Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Summary

Howard Hughes Medical Institute is a foundation[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of foundation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,197 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute was a member of ORCID, Inc.[3].
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute was a member of Open Research Funders Group[4].
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute was a member of DataCite[5].
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute was a member of Association of Independent Research Institutes[6].
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute is located in Chevy Chase[7].
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute is in the country of United States[8].
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute's instance of is recorded as foundation[9].
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute's instance of is recorded as research institute[10].
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute's founder is recorded as Howard Hughes[11].
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute's headquarters location is recorded as Chevy Chase[12].
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute's child organization or unit is recorded as Health Research Alliance[13].
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Commons category is recorded as Howard Hughes Medical Institute[14].
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute's chairperson is recorded as Erin K. O'Shea[15].
  • January 1, 1953 marks the founding of Howard Hughes Medical Institute[16].
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute's official website is recorded as https://www.hhmi.org/[17].
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+2300'}[18].
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute's participant in is recorded as OA Switchboard[19].
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute's legal form is recorded as foundation[20].
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'HHMI'}[21].
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '-2303036000.00'}[22].
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute's total expenditure is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+853573000.00'}[23].
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute's language used is recorded as English[24].
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute's has goal is recorded as biological research[25].
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute's has goal is recorded as medical research[26].
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute's has goal is recorded as science education[27].

Body

Founding

Howard Hughes Medical Institute's founder is recorded as Howard Hughes[11]. January 1, 1953 marks the founding of it[16].

Identity

Howard Hughes Medical Institute's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'HHMI'}[21].

Leadership

Howard Hughes Medical Institute's chairperson is recorded as Erin K. O'Shea[15].

Operations

Howard Hughes Medical Institute's headquarters location is recorded as Chevy Chase[12]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Health Research Alliance[13].

Why It Matters

Howard Hughes Medical Institute ranks in the top 2% of foundation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,197 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . orfg.org. Retrieved . orfg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . airi.org. Retrieved . airi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . hhmi.org. hhmi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . oaswitchboard.org. Retrieved . oaswitchboard.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . hhmi.org. hhmi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . hhmi.org. hhmi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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