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Chief Executive, Medical Research Council (MRC)
Professor Sir John Savill BA, MBChB, PhD, FRCP, FRCPE, FASN, FMedSci, FRSE begins his term as Chief Executive and Deputy Chair of the Medical Research Council (MRC) on Friday 1 October 2010.
Prior to taking up the post of Chief Executive, Sir John was the first vice-principal and head of the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, having held this position since 2002. He will retain an ongoing, research-active involvement with the University of Edinburgh part-time throughout his appointment as chief executive.
Between 2008 and 2010, Sir John also worked part-time as the chief scientist for the Scottish Government Health Directorates. He was knighted in the 2008 New Year’s Honours List for services to clinical science.
