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Professor Andrew Morris : Chief Scientist for Scotland
Friday 10th February 2012
Despite sounding superhuman, he is reported to enjoy a game of golf and for a professor of diabetes, is very fond of biscuits!!
Professor Andrew Morris, of the University of Dundee, has been appointed as new Chief Scientist for Scotland. He is co-Director of the Medical Research Institute at the University of Dundee as well an internationally renowned expert in diabetes and health informatics. succeeds Professor Sir John Savill in the post of Chief Scientist.
Suceeding Profesor Sir John Savill (left) in the post Professor Sir Harry Burns, Chief Medical Officer (right) said, “We are delighted to be able to appoint a researcher of Professor Morris's calibre to the post of Chief Scientist, where he will provide strategic leadership to the Life Sciences research community in Scotland.
His particular area of expertise of Health Informatics is a growing area of interest both in Scotland and the wider UK and his appointment will further strengthen our position in this, and other clinical areas.”
Professor Morris said he “looked forward to working with colleagues to take forward the important agenda of health research. There are great opportunities to translate our outstanding NHS and University research capabilities into improved patient care and economic growth across Scotland.”
He currently leads a research team at Dundee that uses informatics to improve the quality of care, and the study of the epidemiology and genetics of diabetes and its complications. and published over 230 original papers as well as attracting over £30m in peer reviewed grant funding.
A principal investigator on many clinical studies of new therapies and genetics of diabetes, including the Wellcome Trust United Kingdom Case Control Collection for Type 2 Diabetes that has recruited 20,000 individuals, and Generation Scotland, a study of the genetic health in 30,000 Scots.
Awarded the RD Lawrence Award by Diabetes UK in 2003, the Saltire Society Scottish Science Award in 2005 and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland’s national academy of science and letters, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
He was appointed by the Minister for Health and Community Care to be Lead Clinician for diabetes in Scotland (2002-2006) and led a national programme of quality improvement in diabetes care. He is a Governor of the Health Foundation and since 2010 has been Convenor of Health Science Scotland, a collaboration between the Universities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee, NHS Scotland and Scottish Enterprise, that aims to bring together Scotland's cutting-edge expertise in clinical and biomedical science into a globally competitive cluster.
In 2007 he co-founded Aridhia Informatics, the health care informatics company that employs 50
He was appointed by the Minister for Health and Community Care to be Lead Clinician for diabetes in Scotland (2002-2006) and led a national programme of quality improvement in diabetes care. He is a Governor of the Health Foundation and since 2010 has been Convenor of Health Science Scotland, a collaboration between the Universities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee, NHS Scotland and Scottish Enterprise, that aims to bring together Scotland's cutting-edge expertise in clinical and biomedical science into a globally competitive cluster.
In 2007 he co-founded Aridhia Informatics, the health care informatics company that employs 50
people in Edinburgh and Dundee (and is currently recruiting web application & data integration developers and a support analyst) while exporting Scottish know-how around the United Kingdom, and overseas to the Middle East and Australasia.
The Chief Scientist Office is part of the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates.
The Chief Scientist Office is part of the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates.
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supports and promotes high quality research aimed at improving the quality and cost-effectiveness of services offered by NHS Scotland as well as securing lasting improvements to the health of the people of Scotland. CSO supports research initiated by the research community in Scotland and advises the Scottish Government on how research contributes to improvements in health and healthcare. © Compute Scotland 2010
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