP, MD
- Professor, Queen’s University of Belfast
- Consultant, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
Dr Rachel Phillips
MSc, PhD
- Senior Lecturer, Imperial College London
- Head of Statistics, Imperial College London
Dr Ed Waddingham
MMath, MSc, PhD
PPI involvement
Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) involves patients and the public in the research process. They help develop protocols, improve recruitment and retention, ensure ethical standards, and assist in disseminating results.
Dr Danny McAuley
FMedSci, FRCP, MD
- Professor, Queen’s University of Belfast
- Consultant, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
Dr. Alistair Nichol
MD, BCh, BAO, PHD, FJFICMI, FCICM, FCARCSI
- Senior Intensivist, St Vincents University Hospital
- Professor / Chair Critical Care Medicine, Director, University College Dublin
- Professor / Dept Director, Monash University
Dhruv Parekh
- Associate Professor, University of Birmingham
- Consultant , Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, UK
Dr Johnny Stewart
- Doctoral Research Fellow, Queen’s University of Belfast
Operations
They provide operational expertise on clinical trials. They ensure that clinical trials run safely and according to protocols and guidelines.
There are no team members at this time.
Outcomes
The outcomes team will ensure that we have long term follow up data from patients.
There are no team members at this time.
Independent intervention
Dr Danny McAuley
FMedSci, FRCP, MD
- Professor, Queen’s University of Belfast
- Consultant, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast