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Jonathan Birchall, PhD

Research Associate

Department of Radiology

Areas Of Expertise:

Git, Matlab, Data visualisation, Big data, Statistical analysis, Data collection, Data architecture, Version control, Experimental design, Data storage, Code sharing, Writing/publishing data papers, Surveys, Imaging, Textual data, Digital illustration

Contact Information

jb2455@cam.ac.uk

ORCiD:

0000-0003-3920-4038

Biography

I am currently a Research Associate in the Gallagher Group, where my goals are to develop novel screening techniques for cancer using pre-clinical hyperpolarised 13C-MRI, with an aim towards evaluation, documentation and eventual translation of these techniques into human imaging. This work is jointly funded by the University and The National Cancer Imaging Translational Accelerator (NCITA), where I am a member of the QA/QC Unit responsible for developing Standard Operating Procedures and performing data analysis on NCITA exemplar studies towards the creation of an MRI Core Lab.

I received my PhD from the University of Nottingham in 2017, researching experimental methods for improving 129Xe hyperpolarisation with an application to clinical functional lung imaging. I continued in a postdoctoral role for one year, performing QA/QC duties for the clinical Hyperpolarised Imaging Lung Facility (HILF), before moving to Wayne State University, Detroit, USA to take up a 2.5 year postdoctoral role developing pre-clinical hyperpolariser technologies for 13C, 15N and 129Xe.

I have always had a passion for statistics and communication, and as a Data Champion in the Department of Radiology, I hope that I can collaborate with my peers across a diverse range of projects, advocating for good record-keeping, analysis, dissemination and other facets of research data management.

Andrew Thwaites, PhD

Visiting Scientist

Department of Psychology

Areas Of Expertise:

Bioinformatics, Data sharing, Big data, Coding, Python, R language, SQL, Git, Matlab, Java, Data visualisation, Machine learning, Statistical analysis, Data Management Plans, Data policies, Data archiving, Code sharing, Open data, Imaging, Illustration, Website development

Contact Information

acgt2@cam.ac.uk

ORCiD:

0000-0002-6237-7140

Biography

Additional areas of expertise:

Neuroscience data

Brandon Smith PhD

Post-doctoral Researcher

Department of Engineering

Areas Of Expertise:

Data collection, Experimental design, Sensitive data, Research data ethics, Data storage, Data sharing, Writing/publishing data papers, Textual data, Audiovisual data, REDCap, Video editing, Digital illustration, Workshop delivery, Social media & digital communications, Website development

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ORCiD:

Biography

My interests lie in the ideation, innovation and translation processes for healthcare technologies in resource-limited settings. I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the International Health Systems Group (IHSG), Department of Engineering, funded by the NIHR Global Health Research Group on Acquired Brain and Spine Injury.

Dace Apšvalka

Research Associate

MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit

Areas Of Expertise:

Python, Data visualisation, Big data, Machine learning, Statistical analysis, Data collection, R language, Version control, Experimental design, Data storage, Git, Data sharing, Code sharing, Open data, FAIR Data, Writing/publishing data papers, SQL, Imaging, Video editing, Digital illustration, Matlab, Workshop delivery, Website development, Other programming languages

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Biography

I work in cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging, with a strong focus on research data management, reproducible analysis, and open science practices. Before training in cognitive neuroscience, I was educated in computer science and trained as a systems analyst, which continues to shape how I approach research data, workflows, and computational methods. In my current work, I focus on brain imaging data, including data organisation in BIDS (Brain Imaging Data Structure), preprocessing and analysis pipelines, and the development of practical training materials to support researchers in using modern computational tools and adopting good data practices.

Dan Jones

Research Grants Administrator

Department of Sociology & Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS)

Areas Of Expertise:

Data sharing policies, Sensitive data, Data Management Plans, Research data ethics, Data protection and research, Data policies, Data storage, Workshop delivery, Illustration

Contact Information

dj347@cam.ac.uk

Biography

My day-to-day job mostly involves helping postdocs and UTOs manage research funding applications and awards, through which I found myself receiving lots of questions about GDPR, research data management, and data management plans. I joined the Data Champions in order to help provide answers, and to be able to give applicants and award-holders in my department access to the network's excellent information and resources.

David Redhouse

Computer Officer

Department of Archaeology

Areas Of Expertise:

Discipline-specific repositories, RDM training, Data storage, Geospatial data, Workshop delivery, Illustration

Contact Information

dir21@cam.ac.uk

ORCiD:

0000-0001-6668-2487

Dillan Saunders

PhD Student

Department of Genetics

Areas Of Expertise:

Discipline-specific repositories, Data analysis, Data collection, Data architecture, Experimental design, Imaging, Illustration

Contact Information

ddzs2@cam.ac.uk

@DillanDZ

ORCiD:

0000-0001-5169-5488

Biography

I am a PhD student in developmental biology in Ben Steventon’s lab. Through being part of the Data Champions network I hope to learn more about the management of data and share this understanding, as it develops, with my community. I hope to be a part of making academic research more accountable, accessible, and communal.

George Cronin

Academic Services Librarian and Research Support Lead

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Areas Of Expertise:

Open Access, Altmetrics, Data Management Plans, Copyright, Sensitive data, Research data ethics, Data protection and research, Data sharing, Open data, Workshop delivery, Social media and digital communications, Video editing, Illustration, Website development.

Contact Information

gmp36@cam.ac.uk

My LinkedIn Profile

ORCiD:

0000-0003-0054-6436

Biography

In my role as Academic Services Librarian, I manage services delivered in the Haddon Library with a specific focus on supporting teaching and research for the Departments of Archaeology and Social Anthropology. I am also the Research Support Lead for the Humanities and Social Sciences Libraries Team, working across the School of HSS to support research excellence and training as well as assisting in exercises such as the REF.

Additional areas of expertise: Information literacy, Research communication, Public engagement, Creative Commons, Open sharing.

Junaid Bhatti

Research Development and Innovation Manager

Department of Psychiatry

Areas Of Expertise:

SQL, Data Management Plans, Data collection, Database design, Data architecture, Sensitive data, Research data ethics, Data protection and research, Discipline-specific repositories, Data sharing, Data archiving, Open data, Surveys, Imaging, Textual data, REDCap, Socal media and digital communications, Video editing, Illustration, Website development

Contact Information

jb898@medschl.cam.ac.uk

Biography

I’ve been working in the Department of Psychiatry for almost a decade now. I specialise in improving process and workflow and in research data management. I also work in branding, digital recruitment, website design and administration, social media management, and data architecture. I am particularly good at thinking of new and creative solutions to emerging problems. I am currently working on ways to govern and organise the many research projects within my department and in the School of Clinical Medicine, and on creating ways to share research and imaging data (MRI, PET etc) openly.

Lucy Rycroft-Smith

Framework Developer

Areas Of Expertise:

Data visualisation, Digital illustration, Data Feminism, Hand-drawn illustration

Contact Information

lr444@cam.ac.uk

@honeypisquared

ORCiD:

0000-0002-6058-0946

Biography

Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith is a knowledge brokering researcher specialising in mathematics education, AI in education, and evidence-informed policy, with expertise spanning many areas including curriculum design, gender studies, and good practice in data visualisation. She pioneers research artistry as methodology, translating complex educational knowledges into diverse creative forms from academic writing and performance to visual art and music. Her work focuses on illuminating ways that knowledge can be transformed in decision-making contexts, and combines rigorous scholarship with innovative dissemination practices that seek to make educational research accessible and actionable across diverse communities.

Jonathan Birchall, PhD

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Brandon Smith PhD

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David Redhouse

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Dillan Saunders

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George Cronin

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