Conservation & research team
Conservation staff
- Dr Helen Senn Head of Conservation and Science Programmes
- Dr Helen Taylor Conservation Programme Manager
- Dr Alex Ball WildGenes Programme Manager
- Liz Heap Senior Lab Technician
- Dr Heather Ritchie-Parker WildGenes Research Scientist
- Kasia Ruta Conservation Project Officer
- Carl Allott Conservation Project Officer
- David Eryenyu Conservation Associate
- Dr Arnaud Desbiez Conservation Associate
- Dr Thomas Doherty-Bone Conservation Associate
- Adam Button Experienced Animal Keeper
- Dr Cecilia Langhorne Biobank Coordinator
- Laura Daniels Assistant Conservation Project Officer
- Magdalena Butowska RZSS WildGenes Genomics Technician
- Sam Mitchell RZSS WildGenes Research Assistant
- Dr Jo Howard-McCombe RZSS WildGenes Research Scientist
Saving Wildcats Project Team
- David Barclay Conservation Manager (ex-situ)
- Dr Keri Langridge In-situ Conservation Manager
- Helena Parsons Outreach and Engagement Manager
Veterinary team
- Prof Simon Girling Head of veterinary services, RZSS
- Dr Stephanie Mota Veterinary Surgeon, RZSS
- Dr Georgina Cole Veterinary Surgeon, RZSS
- Hannah Jane Brazier Registered Veterinary Nurse, RZSS
- Dr Alice Bacon Veterinary surgeon, RZSS
- Dr Rebecca Amos Veterinary surgeon, RZSS
- Louise Stott Registered veterinary nurse, RZSS
Students
Former students
- Alice Fraser Former Undergraduate Placement Student
- Andrew Bagnall Former Placement MSc student
- Valentine Patterson Former Placement Student
- Nia Morgan Former Placement Student
- James Taylor Former PhD student placement
- Jane Hosegood Former PhD student placement
- Stephanie Bourgeois PhD Student
- Tarid Purisotayo PhD Student
Former Staff
- Dr Fred Babweteera Honorary RZSS Fellow
- Dr Jean-Marc Costanzi Research Assistant
- Karen Keegan Lab Technician
- Jenny Kaden Senior Lab Technician
- Dr Gill Murray-Dickson Biobank Research Fellow (RZSS/NMS)
- Genevieve Tompkins Conservation Project Officer
- Dr Kara Dicks WildGenes Research Scientist
- Jal Ghazali Genomics Technician
- Dr Ian Simpson Project Manager: Saving Wildcats
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