Jeremy Farrar
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 63 |
| Born | Singapore |
| Influenced by | Cheryll Tickle |
| Fields | Tropical medicine |
| Infection | |
| Antimicrobial resistance | |
| Job | Epidemiologist |
| Spouse | Christiane Dolecek |
| Awards | Order of Ho Chi Minh |
| Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences | |
| Fellow of the Royal Society | |
| Thesi | Analysis of combinatorial immunoglobin libraries from a myasthenia gravis patient |
| Education | University of Oxford |
| University of London | |
| UCL Medical School | |
| Date of birth | January 1,1961 |
| Nationality | British |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 468475 |
Jeremy Farrar Life story
Sir Jeremy James Farrar OBE FRCP FRS FMedSci 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.
Sir Patrick Vallance says release of full diary entries would breach human rights
... The inquiry was shown a series of emails between Prof Woolhouse and Sir Jeremy Farrar, then director of the Wellcome Trust and now chief scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Polio: What is it and how does it spread?
... How much of a problem is it? The UK is so far taking the right approach, according to Sir Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust...
Universities warn of EU-UK research scheme 'close to precipice'
... Last year, Cancer Research UK told the BBC that exclusion from Horizon Europe would be a Sir Jeremy Farrar of the Wellcome Trust described Horizon as " the world s biggest international science funding programme"...
Europe spat will weaken research - science leaders
... Sir Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust, told BBC News that losing the agreement on UK participation in the world s biggest international science funding programme at this stage, when it has already been negotiated and is ready to sign, would be snatching defeat from the jaws of victory"...
Covid-19: Hard months ahead and Sage scientist steps down
... Sir Jeremy Farrar said he left the independent Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) so he could focus on his work as director of medical charity the Wellcome Trust...
Covid-19: Sage scientist Sir Jeremy Farrar steps down from role
... Sir Jeremy Farrar has been part of the independent Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) since the start of the pandemic...
Coronavirus: Mortuaries to be expanded to 30,000 rooms
... last week, one of the government s senior scientific adviser, Sir Jeremy Farrar, Director of Wellcome Trust, said the UK was likely to be one of the worst if not the worst affected country in Europe in terms of the number of deaths...
Why, caught between China and Trump
... Jeremy Farrar, Director of the British Wellcome Trust, said, who needs WHO more resources, not less to combat the pandemic...
Covid-19: Hard months ahead and Sage scientist steps down
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Wednesday evening. We'll have another update For You on Thursday.
1. Hard months to Come - Van-TamThe UK has " hard months to Come " due to its current " very high" rate of coronavirus cases, England's deputy chief medical officer has warned. Prof Jonathan Van-Tam told The Bbc The UK recorded 41,299 Covid cases on Wednesday and 217 deaths within 28 Days of a positive test.
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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Prof Van-Tam: " There are some hard months to Come in The Winter "2. Sage scientist steps downA member of The Group of scientists advising the government on coronavirus has stepped down from The Role . Sir Jeremy Farrar said he left The Independent Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) so he could focus on his work as director of medical charity the Wellcome Trust . But in a statement, he warned The Crisis was
3. Will complacency damage Covid booster rollout?Booster vaccines are seen as the single most important way to control Covid as we head into The Winter months. From This Week anyone Eligible - Six months after their second Dose - Can turn up at a walk-in centre to get their booster in England. But doctors have told The Bbc that complacency, and changes to The Way jabs are offered, could leave
4. Ikea to raise prices over supply chain problemsIkea will raise its prices as the disruption to global supply chains caused by coronavirus is expected to last into next year. The Swedish furniture giant saw record demand during the pandemic as People spent More time At Home . But it said the biggest hit to its income came from " the steep increase in transport and raw material prices in the Second Half of the financial year".
5. Viral meeting row council changes 'toxic name'Remember The Local council that went viral after a fractious Zoom meeting was shared on Social Media during the pandemic? Well it's changed its name. Handforth Parish Council's online row made a star of stand-in clerk Jackie Weaver as The Chairman Brian Tolver told her she had " No Authority here". It's been renamed Handforth Town Council to If you've forgotten what went down, here's a reminder.
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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Handforth Parish Council's meeting went viral after things got heatedThe morning coronavirus briefing is being paused for Two Weeks to tell you five things you need to know about the COP26 climate summit.
And there's More . .The UK is rolling out booster jabs for Some People -
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