Biography
Roles & Responsibilities: Heather supports the management of the UK DRI’s intramural funding programmes, is the point of contact for researcher enquiries and provides advice on internal and external funding opportunities.
Heather joined the UK DRI in September 2021, having held previous positions as a Grants Adviser and Expert Review Group Manager in the Neuroscience and Mental Health team at the Wellcome Trust. In these roles, she supported the management of Wellcome’s funding schemes and worked with the research community providing advice and guidance on funding applications and opportunities. Prior to these roles Heather completed her PhD investigating the neuropharmacology of NMDA receptors at Durham University.