Medical Research Council, UK

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Medical_Research_Council,_UK

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gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:MRC
gptkbp:awards	fellowships grants studentships
gptkbp:budget	over £800 million (2022)
gptkbp:collaboratesWith	gptkb:industry international partners universities NHS
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Fiona_Watt
gptkbp:employs	gptkb:researchers gptkb:scientist support staff
gptkbp:focus	medical research
gptkbp:founded	1913
gptkbp:fundedBy	biomedical research public health research clinical research
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:MRC_Council
gptkbp:headquarters_location	gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Medical Research Council, UK
gptkbp:mission	improve human health through world-class medical research
gptkbp:notableFinds	gptkb:antibiotic gptkb:insulin gptkb:clinical_trial structure of DNA monoclonal antibodies
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Francis_Crick gptkb:John_Gurdon gptkb:Max_Perutz gptkb:Fred_Sanger gptkb:César_Milstein
gptkbp:nowPartOf	gptkb:Department_for_Business,_Energy_and_Industrial_Strategy
gptkbp:operates	gptkb:MRC_Centre_for_Global_Infectious_Disease_Analysis gptkb:MRC_Cognition_and_Brain_Sciences_Unit gptkb:MRC_Human_Genetics_Unit gptkb:MRC_Unit_The_Gambia gptkb:MRC_Laboratory_of_Molecular_Biology
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:UK_Research_and_Innovation
gptkbp:regulates	clinical trials
gptkbp:reportsTo	gptkb:Department_for_Science,_Innovation_and_Technology
gptkbp:supports	data science early-career researchers precision medicine translational research experimental medicine public engagement in science population health research
gptkbp:type	public body
gptkbp:website	https://mrc.ukri.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Matthew_Walker
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6