Contact the research and development team

The main research and development office is located in the basement of the Grove Building at the Royal Free site. Our office hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Please note that many of the team are currently working from home. 

Royal Free Hospital office 

Research and Development Office
The Basement, 
The Grove 
Royal Free Hospital
Pond Street
London NW3 2QG 

Tel 020 7317 7558
Internal extension 86316
Email: rf.randd@nhs.net

Research team members
Name Job title Email
Farhan Naim Director of R&D farhan.naim@nhs.net
Derralynn Hughes Clinical Director of R&D derralynnhughes@nhs.net
Lucy Parker Head of R&D Office Lucy.parker2@nhs.net
Nafisa Hussain Research portfolio manager nafisa.hussain13@nhs.net 
Nadia Azzouzi Research portfolio manager nadia.azzouzi@nhs.net
Elika Sadeghi Deputy research portfolio manager elika.sadeghi1@nhs.net
Minel Lalji Research portfolio manager minel.lalji1@nhs.net
Tolu Williams Research portfolio manager tolu.williams@nhs.net
Francesco Scordamaglia Research imaging manager francesco.scordamaglia@nhs.net
Thomas Jenkins Contracts and costing manager thomas.jenkins@nhs.net
Bart Philipczyk R&D Finance manager bart.philipczyk@nhs.net
Muhammad Islam R&D Management accountant muhammad.islam3@nhs.net
Davina Patel R&D Management accountant  davina.patel9@nhs.net 
Bernardo Branco Research income coordinator bernardo.branco@nhs.net
Ajuma Fawehinmi Senior research income coordinator ajumaomale@nhs.net
Bose Ebohon Research income coordinator bose.ebohon@nhs.net
Nick Allison Research data and performance manager nick.allison1@nhs.net
Usayine (Shyni) Mayooran Research portfolio coordinator usayine.mayooran@nhs.net
Lucia Possas Research costings and contracts officer  lucia.possas@nhs.net
Kirsti Suomi Research costings and contracts officer kirsti.suomi@nhs.net
Bobby Leach Research costings and contracts officer bobby.leach@nhs.net
Rosie Dapaah Tweneboah Research costings and contracts officer rosie.dapaahtweneboah@nhs.net
Dennis Taylor Research portfolio administrator dennis.taylor@nhs.net
Jasmine Walker  Research grants manager jasmine.walker10@nhs.net 
Ayannah Ahmed Research portfolio administrator ayannah.ahmed@nhs.net
Tamsin Callaghan  Involvement and inclusion manager tamsin.callaghan@nhs.net
Other email addresses
Email Topic Email
All theme 1 related applications (including the site contract and costings) rf.theme1research@nhs.net
All theme 2 related applications (including the site contract and costings) rf.theme2research@nhs.net
All theme 3 related applications (including the site contract and costings) rf.theme3research@nhs.net
All theme 4 related applications (including the site contract and costings) rf.theme4research@nhs.net
All theme 5 related applications (including the site contract and costings)

rf-tr.themebcfresearch@nhs.net

All COVID-19 related applications (including the site contract and costings) rf.themeCOVIDresearch@nhs.net
  • Data report requests
  • EDGE training requests
  • New EDGE user requests
  • Accrual information
rf.edge@nhs.net
Invoicing queries rf.randdincome@nhs.net
All finance queries post invoicing rf-tr.rdfinance@nhs.net
All study amendments post initial Trust approval Rf.researchamendments@nhs.net
Request for RF Sponsorship rf-tr.sponsoredresearch@nhs.net
Any emails that do not fall under the other generic emails* rf.randd@nhs.net