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Professor Lucy Chappell is Chief Scientific Adviser to the Department of Health and Social Care and Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute for Health and Care Research. She holds the position of Professor of Obstetrics at King’s College London and serves as Honorary Consultant Obstetrician at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. Her research programme investigates the prediction and prevention of adverse pregnancy outcomes, particularly in women with pre-existing comorbidities such as chronic hypertension and chronic kidney disease, employing randomised controlled trials and observational studies. Chappell completed her medical education at St Thomas’s Hospital Medical School and the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, followed by a PhD focused on the prevention of pre-eclampsia. She also holds a Master’s degree in higher education from King’s College London and has subspecialty training in maternal-fetal medicine.