Meet our Team
Chair
Professor Andrew Gennery
Professor and Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Immunology & Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, The Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle
Professor Gennery’s research interests include immunoreconstitution following haematopoietic stem cell transplant for primary immunodeficiency, long-term outcomes of transplantation for primary immunodeficiency, management of complications post-HSCT, DNA repair disorders and their appropriate treatment, and induction of immune tolerance.
Treasurer
Dr Arun Alfred
Consultant Haematologist, The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, Rotherham
Dr Arun Alfred is Consultant Haematologist based at the The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, South Yorkshire, U.K. His team provide a regional Photopheresis service for the treatment of GvHD. Working closely with the referring centres the team are are actively involved in managing patents with GvHD, treating both adult and paediatric patients.
Secretary
Dr Francesca Kinsella
Consultant Haematologist, The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, Rotherham
Dr Francesca Kinsella is a research active Consultant Haematologist at University Hospitals Birmingham, affiliated to the Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham. She delivers Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies to patients with Haematological Malignancies. Dr Kinsella also leads the Graft versus Host Disease and Late affects Services. Dr Kinsella’s research interests include mechanisms of immune tolerance and how these impact upon clinical outcomes following stem cell transplantation, and neurotoxicity following cellular therapies. Dr Kinsella is also Immunotherapy Theme Lead for the Birmingham Experimental Cancer Medicine.
Nursing Representative
Anne McDermott
Nurse Consultant in Transplant, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals, London
Anne specialises in lung transplant assessment patients in both the inpatient and outpatient settings, from assessment through to post-transplantation.
Patient Representative
To be appointed!
We are currently looking for a patient representative to join our team.
If you’re interested in this role and would like to know more, please get in touch and we’d be delighted to discuss how you can help UKPS.
Advancing health by stimulating research and disseminating knowledge of photopheresis 