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GOSH BRC researchers receive NIHR Senior Investigator awards
4 Apr 2016, 12:45 p.m.
Professors Francesco Muntoni, Jane Sowden and Helen Cross who have all been successfully appointed as new NIHR Senior Investigators.
They join Professor David Goldblatt who has been successful in his renewal application and Professors Phil Beales, Neil Sebire, Lyn Chitty and Catherine Law who are NIHR Senior Investigators. Professors Ros Smyth and Adrian Thrasher are both Emeritus Senior Investigators.
NIHR Senior Investigators represent the country’s most outstanding leaders of clinical and applied health and social care research. Senior Investigator’s form the NIHR college, a prestigious body which hosts a programme of events. Senior Investigators constitute a network of experts and the role involves providing research leadership to the NIHR Faculty.
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