The External Advisory Group (EAG) offers advice to the ECMage Extracellular Matrix Ageing Network from an outside perspective, reflecting the breadth of expertise required by ECMage Network, and comprises representation from:
- Independent academics in related fields with local and national-level leadership experience.
- Technical staff representation
- Lay representatives for older persons’ and patient groups
- Industrial representation
- Early career researcher representation
Membership
| Name | Institution | Expertise |
| David Abraham | UCL | Tissue remodelling |
| Joanna Bridger | Brunel University London | Head of the Genome Engineering and Maintenance network |
| Jacinta Cannon | Age Concern Liverpool & Sefton | Voice for Older Persons |
| Collin Ewald | ETH Zurich | Head of the Extracellular Matrix Regeneration Laboratory |
| Paul Gilbert | University of Liverpool | Development of technical research staff |
| Helen Griffiths | Swansea University | Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research & Innovation at Swansea University |
| Lorna Harries | University of Exeter | Omics approaches in ageing.
CSO and founder of SENISCA Ltd, a senotherapeutics company |
| Malcolm Jackson | University of Liverpool | Prior roles include APVC for Research & Impact, Directorships, Institute Head |
| Giovanni Mann | King’s College, London | President of the Society of Free Radical Research-International (SFRRI) |
| Susan Ozanne | University of Cambridge | Metabolic programming |
| Andrew Pitsillides | RVC | Chair of the British Society for Matrix Biology |
| Avan Sayer | Newcastle University | Director of the NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre |
| Justine Shenton | Sefton Advocacy | Voice for Older Persons |
| Anna Sjoukje Schurer | British Dupuytren’s Society | Patient Voice |
| Claire Stewart | LJMU | Chair of the British Society for Research on Ageing (BSRA), Coaching & Mentoring |
| Clare Thompson | QMUL and Emulate | Development of PDRA staff |
| Elizabeth Veal | Newcastle University | Reactive oxygen species (ROS) |
| BBSRC | Research Strategy and Programmes Manager |