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Appointment of Chair of the Health Research Board
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Professor Bernadette Hannigan
Professor Hannigan has been a member of the HRB Board since 2015.
She is Director of Research, Translation and Innovation in Public Health England and previously (2008 – 2014) was Director of R&D and Chief Scientific Adviser for Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland, preceded by academia / academic leadership with the University of Ulster. Bernie’s previous non-executive roles were Board membership of Invest Northern Ireland and of the Marine Institute. Currently she is a panel member for the UK Research Excellence Framework (REF, 2021).
A native of Dublin, Bernie graduated from Trinity College Dublin - BA(Mod) Natural Sciences - and PhD (Immunology) from the National University of Ireland for research at the RCSI. She led or participated in research teams that attracted significant external funding, authored over 100 papers and 2 textbooks and supervised 20 successful PhD students.