Professor Fai Ng has been appointed as Director of the NIHR Newcastle Clinical Research Facility.
Fai is Professor of Rheumatology​ in the Translational and Clinical Research Institute and an Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist in the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He took up the formal responsibilities of the position in the New Year.
The NIHR Newcastle Clinical Research Facility (CRF) is a partnership between Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle University to deliver leading edge medical research and is committed to actively involving patients and members of the public in all aspects of its work.
Having been Deputy Director of the Facility since 2014, Fai takes up its leadership at a challenging time. Of his appointment he said:
“I find this role particularly exciting because of the strategic importance of the CRF in growing the reputation of Newcastle University as a world leader in translational research and furthering the ambition of the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in raising research activity levels and profile within the Trust”.
Professor John Isaacs, Director of Research and Associate Medical Director at the Newcastle Hospitals said, “I am delighted that Fai has accepted the role of Director of the NIHR Newcastle CRF. Fai has an outstanding record in translational research and, having been Deputy Director of the CRF for several years, will hit the ground running in this new role.
“It is a very exciting time for clinical research within Newcastle, as we cement our status as an Academic Health Science Centre and launch our new research strategy for Newcastle Hospitals. Within this context there is a unique opportunity for the CRF, in terms of strategic direction, and quality and quantity of the research it catalyses and supports. I know that Fai is up for this undoubted challenge and I look forward to supporting him and working with him along his exciting new journey.”​
