Project management
Project team
The Project Team is lead by Dr. Dean Jackson (project management) and consists of the leaders of the four remaining work packages and representatives from each of the participating groups. The University of Manchester is responsible for management of the project. This is a complex task, which ensures that the project aims are met on time and on budget.
The scientific components of EPI vector are broken down into four tightly focused work packages, each with an assigned lead PI.
Project Support team
The role of the Project Support Team is to support the project team in all tasks and issues that are not directly related to research and development. Major aspects include: preparation of contracts; financial regulation; managing intellectual property; general administration of the project and managing ethical issues.
- The Project Support Team at The University of Manchester includes:
- Sam Ryder European Contracts Officer ( samantha.ryder@manchester.ac.uk)
- Liz Fay Research Contracts Manager ( Europe ) liz.fay@manchester.ac.uk
- Chi Tang Project manager in FLS chi.w.tang@manchester.ac.uk
- Intellectual Property team at UMIP.
Ethical issues within EPI-vector will be controlled by Dr Charles A. Erin and his team. Dr Erin is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Philosophy and Fellow of Institute of Medicine, Law and Bioethics at The Centre for Social Ethics & Policy, University of Manchester . His special interests are in Bioethics and the application of advanced biological principles to biomedicine.
Steering group
The Steering Group (SG) has final decision power in the project structure and will consist of:
- Prof. Terry Brown Associate Dean at The University of Manchester
- Representatives of each of the other consortium members
- Dr Dean Jackson representing the Project Management Team
- Dr Charles Erin or colleague representing the Project Support team.
EC representative and contact - Fatiha.SADALLAH@cec.eu.int