Issue date: 14 May 2004

Wellcome Trust appoints new Head of International Science

The UK's leading biomedical research charity has today announced the appointment of Professor James Whitworth as the new Head of International Science. He is currently Professor of International Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Professor Whitworth was Team Leader on the MRC AIDS programme at the Uganda Virus Research Institute and has wide experience of working with developing countries.

Dr Sohaila Rastan, Director of Science Funding at the Wellcome Trust, said:
"I'm delighted Jimmy has joined the Trust at what is a very exciting time for Science Funding. He will bring a wealth of experience and his interests and background will be of tremendous value as we move forward."

Professor Whitworth will take his position in September 2004.

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1. The Wellcome Trust is an independent research funding charity established in 1936 under the will of the tropical medicine pioneer Sir Henry Wellcome. The Trust's mission is to foster and promote research with the aim of improving human and animal health and it currently spends over £400 million per annum.