Leadership team

Led by people connecting cerebrovascular science, therapeutic development, and patient urgency.

The leadership team brings together clinical cerebrovascular expertise, vascular therapeutic development, and patient-centered translational research.

Portrait of Professor Arshad Majid

Programme Director

Professor Arshad Majid

Professor Majid is Professor of Cerebrovascular Neurology at the University of Sheffield, with research spanning stroke trials, neuroprotection, and gene-targeted work for hereditary cerebral small-vessel diseases.

Portrait of Dr Klaudia Kocsy

COL4A1 Therapeutics Lead

Dr Klaudia Kocsy

Dr Kocsy is an ARUK Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield. She leads the COL4A1 project space, bringing focus to disease biology, experimental strategy, and vascular therapeutic development.

Portrait of Dr Favour Felix-Ilemhenbhio

CADASIL Therapeutics Lead

Dr Favour Felix-Ilemhenbhio

Dr Felix-Ilemhenbhio is a BHF Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield. He leads the CADASIL and NOTCH3 therapeutic testing space, translating gene therapy concepts into experimental systems with a clear patient-centered vision.

University of Sheffield Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience National Institute for Health and Care Research Alzheimer's Research UK British Heart Foundation