Sam Wadge

Sam joined the department in 2012 as an intern and is now the Biobank Laboratory Manager. Responsibilities with this role include overseeing the laboratory team, governance and curating the numerous sample collections (over 700,000 aliquots).

Sam sits on the TwinsUK Resource Executive Committee acting as the gateway for accessing the biobank’s sample collections for the wider scientific community.

Paz Garcia

Paz is Programme Manager, working broadly across operations to ensure studies are set up and delivered successfully. Paz also oversees communications and manages the Engagement Team and the Administration Team, ensuring that our twin participants are well looked after when taking part in research and kept up-to-date with everything at TwinsUK.

Paz is co-chair of the TwinsUK Volunteer Advisory Panel and regularly conducts consultations with VAP members to make sure that TwinsUK research reflects the interests and priorities of our TwinsUK members.

Recent Blog Post

New Study Reveals Epigenetic Markers for Type 2 Diabetes Complications in Identical Twins 

Paz is Programme Manager, working broadly across operations to ensure studies are set up and delivered successfully. Paz also oversees...

Celebrating International Women's Day: Stories from Twins and TwinsUK Staff

Paz is Programme Manager, working broadly across operations to ensure studies are set up and delivered successfully. Paz also oversees...

TwinsUK part of team awarded £20 million to study bowel cancer

Paz is Programme Manager, working broadly across operations to ensure studies are set up and delivered successfully. Paz also oversees...