Eliot has the role of Bupa Translational Research Manager, with a particular affiliation to the School of Clinical & Experimental Medicine in the College of Medical & Dental Sciences.
As administrative lead for the Centre for Obesity Research and Medawar Centre for Healthy Ageing Research, he supports research across campus to ensure that the interlinked problems inherent to ageing and obesity are addressed at in a holistic way, bringing together clinical medicine with sport, psychology, education, economics, engineering and beyond. He is responsible for driving new collaborative, interdisciplinary research initiatives, and working with internal and external partners to further develop and promote research excellence at the University.
A scientist by training (with a degree in Genetics, a Research Masters in Immunology & Oncology and a PhD in childhood leukaemia research, as well as a Medici Fellowship in the commercial application of scientific research), Eliot currently uses the skills honed in those roles to support academics with research development and management.
He has worked in the Research & Knowledge Transfer Office since 2006, in a variety of roles focused on the hands-on side of research support, with a focus on research application development, funding opportunity identification and strategic planning.
Eliot has a particular passion for public engagement and helping to define and develop research impact, and works across the University to help further develop our infrastructure for this crucial area.