Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Over his 40-year career, Millennium Medal 2020 winner Professor Sir Rory Collins’ #research and leadership has has an enormous impact - from the millions of lives saved through discovering how statins can prevent #heartattacks and #strokes, to visionary leadership of the UK Biobank.
Sarah Trenfield, a Strategic Stakeholder Engagement Manager at the Medical Research Council, spoke to Sir Rory about his fascinating career and the inspirations that led him towards it.
The MRC Millennium Medal is MRC’s most prestigious personal prize. It is presented annually to an exceptional researcher who has made a major contribution towards MRC’s mission to improve human health through world-class medical research.
01:14 How did you feel when you found out that you had won the MRC Millennium Medal 2020?
02:03 Can you tell us about your research?
04:20 Can you tell us about the clinical trials you ran that showed that statins are effective at preventing heart attacks and strokes?
08:43 How widely are statins used now around the world?
10:36 Can you tell us about the megatrials you ran for the emergency treatment of heart attacks?
18:00 Have trials expanded in size as a result of your research?
19:29 How has your research aided the COVID-19 pandemic?
21:20 How does it make you feel that your research has had and is still having such major impact?
24:20 Public interest in science and participation in research studies has increased because of COVID-19. What lessons can we take from this going forward?
27:28 Can you tell us a bit more about UK Biobank?
32:20 Can you comment on which diseases UK Biobank has helped to understand further?
38:21 Can you tell us how data from UK Biobank has aided research into COVID-19?
45:24 What is next for you and your research?
46:43 What advice can you give to those early on in their research careers?
48:43 Can you tell us more about your MRC Millennium Medal awards ceremony talk?
50:08 Do you have any last thoughts / remarks?
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Over his 40-year career, Millennium Medal 2020 winner Professor Sir Rory Collins’ #research and leadership has has an enormous impact - from the millions of lives saved through discovering how statins can prevent #heartattacks and #strokes, to visionary leadership of the UK Biobank.
Sarah Trenfield, a Strategic Stakeholder Engagement Manager at the Medical Research Council, spoke to Sir Rory about his fascinating career and the inspirations that led him towards it.
The MRC Millennium Medal is MRC’s most prestigious personal prize. It is presented annually to an exceptional researcher who has made a major contribution towards MRC’s mission to improve human health through world-class medical research.
01:14 How did you feel when you found out that you had won the MRC Millennium Medal 2020?
02:03 Can you tell us about your research?
04:20 Can you tell us about the clinical trials you ran that showed that statins are effective at preventing heart attacks and strokes?
08:43 How widely are statins used now around the world?
10:36 Can you tell us about the megatrials you ran for the emergency treatment of heart attacks?
18:00 Have trials expanded in size as a result of your research?
19:29 How has your research aided the COVID-19 pandemic?
21:20 How does it make you feel that your research has had and is still having such major impact?
24:20 Public interest in science and participation in research studies has increased because of COVID-19. What lessons can we take from this going forward?
27:28 Can you tell us a bit more about UK Biobank?
32:20 Can you comment on which diseases UK Biobank has helped to understand further?
38:21 Can you tell us how data from UK Biobank has aided research into COVID-19?
45:24 What is next for you and your research?
46:43 What advice can you give to those early on in their research careers?
48:43 Can you tell us more about your MRC Millennium Medal awards ceremony talk?
50:08 Do you have any last thoughts / remarks?
Learn more ▶️ukri.org/about-us/mrc
Let’s connect!
Twitter 🔗 twitter.com/The_MRC
LinkedIn 🔗 linkedin.com/company/medical-research-council
YouTube 🔗 youtube.com/c/medicalresearchcouncil
Instagram 🔗 instagram.com/weareukri
We think you’ll like…
Celebrating 100 Years of Life-Changing Discoveries | Neurotransmitters from Dale to Davies
▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=Gu211pnQapI
Celebrating 100 years of Discoveries | DNA from Watson, Crick and Franklin to Ramakrishnan
▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=rDqJTH9odKs
ABOUT THE MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (MRC)
The Medical Research Council (MRC) improves the health of people in the UK – and around the world – by supporting excellent science, and training the very best scientists.
Find out more ▶️ ukri.org/councils/MRC
#MRC #Medicine #MedicalSciences #MedicalResearch #Innovation #Health
