Meet the team

The researchers, clinicians and nurses behind BLEEDS.

BLEEDS is run by researchers, clinicians and nurses at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and our collaborators.

Vento Lab

Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK

  • Dr Roser Vento-TormoPrincipal Investigator
  • Dr Iva KelavaSenior Staff Scientist
  • Dr Molly DanksTechnical Specialist
  • Dr Antonio ParragaSenior Bioinformatician
  • Ryan ColliganTechnical Specialist
  • Celeste CohenPhD Student
  • Dr Laia Marín-GualPostdoctoral Fellow
  • Ana MonteiroAdvanced Research Assistant
  • Anna DaviesProject Manager

Huerta-Cepas Lab

Centre for Plant Genomics and Biotechnology, Madrid, Spain

  • Dr Jaime Huerta-CepasCo-Principal Investigator

Lotfollahi Lab

Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK

  • Dr Mo LotfollahiCo-Principal Investigator

The Rosie Hospital

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK

  • Tulay KarasuConsultant in Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine, Co-Principal Investigator
  • Firas NaffaSpecialty Registrar in Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Associate Principal Investigator.
  • Elena Otero-RomeroSenior Clinical Research Midwife
  • Ambra BuonaguidiClinical Research Midwife
  • Julia Manau FlotatsClinical Research Midwife
  • Chloe ThorogoodClinical Research Midwife
  • Helen MeadowsClinical Research Midwife

The bigger picture

BLEEDS is part of a wider programme of research. Visit the Vento lab to see more.