Medical Research Council (UK)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Medical_Research_Council_(UK)

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:government_agency research
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:MRC
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:MRC_Suffrage_Science_Awards gptkb:MRC_Millennium_Medal
gptkbp:budget	over £800 million (2022)
gptkbp:collaboratesWith	gptkb:industry international organizations universities NHS
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Fiona_Watt gptkb:John_Savill_(2010–2018) Fiona Watt (2018–2022)
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: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	structure of DNA vitamins monoclonal antibodies penicillin development
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Michael_Neuberger gptkb:Aaron_Klug gptkb:Elizabeth_Blackburn gptkb:Francis_Crick gptkb:John_Gurdon gptkb:John_Sulston gptkb:Max_Perutz gptkb:Paul_Nurse gptkb:Richard_Henderson gptkb:Sydney_Brenner gptkb:Tim_Hunt gptkb:Fred_Sanger gptkb:Shirley_Tilghman gptkb:César_Milstein
gptkbp:notableProject	gptkb:MRC_Centre_for_Global_Infectious_Disease_Analysis gptkb:MRC_Cognition_and_Brain_Sciences_Unit gptkb:MRC_Laboratory_of_Molecular_Biology
gptkbp:organization	publicly funded
gptkbp:oversees	gptkb:MRC_Centres gptkb:MRC_Institutes gptkb:MRC_Units
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:UK_Research_and_Innovation
gptkbp:provides	fellowships grants studentships
gptkbp:regulates	clinical trials
gptkbp:website	https://mrc.ukri.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Uganda_Virus_Research_Institute gptkb:MRC_Research_Boards
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6