Kate Shepherd
Senior Operations Manager - Technical Services, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
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Expertise Summary
Quality Manager for the Human Tissue Management group, first point of contact for all queries related to the Human Tissue Act in the University of Nottingham
Health & Safety Coordinator for the School of Medicine - available for advice about how H&S is managed in the School
Estates - first point of contact for all building / refurbishment related queries for the School of Medicine, and the Estates & Space Development Committee submissions
Faculty representative on the University Health & Safety Committee
Past Research
Administrator for the School of Medicine Tissue Bank
The tissue bank allows members of the School of Medicine access to a variety of fresh or frozen tissue from specific sites (Colon, liver, pancreas etc.) held within NDDC GI Surgery
Investigators are required to fill in the "Tissue Bank Request Form" available from Kate Shepherd and return it for discussion by the Tissue Bank Management Group, and so long as there is tissue available and the research meets the Tissue Bank ethics, tissue will be released. (you are not required to have specific ethical approval for these studies)