▁sur geon . ▁ ▁Research ▁The ▁Oxford ▁N I HR ▁Bi omed ical ▁Research ▁Centre ▁( O x B RC ) ▁is , ▁as ▁ev iden ced ▁by ▁N I HR ▁fund ing ▁allocation , ▁one ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁leading ▁cent res ▁for ▁medical ▁research . ▁It ▁is ▁sometimes ▁sty led ▁' O x ford ▁( OU H ) ▁N I HR ▁B RC ' ▁since ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁second ▁B RC ▁in ▁Oxford : ▁the ▁Oxford ▁Health ▁N I HR ▁B RC . ▁The ▁Ox B RC ' s ▁N HS ▁Host ▁is ▁the ▁Oxford ▁University ▁H osp it als ▁N HS ▁Trust , ▁where ▁Mr . ▁Mac L aren ▁is ▁a ▁Cons ult ant ▁O ph th alm ologist ▁and ▁its ▁Academ ic ▁Part ner ▁is ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford , ▁where ▁Mac L aren ▁is ▁also ▁Professor ▁of ▁O ph th alm ology . ▁Additionally , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁N I HR ▁appointed ▁Mac L aren ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁senior ▁investig ator , ▁or ▁lead ▁research er , ▁for ▁the ▁special ity ▁of ▁o ph th alm ology . ▁ ▁Between ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Dr . ▁Mac L aren ▁was ▁a ▁Res ident ▁C lin ical ▁Research ▁Fellow ▁at ▁the ▁Mo or fields ▁E ye ▁Hospital ▁N HS ▁Trust , ▁in ▁London . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁a ▁fac ulty ▁member ▁and ▁a ▁found ing ▁research - theme ▁leader ▁in