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On the trail of history’s biggest killers

13 March 2015

As well as telling us more about earlier societies, the study of diseases in the past is proving an invaluable tool for modern science, as a new book by the historian of medicine Mary Dobson reveals. It’s vitally important to get on top of where and how diseases originate before they have a chance to spread. Understanding...

Harnessing the power of research to benefit developing countries

16 January 2014

CEO of GAVI Alliance to give Wellcome Trust-Cambridge Centre for Global Health Research inaugural lecture We have made great progress in the past decade, but the stark reality is that 22 million children born every year around the world don’t receive the immunisation they need. Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of the GAVI Alliance On...

Cambridge Centre for Global Health Research Launched

10 January 2014

The Wellcome Trust - Cambridge Centre for Global Health Research (CCGHR) was launched on 13th November in Robinson College. Representantives from core partners, including Professsor Nelson Sewankambo from Makerere Unviersity, Uganda, Professor Pontiano Kaleebu from the Uganda Virus Research Institute were present to see...

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The Centre supports collaborative partnerships and scientific training activities in basic biomedical and health-related research. This is achieved through coordinated cross-faculty research across departments and research institutes in Cambridge including The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.

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