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Professor Guru Aithal, Gastrointestinal & Liver Disorders Theme Co-Lead, has been formally appointed as Deputy Director of the NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) Nottingham BRC, following a competitive application process.  

Professor Aithal has been Lead and Co-lead of the GI & Liver Disorders Theme since the launch of Nottingham BRC in 2017 and has a distinguished research career in areas including drug-induced liver injury, metabolic liver disease and technology for life, as well as in clinical research leadership.

His new role has been formally approved by the NIHR. Professor Aithal has also been appointed as director designate for the Nottingham BRC.

Professor Ian Hall, current Director of the NIHR Nottingham BRC, said: “I am absolutely delighted that Guru has been appointed to the role of Deputy Director and director designate. His track record in delivering collaborative translational research is outstanding. In addition, his commitment to working on long term conditions, and his focus on involving under-represented populations in research will be of major value to the future development of the BRC.

“We have started planning for what we hope will be a successful renewal of the NIHR Nottingham BRC, but as I will be stepping down in 2028 having completed two terms as BRC Director, it is critical we have in place a director designate with a strong vision to help develop our plans. I have no doubt given his track record that Guru is ideally placed to take this forward.”