Citation | Dame Bridget Ogilvie is nominated as a General Candidate for her leadership of medical research and life sciences particularly during her time as Director of the Wellcome Trust. As a parasitologist with excellent early research contributions, her understanding of science and scientists significantly enhanced British research. She played a crucial role in encouraging scientific careers for women, in establishing the Sanger Centre and Wellcome Genome Campus at Hinxton, and in negotiations leading to the Joint Infrastructure Fund for Universities. She has also been prominent in raising the public understanding and appreciation of science. |