Last updated Dec 11, 2017
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)
- Dr Tim Peakman (UK Biobank)
- 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: Professor Adrian Hill (University of Oxford)
- Associate Professor Naomi Allen (University of Oxford/UK Biobank)
- Professor Allison Aeillo (University of North Carolina, USA)
- Dr Rachael Almond (UK Biobank)
- Professor Charles Bangham (Imperial College London)
- Professor Ray Borrow (Public Health England)
- Professor Judy Breuer (University College London)
- Dr Tim Brooks (Public Health England)
- Professor Sir Rory Collins (University of Oxford/UK Biobank)
- Professor Silvia Franceschi (International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon)
- Mr Daniel Fry (UK Biobank)
- Professor Sir Brian Greenwood (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
- Dr Edward Guy (Public Health Wales)
- Dr Michael Hill (University of Oxford)
- Dr Katie Jeffrey (University of Oxford)
- Dr Dominic Kelly (University of Oxford)
- Dr Alex Mentzer (University of Oxford)
- Dr Vivek Naranbhai (University of Oxford)
- Dr Julian Parkhill (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge)
- Professor Michael Pawlita (German Cancer Research Centre, Heidleberg)
- Dr Tim Peakman (UK Biobank)
- Dr Richard Pebody (Public Health England)
- Professor Tim Peto (University of Oxford)
- Professor Andrew Pollard (University of Oxford)
- Professor Graham Taylor (Imperial College London)
- Dr Tim Waterboer (German Cancer Research Centre, Heidleberg)
- Professor Robin Weiss (University College London)
- Dr Denise Whitby (National Cancer Institute, USA)
- Dr David Wyllie (University of Oxford)
- Secretariat: Ms Nicola Doherty (UK Biobank)
Scientists with suggestions for enhancing the UK Biobank Resource should contact Professor Rory Collins, UK Biobank Principal Investigator via the UK Biobank Coordinating Centre.
