Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust, one of the largest nongovernmental science funders, will step down early next year to become the chief scientist at WHO.
Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust, one of the largest nongovernmental science funders, will step down early next year to become the chief scientist at the World Health Organization . He will replace Soumya Swaminathan, the first person to hold the post. Swaminathan, a pediatrician,During Farrar’s decade at the helm of Wellcome, the organization’s focus has broadened from basic biomedical science to global health concerns, including.
Princeton University health economist Janet Currie says WHO made an “excellent” choice. “Dr. Farrar is a superb scientist who has experience in all of the relevant aspects of the job,” she writes in an email, “from managing a lab in the field to his leadership of the Wellcome Trust.” He also has the political skills, Currie says, “to navigate the competing interests of [WHO’s member states] in order to focus on what the science has to say.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Farrar has been outspoken in his support for measures to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2. He served on the U.K. Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies until late October 2021, frequently criticizing the government when it delayed responding to rising cases with more stringent rules.
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