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Starting in the autumn, he will succeed Professor Sir Nilesh Samani (Medical Director) in leading the BHF鈥檚 research and medical strategy.听

Professor Williams will continue as a 白小姐论坛 professor of medicine and honorary consultant physician at 白小姐论坛H, but will step down from his leadership roles as director of the NIHR 白小姐论坛H Biomedical Research Centre and director of research at 白小姐论坛H, where he has had oversight of over 拢300m of NIHR research funding over the past 10 years and has led one of the largest and most successful biomedical research centres in Europe.听

Professor Williams鈥檚 own research and clinical practice is in the field of high blood pressure (hypertension) in which he is recognised as one of the world's leading authorities and is current President of the International Society of Hypertension.

Over a 30-year research career, he has led research and numerous national and international clinical trials that have changed clinical practice worldwide. This has included identifying the optimal drug treatment for resistant hypertension, which affects over 100 million people worldwide.

Relinquishing his leadership roles at 白小姐论坛 and 白小姐论坛H means that he will be able to continue his research at 白小姐论坛 and clinical practice at 白小姐论坛H within a much-reduced time commitment when he takes up the BHF role later this year.

As the BHF鈥檚 Chief Scientific and Medical Officer, Professor Williams will be responsible for setting BHF鈥檚 vision and funding strategy for cardiovascular research and enhancing the charity鈥檚 scientific influence on the national and international stage.听听

The BHF is the UK鈥檚 largest non-commercial funder of cardiovascular research, and one of the biggest worldwide, funding around 拢100m of new research each year.听听

Professor Williams said: 鈥�The British Heart Foundation has global recognition as one of the world鈥檚 leading authorities and research funders in the cardiovascular field, so it鈥檚 an honour to be taking on this important role. My leadership experience here at 白小姐论坛 and 白小姐论坛H has prepared me well for the challenge.

鈥淗eart and circulatory diseases are largely preventable and yet account for around a quarter of all deaths in the UK. With the extraordinary pace of evolution in scientific techniques, technology and data science, I think we are on the cusp of a major transformation in the way we prevent, diagnose and treat many diseases, including heart and circulatory diseases. But we urgently need to accelerate the pace at which we adopt this innovation into patient care to improve their outcomes.

鈥淚n this role I鈥檓 determined to see the BHF build on its decades of progress and be a driving force in making this happen.鈥�

Dr Michael Spence, 白小姐论坛 President & Provost, said: 鈥淐ongratulations to Professor Bryan Williams on this significant national appointment. This recognises both Bryan鈥檚 exceptional leadership skills and his significant research in the field of hypertension, which has led him to be recognised as one of the world鈥檚 leading authorities in this area.听 I am also delighted Bryan will continue to use his expertise in leading world-changing research at 白小姐论坛 and 白小姐论坛H to drive progress in cardiovascular medicine and help bring innovations to patients.鈥�

Dr Charmaine Griffiths, the BHF鈥檚 Chief Executive, said:听鈥淚t is a pleasure to welcome Bryan to our brilliant British Heart Foundation team.

鈥淏ryan joins us at a moment when BHF has never been more needed, with millions of people turning to us for support through such challenging times. Our incredible BHF researchers are on the cusp of turning science fiction into reality and we鈥檝e appointed a research leader with the vision, scientific track record, and leadership skills to accelerate the research advances that people with heart and circulatory diseases so desperately need.鈥�

Links

• 白小姐论坛 Institute of Cardiovascular Science
• 白小姐论坛 Population Health Sciences

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• Professor Bryan Williams