About PRIME

Paediatric Research In Manchester, England (PRIME) was set up to connect paediatric doctors across the North West of England and support them in participating and initiating research for child health.

Our aim is to demystify the pathways into research and make research accessible to everyone regardless of prior experience or specialty area of interest.

Research improves care for children and is fundamental to medical progress. We want to help trainees and consultants in the region to undertake good research projects. From single case reports or retrospective observational reviews to phase I/II interventional clinical trials - we have a team ready to support you!

Our network will connect you with experienced researchers and other enthusiastic healthcare professionals to help you answer novel questions and improve the way we work.

We will offer educational opportunities, project links, support and signpost those of you interested in pursuing an academic career. This is a space for everyone - get involved!

Who We Are

PRIME was established by co-chairs Dr Chris Worth and Dr Aimee Donald, paediatric trainees working at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital as research fellows at differing stages of their clinical academic careers. Neither had much research experience before embarking on higher degrees and as early trainee doctors never imagined they would aspire to long-term clinical academic positions.

In recognition of the unmet needs and under representation of paediatricians in clinical research and the barriers faced by trainee doctors in developing research skills and undertaking meaningful research projects, PRIME was formed.

See below for the new committee!

Dr Sameera Auckburally CO-CHAIR Sameera is an ST5 GRID Registrar in Paediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology. She has completed a Master's in Clinical Research, using her qualitative research experience to publish on families' experiences with continuous glucose monitoring in patients with congenital hyperinsulinism, alongside her academic paediatric training. She has gained further clinical and research experience as the Clinical Fellow for Congenital Hyperinsulinism at RMCH.	Dr Conor O'Neill CO-CHAIR Conor is an ST5 paediatric trainee. He has a keen interest in oncology and is currently working at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. He has recently completed a Master's in Clinical Research.	Dr Bilal Rehman PROJECT COORDINATOR In this role Bilal will help trainees and research teams think about their project ideas to get the best results. He'll work with the rest of the committee to make sure the right trainees are matched to the most suitable projects.
Dr Adriana Stefan PROJECT COORDINATOR Adriana is an ST5 paediatric trainee, currently working in PICU at RMCH. She has a keen interest in critical care. She works with the other project coordinators to connect the right trainees to the most suitable projects.	Dr Karthik Eshwaran WEBSITE COORDINATOR Karthik is an ST3 trainee at RMCH with a strong interest in critical care. As the Website Coordinator, he enjoys keeping the webpage fresh and up to date with the latest in research news, events, training opportunities, projects and fellowships. His goal is to make it easy for everyone to stay connected and informed about what is happening across the North West.	Dr Bethany Greenwood PROJECT COORDINATOR / NEONATAL RESEARCH ADVISOR Beth is a neonatal clinical research fellow working at St. Mary's Hospital. Her role is to assess projects and link trainees with relevant supervisors and projects.
Dr Rebecca Green REGIONAL AUDIT COORDINATOR Rebecca is an ST2 paediatric trainee currently working at RMCH. Having been involved in research and audits, she's keen to help others get involved in research and audits and will be working with Jen to get others involved in the regional obesity audit across different paediatric units in the North West.	Dr Jennifer Whitehead REGIONAL AUDIT COORDINATOR Jen is an ST3 paediatric trainee with an interest in Diabetes and Endocrinology. She is currently working at RMCH and her role will involve setting up our regional obesity audit across centres in the North West.	Dr Hannah Lyons WEBSITE COORDINATOR Hannah is an ST1 paediatric trainee with an interest in neurology and neurodisability. She is currently writing up her PhD on mild traumatic brain injury. She works with Karthik to keep the PRIME website updated with the latest news, events and fellowship opportunities.
Dr Katie Kinsella NEWSLETTER COORDINATOR Katie is an ST3 paediatric trainee with an interest in paediatric nephrology who is currently working at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. Katie is one of the newsletter coordinators. The role allows her to share research updates, celebrate trainee achievements, and help build a supportive academic community.	Dr Tobias Robins NEWSLETTER COORDINATOR Toby is an ST1 paediatric trainee with a developing interest in neonatology. He enjoys teaching and recently completed his FHEA qualification. He is looking forward to contributing to research and education initiatives throughout training. He works with Hannah to update the newsletter.	Dr Irtiqa Ahmed EDUCATION COORDINATOR Irtiqa is an ST1 paediatric trainee at the Royal Oldham Hospital and has budding interests in paediatric emergency medicine and neonatal intensive care. Along with her medical degree, she also completed a BMedSci examining anxiety prevalence in university students. She works with Emily to organise PRIME teaching through TREES.
Dr Emily Pye EDUCATION COORDINATOR Emily is an ST7 GRID trainee in Paediatric Emergency Medicine at RMCH. Alongside training, she is also in her final year of her MSc in medical education through Edinburgh University. She works with Irtiqa to organise PRIME teaching through TREES.	Dr Sophie Maccoy SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR	Dr Nour Ibrahim COMMITTEE MEMBER
Dr Chris Worth PRIME CO-CHAIR Chris is a paediatric endocrinology GRID trainee after completing a PhD in Congenital Hyperinsulinism. Chris is also the co-founder of PRIME. To find out more about his journey into research take a look at the academic careers page or click anywhere here!	Dr Aimee Donald PRIME CO-CHAIR Aimee is an academic clinical lecturer/paediatric neurology GRID trainee. She is the co-founder of PRIME and you can find out about her journey into research by visiting the academic careers page (or click here!).

About PRIME

Who We Are

Dr Sameera Auckburally

Dr Conor O'Neill

CO-CHAIR Conor is an ST5 paediatric trainee. He has a keen interest in oncology and is currently working at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. He has recently completed a Master's in Clinical Research.

Dr Bilal Rehman

PROJECT COORDINATOR In this role Bilal will help trainees and research teams think about their project ideas to get the best results. He'll work with the rest of the committee to make sure the right trainees are matched to the most suitable projects.

Dr Adriana Stefan

PROJECT COORDINATOR Adriana is an ST5 paediatric trainee, currently working in PICU at RMCH. She has a keen interest in critical care. She works with the other project coordinators to connect the right trainees to the most suitable projects.

Dr Karthik Eshwaran

Dr Bethany Greenwood

PROJECT COORDINATOR / NEONATAL RESEARCH ADVISOR Beth is a neonatal clinical research fellow working at St. Mary's Hospital. Her role is to assess projects and link trainees with relevant supervisors and projects.

Dr Rebecca Green

Dr Jennifer Whitehead

REGIONAL AUDIT COORDINATOR Jen is an ST3 paediatric trainee with an interest in Diabetes and Endocrinology. She is currently working at RMCH and her role will involve setting up our regional obesity audit across centres in the North West.

Dr Hannah Lyons

WEBSITE COORDINATOR Hannah is an ST1 paediatric trainee with an interest in neurology and neurodisability. She is currently writing up her PhD on mild traumatic brain injury. She works with Karthik to keep the PRIME website updated with the latest news, events and fellowship opportunities.

Dr Katie Kinsella

Dr Tobias Robins

Dr Irtiqa Ahmed

Dr Emily Pye

EDUCATION COORDINATOR Emily is an ST7 GRID trainee in Paediatric Emergency Medicine at RMCH. Alongside training, she is also in her final year of her MSc in medical education through Edinburgh University. She works with Irtiqa to organise PRIME teaching through TREES.

Dr Sophie Maccoy

SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR

Dr Nour Ibrahim

COMMITTEE MEMBER

Dr Chris Worth

PRIME CO-CHAIR Chris is a paediatric endocrinology GRID trainee after completing a PhD in Congenital Hyperinsulinism. Chris is also the co-founder of PRIME. To find out more about his journey into research take a look at the academic careers page or click anywhere here!

Dr Aimee Donald

PRIME CO-CHAIR Aimee is an academic clinical lecturer/paediatric neurology GRID trainee. She is the co-founder of PRIME and you can find out about her journey into research by visiting the academic careers page (or click here!).