Wendy Ewart
Dr Wendy Ewart | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Southampton and the University of Bristol |
| Known for | Deputy Chief Executive and Chief of Strategy, MRC; Director of both UK Biobank and the Francis Crick Institute |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Medical Research Council |
Wendy Ewart, is a British scientist. She was appointed as Director of Strategy for the Medical Research Council in 2008. She was responsible for the development of the MRC’s Strategic Plan ‘Research Changes Lives’ which was introduced in June 2009. She was appointed as Deputy Chief Executive and Chief of Strategy in January 2012.[1] In this capacity she was a Director of both UK Biobank and the Francis Crick Institute.[2]
Previous career
Ewart obtained her BSc in Physiology and Biochemistry at the University of Southampton and a PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Bristol. Before joining the MRC she worked at the Wellcome Trust (1991-2003) managing funding programmes, including those for the developing world. From 2003 to 2008 she was Head of Research Strategy at the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College.[3]
References
- ^ MRC, Medical Research Council, (30 May 2014). "404". www.mrc.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ UK Biobank, Francis Crick Institute, accessed 11 October 2013
- ^ "UK Biobank Board - UK Biobank". www.ukbiobank.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2018.