Operations Team
Professor James Naismith
Director
Professor Naismith grew up in Hamilton, in the west of Scotland attending local state schools. He graduated from Edinburgh in […]
Dr Paul McCubbin
Chief Operating Officer
Paul has worked in the life science sector for over 20 years. During this time, he has held a number […]
Sarah Hollitzer
Executive Assistant to Professor James Naismith
Sarah is the Executive Assistant to Professor James Naismith. She has over 14 years’ experience working as an Executive Assistant […]
Fay Shabo
Executive Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer
Fay is the Executive Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer. She has been a Board level Executive Assistant for over […]
Georgia Mugglestone
Team Administrative Assistant
I have been working in administration for just over 6 years. My most recent role was working for a Logistics […]
Laura Holland
Director of Strategic Marketing
Laura Holland is Director of Strategic Marketing at the Rosalind Franklin Institute. She has been with the organisation since its […]
Dr Becky Nadal
Strategic Projects Manager
Becky has 12+ years’ experience in the University sector providing professional support in the formation, design and delivery of strategic […]
Paul Beake
Head of Facilities Management
After 20 years in agriculture a career change led Paul to working at BBSRC Compton as a Facilities Maintenance Engineer, […]
Gordon Perry
Health and Safety Advisor
Gordon is responsible for ensuring that the management of safety, health and environment is structured and maintained for the Franklin […]
Jen Murray
Facilities Manager
I gained my first experience of labs at Aptuit on Milton Park where I held the role of Facilities and […]
Stephen Cross
Operations Support Technician
Stephen is the operations support technician at The Franklin. His role involves supporting the building team with the smooth running […]
Marta Jencekova
Health and Safety assistant
For almost 10 years, Marta was a member of Facilities and H&S department at Cellmark, a UKAS and ISO accredited […]
Lydia Armes
Director of HR
Lydia brings a wealth of experience gained within diverse global and UK based organisations. Lydia has worked for a number […]
Marina Haines
HR Advisor
Marina joined the Franklin as an HR Assistant and was responsible for coordinating recruitment and providing HR assistance to the […]
Krystalenia Basdani
Recruitment Co-ordinator
Krystalenia is Recruitment Co-ordinator at the Franklin, focused on supporting the organisation’s recruitment needs and initiatives. Prior to this role, […]
Lindsey Spriggs
Early Careers Lead
Lindsey is Early Careers Lead, focused on the project management and delivery of the Franklin’s PhD programme, student wellbeing, and […]
Phil King
Training Co-ordinator
Phil has over 14 years experience in training and training delivery in the charity sector and the construction sector, and […]
Lauren Jordan
Finance Systems Project Manager
Lauren joined the Franklin as Finance Manager. She is responsible for the day to day management of the finance team, […]
Darshana Patel
Finance Manager
Darshana joined the Franklin as a Finance Manager on a 12 months contract while Lauren is focusing on the new […]
Sinead Farrell
Accounts Assistant
Sinead is an accounts assistant within the finance team and has been working in finance for 5 years. She is […]
Ian Franklin
Procurement Manager
Ian has worked in procurement for over 20 years and has held various positions in the private and public sector, […]
Eva Gronbech
Assistant Accountant
Eva joined the Franklin as an assistant accountant and is involved in various aspect of the finance function, including grants, […]
Adam Atherton
Finance Assistant
Adam is a Finance Assistant working within the Finance Team here at The Rosalind Franklin Institute. He assists with the […]
Dr Hazel Housden
Innovation and Translation Manager
Hazel is the Innovation and Translation Manager. She was previously Head of Intellectual Property at an industrial microbiology company, Green […]
Niaz Khan
Head of IT
After leaving school, Niaz qualified as an Accountant with the Oxford Co-Operative but soon after joining Blackwells realised his career […]
Matthew Selby
IT Technician
Matthew Studied Computer Science, Maths and Further Maths at Didcot Sixth Form. During that time, he Partook in additional Mathematics […]
Dr Caitlin Higgott
Communications and Engagement Manager
Caitlin is the communications and engagement manager, which means she covers everything from schools to stakeholder engagement, and internal communications […]
Bethany Acquah
Communications Assistant
Bethany is a Biomedicine student at Lancaster University and is completing a placement year as a communications assistant here, at […]