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Professor Wolf Reik steps down as ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø Director

The Board of Trustees has accepted the resignation of Professor Wolf Reik, FRS, FMedSci, from his position as Director of the ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø.

Professor Reik has accepted a new role with another research organisation and has agreed with the Board to resign his position as Director with immediate effect. The Board has also agreed with Professor Reik that he will continue as a group leader at the ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø.

The Board will now begin the search for a new ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø Director. To help manage this process the Board have appointed Dr Simon Cook as the Interim Director.

The Board would like to thank Professor Reik for his work at the ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø over more than 30 years and wish him every success in the future.

Professor Peter W. J. Rigby, FRS, FMedSci,

Chair of the ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø Board of Trustees

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Dr Louisa Wood, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø Communications Manager, louisa.wood@babraham.ac.uk

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The ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø undertakes world-class life sciences research to generate new knowledge of biological mechanisms underpinning ageing, development and the maintenance of health. Our research focuses on cellular signalling, gene regulation and the impact of epigenetic regulation at different stages of life. By determining how the body reacts to dietary and environmental stimuli and manages microbial and viral interactions, we aim to improve wellbeing and support healthier ageing. The ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø is strategically funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation, through strategic programme grants and also receives ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø from other UK research councils, charitable foundations, the EU and medical charities.

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