Sir Paul Nurse has officially taken up his role as CEO and Director of the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation.
A Nobel Prize-winning biologist, Paul also recently became President of the Royal Society. Before taking up these two high profile positions, Paul was President of the Rockefeller University, New York, which he joined in 2003.
Paul Nurse said: "I am honoured to have the opportunity to head UKCMRI as it takes shape as one of the foremost biomedical research institutes in the world. This is a time of extraordinary opportunity in our quest to understand the causes of health and disease. UKCMRI will have a key role in developing our understanding and ability to tackle many of the most significant diseases that affect people and their families."
Before moving to the United States, Paul was Director General of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) and played a major role in the merger of ICRF with the Cancer Research Campaign which together formed Cancer Research UK - which he went on to lead as Chief Executive.
Paul was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, which he shared with Tim Hunt and Lee Hartwell, in 2001.
