Project Team

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Principal Investigator, Everyday Cyborgs 2.0 (Wellcome Trust)

Muireann Quigley brings an interdisciplinary background in medicine, ethics, and law to her research on legal and philosophical challenges posed by implanted and attached medical devices. Her work on open-source diabetes technologies—published across medical, legal, and sociology journals—directly informs the Diabetes Data Rights Charter.

This research has been supported by funding from Research England, ESRC and AHRC Impact Acceleration Awards, and the University of Birmingham's Institutional Impact Fund and the European Union.

Professor Muireann Quigley

Professor of Law, Medicine, and Technology, University of Birmingham

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Marie Curie Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School of Business, University College Dublin

Since embarking on a career in research over 10 years ago, Shane has combined his background as a medical sociologist with his own personal experiences of living with diabetes, enabling him to develop new and innovative ways of conducting patient-oriented research. His current work focuses on patient communities who innovate medical devices and treatments through peer-processes to address their unmet healthcare needs.

Shane O’Donnell

Marie Curie Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School of Business, University College Dublin

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Hanne supports people with diabetes through global community-building, advocacy, and research. She has led patient engagement at #dedoc°, co-led the OPEN project investigating open-source Automated Insulin Delivery, and the Diabetes Data Rights Charter to empower PwDs over their data. She now advances digital health research at the Hasso Plattner Institute and serves on the Strategic Committee of Voices in Action: People with Diabetes in Global Health.

She also leads a grassroots project in the Cayman Islands to strengthen the local diabetes community.

Hanne Ballhausen

Director, Project Manager & Diabetes Advocate

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Dr Louise Hatherall

Research Fellow in Law, University of Birmingham

Dr. Hatherall is a socio-legal scholar who uses empirical research methods to examine law and regulation of healthcare technologies. She leads research on the Diabetes Data Rights Charter alongside projects like Everyday Cyborgs 2.0 and Psychedelics and Regulatory Decision-Making.

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Dr Laura Downey

Research Fellow in Law, University of Birmingham

Dr. Downey is a legal scholar interested in the relationship between law, regulation and technology, with a focus on biotechnologies and medical law. She works on the Everyday Day Cyborgs 2.0 project as a researcher and provides support for the Diabetes Data Rights Charter.

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Holly Hayes

PhD student, University of Edinburgh and Research Assistant, University of Birmingham

Holly is a PhD candidate whose research focuses on applying legal theories and disability theories to contentious areas of medical law. She provides assistance with research on the Diabetes Data Rights Charter.

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Bryan Cleal

Senior Researcher, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen

Bryan Cleal is a social scientist specializing in psychosocial aspects of diabetes management, technology use, and quality of life. He researches patient experiences with diabetes tech, contributes to the PSAD working group, and supports the Diabetes Data Rights Charter.

Working Group

Katarina Braune, Dawn Adams, Theresa Hastings, Linxi Mytkolli, Melissa Holloway, Kelsey Huss, Siofra Kelleher, Renza Scibilia, Kamil Armacky, Mark Breen

Steering & Advisory Group

Andrea Limbourg, Mikael Rinnetmaeki, Tim Street, Rayhan Lal

And others…