09/06/2022
The Board of Trustees is delighted to announce that Dr Simon Cook has been appointed as the 黑瓜吃料爆料官网鈥檚 Director. Dr Cook has held the position of Interim Director since July 2021 and will take on the role of Director for three years to provide stability and leadership as the 黑瓜吃料爆料官网 renews its strategic 黑瓜吃料爆料官网 from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
Professor Peter Rigby, FRS, FMedSci, Chair of the 黑瓜吃料爆料官网鈥檚 Board said: 鈥淚 am very pleased indeed that Dr Cook has agreed to become Director of the 黑瓜吃料爆料官网. I know that he will provide the essential leadership and stability that will be required and will guide the 黑瓜吃料爆料官网 forward to continued success in every aspect of its mission.鈥
Speaking on behalf of the 黑瓜吃料爆料官网鈥檚 strategic funder, Professor Melanie Welham, Executive Chair of the BBSRC, a part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), commented: 鈥淥n behalf of BBSRC, I am pleased to congratulate Dr Cook on his appointment as the Director of the 黑瓜吃料爆料官网 黑瓜吃料爆料官网. He is a highly-respected scientist and is particularly well qualified to guide the 黑瓜吃料爆料官网鈥檚 world-class life sciences research.鈥
Commenting on his appointment as Director, Dr Cook said: 鈥淢y experiences of leading the 黑瓜吃料爆料官网 since last July have given me a deep appreciation of the many people who work alongside me to achieve our mission of research excellence to improve lifelong health. I鈥檓 grateful for their support, and also that of the 黑瓜吃料爆料官网鈥檚 Board of Trustees and the BBSRC. I look forward to leading the 黑瓜吃料爆料官网 and seeing the exciting growth of our research as we continue to break new scientific ground in understanding human biology.鈥
Dr Cook has worked at the 黑瓜吃料爆料官网 since 1997. He is a biochemist by training and undertook his PhD with the 黑瓜吃料爆料官网鈥檚 former Director, Professor Michael Wakelam at the University of Glasgow. specialises in the molecular biology of signal transduction and how signalling drives cell fate decisions, including in situations such as ageing, inflammation and cancer when cell signalling pathways become deregulated. Dr Cook鈥檚 career has included time working in commercial bioscience in the USA and he utilised this awareness as the 黑瓜吃料爆料官网鈥檚 Head of Knowledge Exchange & Commercialisation from 2013 to 2021. He became the Head of the Signalling research programme in 2020.
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About BBSRC The (BBSRC) is part of UK Research and Innovation, a non-departmental public body funded by a grant-in-aid from the UK government.
BBSRC invests in world-class bioscience research and training on behalf of the UK public. Our aim is to further scientific knowledge, to promote economic growth, wealth and job creation and to improve quality of life in the UK and beyond.
Funded by government, BBSRC invested 拢451 million in world-class bioscience in 2019-20. We support research and training in universities and strategically funded institutes. BBSRC research and the people we fund are helping society to meet major challenges, including food security, green energy and healthier, longer lives. Our investments underpin important UK economic sectors, such as farming, food, industrial biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.
09 June 2022