Next Liggins Director announced

University of Auckland Vice-Chancellor Professor Stuart McCutcheon this week announced the appointment Professor Frank Bloomfield as the next Director of the Liggins Institute. The appointment follows an international search. Professor Bloomfield will take up the position on 1 July when Professor Wayne Cutfield completes his current term as Director.

Frank is a Professor in Neonatology at the Liggins Institute and Consultant Neonatologist at Auckland City Hospital. He did his medical training in the UK and then his PhD at the University of Auckland, returning to join the Liggins’ academic staff in 2002. Frank has held a number of posts, including Acting Director of the National Research Centre for Growth and Development, a Centre of Research Excellence now known as Gravida: National Centre for Growth and Development. He is currently President of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand.

In making the announcement, Professor McCutcheon expressed his appreciation to Professor Cutfield for his leadership of the Liggins Institute over the last six years.