ELIXIR is organised using a 'Hub and Nodes' model, where the Hub's role is to coordinate the work done by the Nodes (see Who we are).
The Hub's role
The ELIXIR Hub:
- accommodates executive management and administrative staff
- has responsibility for developing and delivering ELIXIR's scientific strategy (see ELIXIR Programme) and managing Commissioned Services carried out by Nodes
- coordinates the services run from the ELIXIR Nodes
- coordinates and supports ELIXIR's governance bodies and technical committees
- works with other biomedical science infrastructures to help address the challenges of Big Data together (see Why ELIXIR is needed)
- leads ELIXIR's communications and external relations activities, including support to industry
- supports the institutions within the Nodes
- collaborates with national and European funders and policy-makers.
The ELIXIR Hub is at the Wellcome Genome Campus in Hinxton, Cambridge. It is based next to EMBL-EBI, in a building opened in autumn 2013 (see the news story). The building was funded by the UK government through its commitment as host country.
Travelling to the Hub
See Visiting the Hub for travel and accommodation information.
Hub staff
| Team/Role | Head |
|---|---|
| Director | Tim Hubbard |
| Operations | Ivana Veršić |
| External Relations | Andrew Smith |
| Human Genomics and Translational Data | Serena Scollen |
| Legal services | Vera Herkommer |
| Project Management Office | Juan Arenas |
| Technical Team | Peter Maccallum |
Director
Administration and Operations
External Relations
Despoina Sousoni
Programme Manager – Impact, Innovation and Industry
Human Genomics and Translational Data
Magda Chegkazi
Programme Manager for Human Genomics and Translational Data
Giselle Kerry
Programme Manager for Human Genomics and Translational Data
Melissa Konopko
Scientific Officer for Genomic Data Infrastructure
Serena Scollen
Head of Human Genomics and Translational Data
+44 (0)1223 494322
Legal Services
Project Management Office
Juan Arenas Márquez
Head of ELIXIR Project Management Office and European Genomic Data Infrastructure Deployment Lead
+44 (0)1223 494370
Technical Team
Physilia Chua
Senior Science Officer for Biodiversity, Communities and Interoperability Platform
Jonathan Tedds
Programme Manager for Scientific Computing: ELIXIR Compute Platform, Tools Platform & EOSC Coordinator
Eduardo Esteves
Senior Science Officer for Compute and Data Platforms
Fabio Liberante
Programme Manager for Data and Interoperability Platforms
