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17 May 2018

IARC Governing Council elects new IARC Director

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) GoverningCouncil, today elected Dr Elisabete Weiderpass as the newDirector of the Agency. Dr Weiderpass will take office on 1 January 2019. IARC Directors are elected for a five-year term and are eligible for one further five-year term.

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Published in section: IARC News

Publication date: 17 May, 2018, 0:00

Direct link: https://www.iarc.who.int/news-events/iarc-governing-council-elects-new-iarc-director/

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