Our Research Team
Find out more about our research and development team and organisational structure.
Senior Management
Director of Clinical Operations
Michael Visick
Research and Development Operations Director
Corinna Mossop
Corinna was instrumental in the early days of Research and Development (R&D) in the Trust in developing and setting up the service, pathways and visibility of research at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust. R&D now has an average of 500 studies running at any one time. As the R&D Manager Corinna is responsible for the well organised and efficient running of the Department, ensuring that all research is set up promptly, approvals and diagnostic support services are in place and appropriate resources available to support the smooth running of all studies. Corinna was integral in developing the one cost process to further support the smooth setup of research projects across the Trust and the South West Peninsula. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the department as well as being passionate about clinical research in the NHS environment and the benefits it brings for our patients.
Lead Research Nurse
Catherine Pitman
Catherine has worked in clinical research since 2003. Initially in the commercial sector in a Phase 1 unit as a nurse collecting data working her way up to senior management as the Recruitment & Screening Manager. In 2011 she joined the trust as a Research Nurse working across many different areas such as Renal, Surgery, Anaesthetics, Neurology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology and Rheumatology. More recently, she has been the R&D Business Manager working on QI & workforce projects and how R&D can work internally and with the wider trust. She commenced in her current role as Lead Research Nurse in January 2022.
Clinical Trial Delivery Team Lead
Claire West
Research Delivery Team Leads
Team Lead Neurology
Abigail Patrick
Abigail manages a team of research nurses and practitioners to deliver both commercial and non-commercial research, mainly within neurology but more recently within urgent public health.
She has been in the trust since 1998 and prior to joining the research team worked as an anaesthetic practitioner covering all surgical specialties, specialising in neurosurgery.
Team Lead Mobile Research Unit
Eden Wildman
Specialist Research Nurse
Team Lead Oncology
Helen Smith
Specialist Research Nurse
Team Lead Cares
Julie Alderton
Specialist Research Nurse
Julie is team leader for Cardiac, Stroke and Respiratory research delivery at University Hospital Plymouth. Before commencing this role she specialised in Cardiothoracic nursing in London and Oxford.
Team Lead Haematology
Nicola Crosbie
Specialist Research Nurse
Team Leads Synergy
Natasha Wilmshurst
Sarah Griffee
Team Leads
Research Operations Manager
Elinor Pegg
With a focus on clinical databases Elinor currently oversees the one-stop-shop that University Hospitals Plymouth can offer researchers: direct placement of enquiries for study feasibility to the appropriate interested researcher, a single point of contact for study set-up and centralised amendment review and acknowledgment.
Research Governance Manager
Muchineripi Kanengoni
Research and Development Management Accountant
Chris Zampella
Research and Development Project and Analytics Manager
Olusola Solanke
Clinical Administration Manager
Natasha Winter
Clinical Research Fellow
Glen Marsh
Pharmacy Clinical Trials Coordinator
Mike Marner
Laboratory Clincial Trials Coordinator
Lauren Kimpton
