Sci: Vice Principal and Head of the College of Medicine and Veterinary, Professor of Medicine and Director of the MRC/University of Edinburgh Centre for Inflammation Research.
A clinical academic, Professor Savill combines clinical work in acute general medicine and renal medicine with managing the College and directing research in the Centre for Inflammation Research (CIR). The CIR is a new research centre established through significant MRC/University of Edinburgh funding which aims to promote the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory diseases through interdisciplinary study of inflammatory responses and provision of an outstanding environment for research training in the field. Professor Savill has substantial experience of serving on MRC and medical research charity committees and is currently a Governor of the PPP Foundation.
