Director NIHR Newcastle BRC, William Leech Professor of Geriatric Medicine and Theme Co-Lead for Ageing, Sarcopenia and Multimorbidity
Avan is William Leech Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Co-Lead of the AGE Research Group and Director of the NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). She is recognised internationally for her research on ageing, sarcopenia and multiple long-term conditions. She champions collaborative leadership, team science and capacity building in translational ageing research. She is an NIHR Senior Investigator and gave the 2024 Royal College of Physicians Harveian Oration.
Avan co-chairs the Multiple Long-Term Conditions Cross NIHR Collaboration (MLTC CNC). This was established in December 2022 and is hosted by Newcastle University in partnership with the University of Leicester. This innovative initiative aims to bring together NIHR translational, applied and policy research infrastructure for the first time to identify common research priorities, work together to tackle key questions and maximise impact in MLTC research.
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