Chris Wilson
Corporate Officer/Principal bij Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust
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Dr. Chris Wilson is a Director-Discovery & Translational Sciences at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
He leads a team that targets fundamental scientific and technological advances in global health that could lead to new ways to prevent, treat, and diagnose disease.
Dr. Wilson joined Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2009 as Deputy Director, Vaccine Discovery and Human Biology, Global Health Discovery.
He joined the faculty at the University of Washington in 1979 in the Infectious Diseases Division of the Department of Pediatrics and later served as head of the Division of Infectious Diseases, Immunology and Rheumatology.
In 1989, he became one of the founding faculty members in the new Department of Immunology, and served as Chairman of the Department of Immunology and head of the graduate program in immunology from 1999 to 2009.
Dr. Wilson received a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Irvine and a medical degree from UCLA.
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust
 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust Financial ConglomeratesFinance The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was formed in 1997 as the William H. Gates Foundation. In 1999, the foundation was renamed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust was created in January 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation, which focused on improving global health. The foundation participates in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries. Through their partnerships in communities across the US, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committed to raising the high school graduation rate and helping all students, regardless of race or family income. The foundation is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 27-10-2010 |
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University of Washington
 University of Washington Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Opleiding van Chris Wilson
| University of California, Irvine | Undergraduate Degree |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Graduate Degree |
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust Financial ConglomeratesFinance The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was formed in 1997 as the William H. Gates Foundation. In 1999, the foundation was renamed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust was created in January 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation, which focused on improving global health. The foundation participates in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries. Through their partnerships in communities across the US, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committed to raising the high school graduation rate and helping all students, regardless of race or family income. The foundation is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. | Finance |
