Melanie Davies

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Melanie Jane Davies

Born (1961-07-08) 8 July 1961 (age 60)
NationalityBritish

Melanie Jane Davies, CBE , FMedSci (born 8 July 1961) is a British physician and academic, who specialises in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Since 2007, she has been Professor of Diabetes Medicine at the University of Leicester. [1] [2] [3] [4] She is the director of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre. [5]

In the 2016 New Year Honours, she was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) "for services to diabetes research". [6] In 2018, she was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci). [2]

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References

  1. "Davies, Prof. Melanie Jane, (born 8 July 1961), Professor of Diabetes Medicine, University of Leicester, since 2007". Who's Who 2021 . Oxford University Press. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Professor Melanie Davies". The Academy of Medical Sciences. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  3. "Professor Melanie Davies,CBE, MB, ChB, MD, FRCP, FRCGP". College of Life Sciences. University of Leicester. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. "Professor Melanie J Davies, CBE, MB, ChB, MD, FRCP, FRCGP". Department of Health Sciences. University of Leicester. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  5. "NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre | About Us". www.leicesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  6. "No. 61450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2015. pp. N8–N9.