Public Lecture: "When science meets society: the competition between knowledge and values鈥�
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香蕉视频 and the Friends of CIHR are delighted to welcome renowned scientist, Sir Mark Walport, to deliver a keynote talk on "When science meets society: the competition between knowledge and values鈥�
Professor Sir Mark Walport, FRS, FMed Sci, FRCP, is past Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), which brings together the 7 research councils, Innovate UK and Research England. He is a champion of fundamental science in health research, engineering, technology and innovation.听As former Director of the Wellcome Trust, Sir Mark has experience running a large scale research organization and global charitable foundation. A distinguished scientist in his own right, Sir Mark was also Professor of Medicine and Head of the Division of Medicine at Imperial College London. He听received a knighthood in the 2009 New Year Honours List for services to medical research and was elected as Fellow of The Royal Society in 2011. He is the winner of the 2020 Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research.
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