UK Biobank will be speaking at and attending this year’s Keystone Symposia: Closing the data gap in global genomics, medicine & population health. Find us at a session below.

Register now to attend the Keystone Symposia

  • Date: Monday 27 – Thursday 30 April 2026
  • Location: Herrenhausen Palace, Hannover, Germany

Global insights and breadth of longitudinal cohort research: The Americas and Europe

28 April 2026, 10am – 12:15pm
Main stage

This session brings together leaders from major international cohorts to explore how large‑scale, longitudinal data can drive breakthroughs in population health, precision medicine, and global genomics.

  • Talk title – UK Biobank: Opportunities to advance science and public health

Speaker

Professor Naomi Allen
Chief Scientist

Naomi is Professor of Epidemiology at the Nuffield Department for Population Health, University of Oxford. She is primarily responsible for the linkage of electronic health records for all participants. Her research background is in cancer epidemiology.

Interactive workshop: Insights from UK Biobank’s large scale, longitudinal model

29 April 2026, 2:45pm – 4:30pm
Auditorium

Join the UK Biobank team to explore practical approaches to working with UK Biobank data for population health research.

Sharing lessons from UK Biobank’s scale, design and long term follow-up, you can find out how these principles can support global efforts to close the data gap.

Speaker

Professor Naomi Allen
Chief Scientist

Naomi is Professor of Epidemiology at the Nuffield Department for Population Health, University of Oxford. She is primarily responsible for the linkage of electronic health records for all participants. Her research background is in cancer epidemiology.

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