Professor Andrew Morris

Governor

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Andrew Morris is Professor of Diabetic Medicine and Head of Planning and Development in the College of Medicine Dentistry and Nursing at the University of Dundee. He leads a translational research team that focuses on the epidemiological and molecular aetiological basis of diabetes and its complications.

Andrew has a major interest in how managed clinical networks can improve patient care across geographical boundaries. He leads the internationally acclaimed DARTS research study, has published over 160 original papers and has attracted over £20 million in peer reviewed grant funding.

He is the principal investigator on many clinical studies of new therapeutics of diabetes as well as genetics of diabetes, including the Wellcome Trust UK Case Control Collection for Type 2 Diabetes that is recruiting 15,000 individuals.

Andrew was Lead Clinician for Diabetes in Scotland (2002–06) and lead a national programme of quality improvement in diabetes care. He is also e-Health Director of NHS Tayside and chairs the Translational Medicine Research Collaboration Steering Group.