SRI CORE TEAM

Mike Murphy, Professor of Blood Transfusion Medicine, University of Oxford; Consultant Haematologist, NHS Blood and Transplant and Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust
Role in NHSBT: Clinical Director for Patient Services.
Interested in: Clinical transfusion practice and research into safe and effective use of blood in hospitals.
Role in SRI: Co-Director and clinical lead.  

Dave Roberts, Professor of Haematology, Nuffield Dept of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Oxford; Consultant Haematologist, NHS Blood and Transplant
Role in NHSBT:  Principal Investigator and Research Coordinator at NHSBT-Oxford
Interested in: Clinical aspects of transfusion medicine including iron chelation and immunohaematology
Role in SRI: Co-Director and lead on a number of reviews.

Simon Stanworth, Consultant Haematologist, NHS Blood and Transplant and Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust
Role in NHSBT: Responsible for hospital transfusion services at John Radcliffe Hospital and South Central Regional Transfusion Committee.
Interested in: Researching the effectiveness of blood for transfusion.
Role in SRI: Clinical researcher and lead on a number of reviews.

Susan Brunskill, Senior Information Scientist
Role in NHSBT: Clinical researcher
Interested in: The general use of blood across all clinical areas; ensuring that blood is used efficiently and safely at all times and in all patients; the process and methodology of a systematic review; how systematic reviews can best be used to inform clinical practice. Working within the SRI fulfils both my interest in research and my desire to contribute to the improvement of clinical practice and the patient experience.
Role in SRI: Methodological expert, lead on a number of reviews and day-to-day manager of the SRI.

Sheila Fisher, Research Officer
Role in NHSBT: Clinical researcher
Interested in: Contributing to both the methodological and applied aspects of systematic reviews; utilising my previous scientific research experience to enhance the research output of the SRI; developing information systems to facilitate and improve the efficiency of the review process.
Role in SRI: Lead on a number of reviews; responsible for the development and management of information systems for the SRI.

Carolyn Dorée, Information Specialist
Role in NHSBT: Clinical researcher
Interested in: Developments in the methodology of information retrieval, search filters and health information science; developing resources for improving the evidence base for blood transfusion and tissue transplantation; systematic review methodology. 
Role in SRI: Information science lead for the SRI and the UK Blood Transfusion & Tissue Transplantation Services.

Charlotte Lythgoe, Assistant Information Specialist
Role in NHSBT: Clinical researcher
Interested in: The structure and use of digital libraries, information seeking behaviour, and social media
Role in SRI: Responsible for the development and management of the Transfusion Evidence Library; information science support for the SRI.