22 September 2005

Robert McLaren retires from TICR

Photo opportunity: 7.15pm, Friday 23 September, Apex Hotel, Dundee

Robert McLaren, Appeal Chairman of the Institute for Cardiovascular Research (TICR), is retiring from his position to relocate to France. Robert has served the TICR appeal for five years by spearheading a hugely successful fundraising campaign that has attracted over £4m of donations.

A farewell dinner is to be held at the Apex Hotel on Friday 23 September as a token of appreciation for the enormous contribution Robert has made to the success of the TICR campaign. Robert and his wife, Dr Margaret McLaren, a lecturer in the Institute of Cardiovascular Research, based at the University of Dundee's Medical School, are moving to the Tarn-et-Garonne region in south-west France later this year.

TICR aims to bring together on one site, clinicians and researchers with expertise in cardiovascular disease to create a centre of excellence tackling Scotland's number one killer - heart disease. Phase 3 of TICR, the opening of new state-of-the-art laboratories for major research projects took place earlier this month.

By Angela Durcan, Press Officer 01382 344768, out of hours: 07968298585, a.durcan@dundee.ac.uk