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DIABETES PROF GETS GONG
Professor Melanie Davies (right) from the
University of Leicester has been awarded
a CBE in the New Year's Honours List for
services to diabetes research. Professor
Davies was appointed in 1996 as a
consultant at Leicester Royal Infirmary
and recruited her first research nurse
in 1998. With increasing success the
team grew and Professor Davies took
up an appointment with the University
of Leicester as Professor of Diabetes
Medicine in 2007. Sustained growth
over several years saw relocation to the
Leicester General Hospital site, bringing
together a number of colleagues into one
large and increasingly successful unit.
Working alongside Professor Kamlesh
Khunti, Professor Davies has built up the
Leicester Diabetes Centre team with more
than 140 people currently carrying out
over 40 studies designed to improve the
lives of people with diabetes.
Professor Davies said on receiving the
award, "This award means a lot because
it is recognition for a significant amount
of hard work and determination in turning
a vision into reality and I would like to
acknowledge the great team with which
I am fortunate to work. Research is about
looking at gaps in clinical knowledge and
solving these problems by applying new
methods, then testing and measuring
what really makes a difference, rather than
continuing to do things the same way."
www.leicesterdiabetescentre.org.uk