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Professor Jonathan Van-Tam

Born

1964-02-02 (62)

Place of birth

Boston, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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Acting

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Jonathan Van-Tam is an epidemiologist and acts as an independent advisor to the Government as one of England’s two Deputy Chief Medical Officers. After graduating in medicine from the University of Nottingham in 1987, Jonathan spent five years practising hospital-based clinical medicine before becoming senior lecturer at the University of Nottingham and regional epidemiologist for the Public Health Laboratory Service in 1997. Then, after four years in the pharmaceutical industry he was appointed Consultant Epidemiologist and Head of the Pandemic Influenza Office at the UK Health Protection Agency in 2004. Jonathan was appointed Deputy Chief Medical Officer in October 2017 and currently lea…

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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures poster

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The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures are a series of lectures on a single topic, which have been held at the Royal Institution in London each year since 1825. The lectures present scientific subjects to a general audience, including young people, in an informative and entertaining manner. Michael Faraday initiated the first Christmas Lecture series in 1825. This came at a time when organised education for young people was scarce. Faraday presented a total of nineteen series in all.

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

1966

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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

1966