Jay Bhattacharya

18th director of the National Institutes of Health
Person human Q59748007
Jay Bhattacharya
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Jay Bhattacharya

Summary

Jay Bhattacharya is a human[1]. Born in Kolkata[2], he… he was born on 1968[3]. He worked as a physician-scientist[4], epidemiologist[5], health economist[6], author[7], and non-fiction writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,224 views/month, #6,628 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Jay Bhattacharya's place of birth was Kolkata[2].
  • Jay Bhattacharya was born on 1968[3].
  • Jay Bhattacharya held citizenship in India[10].
  • Jay Bhattacharya held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Jay Bhattacharya's professions included physician-scientist[4].
  • Jay Bhattacharya worked as an epidemiologist[5].
  • Jay Bhattacharya worked as a health economist[6].
  • Jay Bhattacharya worked as an author[7].
  • Jay Bhattacharya worked as a non-fiction writer[8].
  • Jay Bhattacharya held the position of Director of the National Institutes of Health[12].
  • Among Jay Bhattacharya's employers was Stanford University[13].
  • Jay Bhattacharya was educated at Stanford University[14].
  • Jay Bhattacharya's doctoral advisor was Thomas E. MaCurdy[15].
  • Jay Bhattacharya is recorded as male[16].
  • Jay Bhattacharya's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Jay Bhattacharya's Commons category is recorded as Jay Bhattacharya[18].
  • Jay Bhattacharya's family name is recorded as Bhattacharya[19].
  • Jay Bhattacharya's given name is recorded as Jayanta[20].
  • Jay Bhattacharya's official website is recorded as http://www.stanford.edu/~jay[21].
  • Jay Bhattacharya's official website is recorded as https://web.stanford.edu/~jay/[22].
  • Jay Bhattacharya's work location is recorded as Bethesda[23].
  • Jay Bhattacharya's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Jay Bhattacharya's affiliation is recorded as Collateral Global[25].
  • Jay Bhattacharya's affiliation is recorded as Biosafety Now[26].
  • Jay Bhattacharya's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jay Bhattacharya'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Jay Bhattacharya's place of birth was Kolkata[2]. He was born on 1968[3].

Education

Jay Bhattacharya was educated at Stanford University[14]. His doctoral advisor was Thomas E. MaCurdy[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physician-scientist[4], epidemiologist[5], health economist[6], author[7], and non-fiction writer[8]. Jay Bhattacharya was employed by Stanford University[13]. He held the position of Director of the National Institutes of Health[12].

Why It Matters

Jay Bhattacharya ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,224 views/month, #6,628 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to him include Great Barrington Declaration[30], a guideline[31], written by Martin Kulldorff[32].

FAQs

Where was Jay Bhattacharya born?

Jay Bhattacharya was born in Kolkata[2].

What did Jay Bhattacharya do for work?

Jay Bhattacharya worked as physician-scientist[4], epidemiologist[5], health economist[6], author[7], and non-fiction writer[8].

Where did Jay Bhattacharya go to school?

Jay Bhattacharya was educated at Stanford University[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . nih.gov. Retrieved . nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . biosafetynow.org. biosafetynow.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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