Our Advisory Groups

International Advisory Board

Our International Advisory Board ensures that our work is of an internationally competitive standard and at the leading edge of health data science. It is chaired by Dr Amy Abernethy and reports to the Executive Committee.

Our International Advisory Board is drawn from across continents and sectors. It plays a critical role in ensuring scientific and technical excellence and relevance, identifying and recommending emerging challenges and opportunities, and advising on ways in which Health Data Research UK’s international reputation can be built and upheld. The Board is chaired by Amy Abernethy, meets twice a year and advises Health Data Research UK Director, Professor Andrew Morris.

Members

Amy Abernethy Chair of International Advisory Board

Søren Brunak Research Director

Paul Clarke CBE FREng FRSA Independent Advisor to Government, Industry and Start-ups

Angela Coulter Former Chair of Public Advisory Board

Jim Hendler Director and Head of Computer Science

Sally John VP Translational Biology

Kenneth Mandl Director of the Computational Health Informatics Program

Alison Paprica Vice President, Health Strategy and Partnerships

Dan Roden Senior Vice President for Personalized Medicine

Effy Vayena Chair of Bioethics

Prof. Yik-Ying Teo Dean, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore

Public Advisory Board

The remit of our Public Advisory Board is to guide us and ensure that our work is driven by delivering benefits to patients and the public.

Members

Colin Godbold Chair of Public Advisory Board

Aisha Kekere-Ekun Public Advisory Board member

Alan Holcroft Public Advisory Board member

Mandy Rudczenko Public Advisory Board member

Munisa Hashimi Public Advisory Board member

Jan Speechley Public Advisory Board member

Roger Gibb Public Advisory Board member

Sarah Markham Public Advisory Board member

Tony Plant Public Advisory Board member

Sonia Patton Public Advisory Board member

The infrastructure Advisory Group (IAG)

The aim of the Health Data Research Innovation Gateway (The Gateway) is to transform the experience of health data researchers, so that data is used to enable discoveries that transform people’s lives. The infrastructure advisory group (IAG) provides strategic advice to Health Data Research UK and the UK Health Data Research Alliance to guide the development of the Gateway.