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February 24, 2020 Monday 04:14:32 PM IST

Professor James Leiper announced as Associate Medical Director of the BHF

Professor James Leiper from the University of Glasgow Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, has been announced as an Associate Medical Director for Research for the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Professor Leiper will start on 1 April 2020 and join the senior research team at the BHF, which sets the charity’s research strategy and oversees its funding of around £100 million in research grants each year. Professor Leiper will be based at the BHF for most of the week but will continue his research at the University of Glasgow.

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