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'''Trevor Bedford''' is an American computational virologist. |
'''Trevor Bedford''' is an American computational virologist. |
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He graduated the [[University of Chicago]] in June 2002 with a B.A. in Biological Sciences,<ref>{{cite web |title=2004 Wolfram Alumni |url=https://education.wolfram.com/summer-school/alumni/2004/bedford/}}</ref> and graduated from Harvard in 2008 with a doctorate in Biology. |
He graduated the [[University of Chicago]] in June 2002 with a B.A. in Biological Sciences,<ref>{{cite web |title=2004 Wolfram Alumni |url=https://education.wolfram.com/summer-school/alumni/2004/bedford/ | website=Wolfram}}</ref> and graduated from Harvard in 2008 with a doctorate in Biology. |
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In 2020, he posted on [[Twitter]] about the first known community transmission of COVID-19 in the United States. That action was later cited as one of the actions that helped galvanize a rapid response to Covid on a national scale.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Doughton |first1=Sandi |title=250,000 people now follow this Fred Hutch scientist on Twitter. We talk to this leading voice of the coronavirus pandemic |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/a-conversation-with-trevor-bedford-the-fred-hutch-scientist-who-became-a-leading-voice-of-the-pandemic/ |access-date=28 September 2021 |date=2020-06-01}}</ref> |
In 2020, he posted on [[Twitter]] about the first known community transmission of COVID-19 in the United States. That action was later cited as one of the actions that helped galvanize a rapid response to Covid on a national scale.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Doughton |first1=Sandi |title=250,000 people now follow this Fred Hutch scientist on Twitter. We talk to this leading voice of the coronavirus pandemic |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/a-conversation-with-trevor-bedford-the-fred-hutch-scientist-who-became-a-leading-voice-of-the-pandemic/ | website=The Seattle Times |access-date=28 September 2021 |date=2020-06-01}}</ref> |
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In September 2021, he received a 7-year grant $9 million grant from the [[Howard Hughes Medical Institute]]. Later that same month he was named as part of that year's [[MacArthur Fellows Program]] class.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McCarthy |first1=Ellen |title=MacArthur will give 25 new fellows $625,000 each to pursue ‘high-risk, high-reward’ work |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/2021-macarthur-genius-grant-winners/2021/09/28/a2553a28-1cdc-11ec-a99a-5fea2b2da34b_story.html |access-date=28 September 2021 |date=2021-09-28}}</ref> |
In September 2021, he received a 7-year grant $9 million grant from the [[Howard Hughes Medical Institute]]. Later that same month he was named as part of that year's [[MacArthur Fellows Program]] class.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McCarthy |first1=Ellen |title=MacArthur will give 25 new fellows $625,000 each to pursue ‘high-risk, high-reward’ work | website=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/2021-macarthur-genius-grant-winners/2021/09/28/a2553a28-1cdc-11ec-a99a-5fea2b2da34b_story.html |access-date=28 September 2021 |date=2021-09-28}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 23:17, 28 September 2021
Trevor Bedford | |
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| Education | University of Chicago, Harvard |
| Known for | First warning of community spread of Covd in the United States |
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| Profession | Computational virologist |
Trevor Bedford is an American computational virologist.
He graduated the University of Chicago in June 2002 with a B.A. in Biological Sciences,[1] and graduated from Harvard in 2008 with a doctorate in Biology.
In 2020, he posted on Twitter about the first known community transmission of COVID-19 in the United States. That action was later cited as one of the actions that helped galvanize a rapid response to Covid on a national scale.[2]
In September 2021, he received a 7-year grant $9 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Later that same month he was named as part of that year's MacArthur Fellows Program class.[3]
References
- ^ "2004 Wolfram Alumni". Wolfram.
- ^ Doughton, Sandi (2020-06-01). "250,000 people now follow this Fred Hutch scientist on Twitter. We talk to this leading voice of the coronavirus pandemic". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ McCarthy, Ellen (2021-09-28). "MacArthur will give 25 new fellows $625,000 each to pursue 'high-risk, high-reward' work". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 September 2021.