Last updated May 9, 2019
UK Biobank’s expert working groups were established to support the work of the UK Biobank Steering Committee, in a number of important areas for improving the UK Biobank Resource.
Imaging:
- Chair: Professor Paul Matthews (Imperial College London)
- Associate Professor Naomi Allen (University of Oxford/UK Biobank)
- Professor Jimmy Bell (University of Westminster London)
- Professor Andrew Blamire (Newcastle University)
- Professor Sir Rory Collins (University of Oxford/UK Biobank)
- Mr Steve Garratt (UK Biobank)
- Dr Tony Goldstone (Imperial College London)
- Professor Nicholas Harvey (University of Southampton)
- Professor Alan Jackson (University of Manchester)
- Professor Paul Leeson (University of Oxford)
- Professor Karla Miller (University of Oxford)
- Professor Stefan Neubauer (University of Oxford)
- Professor Steffen Petersen (Queen Mary College London)
- Professor Stephen Smith (University of Oxford)
- Professor Cathie Sudlow (University of Edinburgh/UK Biobank)
- Secretariat: Ms Nicola Doherty (UK Biobank)
Enhancements:
- Chair: Professor Paul Elliott (Imperial College London)
- Associate Professor Naomi Allen (University of Oxford/UK Biobank)
- Professor Sir Rory Collins (University of Oxford/UK Biobank)
- Professor Frank Kelly (Kings College London)
- Dr Julian Marchesi (Imperial College London/University of Cardiff)
- Professor Naveed Sattar (University of Glasgow)
- Dr Augustin Scalbert (International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon)
- Professor Cathie Sudlow (University of Edinburgh/UK Biobank)
- Dr Ioanna Tzoulaki (Imperial College London)
- Prof Tony Whetton (University of Manchester
- Secretariat: Ms Nicola Doherty (UK Biobank)
Follow-up and outcomes:
- Chair: Professor John Danesh (University of Cambridge)
- Associate Professor Naomi Allen (University of Oxford/UK Biobank)
- Professor Nish Chaturvedi (UCL)
- Professor Sir Rory Collins (University of Oxford/UK Biobank)
- Professor Harry Hemingway (UCL)
- Professor Martin Landray (University of Oxford)
- Professor Ronan Lyons (University of Swansea)
- Professor Mike Pringle (University of Nottingham)
- Professor Cathie Sudlow (University of Edinburgh/UK Biobank)
- Secretariat: Ms Robin Flaig (University of Edinburgh)
Infectious diseases:
- Chair: Prof Adrian Hill (University of Oxford)
- Assoc Prof Naomi Allen (University of Oxford/UK Biobank)
- Prof Allison Aiello (University of North Carolina, USA)
- Dr Rachael Almond (UK Biobank)
- Prof Charles Bangham (Imperial College London)
- Prof Ray Borrow (Public Health England)
- Prof Judy Breuer (University College London)
- Dr Tim Brooks (Public Health England)
- Professor Sir Rory Collins (University of Oxford/UK Biobank)
- Prof Silvia Franceschi (Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Italy)
- Dr Effrossyni Gkrania-Klotsas (University of Cambridge)
- Prof Brian Greenwood (London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)
- Prof Paul Griffiths (Royal Free Hospital, London)
- Dr Edward Guy (Public Health Wales)
- Assoc Prof Michael Hill (University of Oxford)
- Dr Katie Jeffery (John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford)
- Dr Dominic Kelly (University of Oxford)
- Prof Paul Klenerman (University of Oxford)
- Dr Fiona van der Klis (National Institute for Public Health and Environment, Netherlands)
- Prof Julian Knight (University of Oxford)
- Prof Andrew McMichael (University of Oxford)
- Dr Alex Mentzer (writing group) (University of Oxford)
- Dr Vivek Naranbhai (University of Oxford)
- Dr Richard Pebody (Public Health England)
- Prof Tim Peto (University of Oxford)
- Prof Andrew Pollard (University of Oxford)
- Prof Thomas Schulz (University of Hannover, Germany)
- Dr Kate Soldan (Public Health England)
- Dr Graham Taylor (Imperial College London)
- Prof Greg Towers (University College London)
- Prof Massimo Tommasino (International Agency for Research on Cancer, France)
- Dr Kate Ward (University College London)
- Prof Robin Weiss (University College London)
- Dr Denise Whitby (National Institutes for Health, USA)
- Prof Chris Wild (International Agency for Research on Cancer, France)
- Dr David Wyllie (University of Oxford, UK)
Scientists with suggestions for enhancing the UK Biobank Resource should contact Professor Rory Collins, UK Biobank Principal Investigator via the UK Biobank Coordinating Centre.
