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MSD researchers receive Wellcome Trust Investigator Awards

Awards and Appointments

Three Medical Sciences researchers have received highly prestigious Wellcome Trust Investigator Awards in the April 2015 round.

Professors Rajesh Thakker (Radcliffe Department of Medicine), Gero Miesenboeck and Chris Ponting (both Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics) were all recipients of these awards, which provide funding to scientists who have an excellent and established track record, allowing them to tackle the most important questions in their field.

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