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Jeremy Farrar, British academic and educator; director of the Wellcome Trust

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Jeremy Farrar

British medical researcher

Sir Jeremy James Farrar is a British medical researcher who has served as Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization since 2023. He was previously the director of The Wellcome Trust from 2013 to 2023 and a professor of tropical medicine at the University of Oxford.
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Wellcome Trust

British healthcare research charity established in 1936

The Wellcome Trust is a charitable foundation focused on health research based in London, United Kingdom. It was established in 1936 with legacies from the pharmaceutical magnate Henry Wellcome to fund research to improve human and animal health. The aim of the Trust is to…
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September 1

Day of the year

September 1 is the 244th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 121 days remain until the end of the year.
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