The National Institute of Health and Social Care Research (NIHR) have today announced the 16th round of NIHR Senior Investigators.
Colleagues from the College of Medical and Dental Sciences scoop eight of the titles.
NIHR Senior Investigators are among the most prominent and prestigious researchers funded by the NIHR. They are acknowledged as outstanding leaders who engage with, and whose research is highly relevant to, patients and the public. Their work has real impact on improving health care and stands out as internationally excellent in its field.
Newly awarded NIHR Senior Investigators:
NIHR Senior Investigators occupy their positions for no more than two terms, in order to ensure turnover. This creates opportunities for new researchers to participate in NIHR at this level. After two awards, Senior Investigators are awarded the Emeritus Senior Investigator status. This year, three of our researchers were reappointed and a further two gained the honoured emeritus status.
NIHR Senior Investigators Reappointments:
NIHR Emeritus Senior Investigators:
Senior Investigators make up the NIHR College of Senior Investigators and are members of the NIHR Academy. They have an important role guiding research capacity development and enhancing the career paths of NIHR researchers, which include participating as mentors in the NIHR mentoring programme.
In addition to the title, Senior Investigators also receive an award of £20,000 per year of appointment to fund activities that support their research. Appointments usually last 4 years.
Professor of Chronic Disease Epidemiology & Public Health
Peymane Adab is Professor of Chronic Disease Epidemiology & Public Health at the University of Birmingham
Chair of Regulatory Science and Innovation
Staff profile for Mr Alastair Denniston, Consultant Ophthalmologist (Uveitis/Medical Retina) & Honorary Reader, the Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, the University of Birmingham
Professor of Nephrology
Professor Lorraine Harper, Professor of Nephrology, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham
Professor of Trauma Neurosurgery
Staff profile for Professor Tony Belli, Professor of Trauma Neurosurgery, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, the Unviersity of Birmingham
Deputy Head of College of Medicine and Health
Professor Moss is Professor of Haematology at the University of Birmingham and Deputy Head of the College of Medicine and Health. He is an NIHR Senior Investigator.
Honorary Professor of Experimental Hepatology and Honorary Consultant Hepatologist
Staff profile for Professor Philip Newsome, Honorary Professor of Experimental Hepatology, University of Birmingham.
Professor in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain
Staff profile for Professor Fang Gao, Professor in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain, Department of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medicine and Health.
Barling Professor of Surgery
Profile of Professor Dion Morton, Professor of Surgery in the Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham
