UK Biobank
Dawood Dassu has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Dawood started their career at the University of Leeds as a Consultant Medical Statistician from 1997 to 2000. Dawood then worked at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, where they held the role of Associate Director Continuous Business Improvement (MBB) from an unspecified date until 2009. From 2006 to 2011, they also served as a Master Black Belt at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals. Dawood then joined AstraZeneca as the Director of Lean from June 2011 to December 2012. Dawood later established their own management consultancy, Lean Science Ltd, in 2012 and worked as its Director until April 2019. During their time at Lean Science Ltd, they specialized in the application of Lean innovation methods in R&D. From 2015 to 2016, Dawood worked as a Facilitator at BioPhorum Operations Group. Dawood then rejoined BioPhorum Operations Group as a Phorum Lead (Fill and Finish) from April 2019 until December 2022. Currently, they hold the position of Head of Imaging Operations at UK Biobank since December 2022.
Dawood Dassu earned an MSc degree in Statistics from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, during the academic year of 1992 to 1993.
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UK Biobank
UK Biobank is a large-scale biomedical database and research resource containing genetic, lifestyle and health information from half a million UK participants. UK Biobank’s database, which includes blood samples, heart and brain scans and genetic data of the 500,000 volunteer participants, is globally accessible to approved researchers who are undertaking health-related research that’s in the public interest. UK Biobank recruited 500,000 people aged between 40-69 years in 2006-2010 from across the UK. With their consent, they provided detailed information about their lifestyle, physical measures and had blood, urine and saliva sample collected and stored for future analysis. UK Biobank’s research resource is a major contributor in the advancement of modern medicine and treatment, enabling better understanding of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of serious and life-threatening illnesses – including cancer, heart diseases and stroke. UK Biobank is generously supported by its founding funders the Wellcome Trust and UK Medical Research Council, as well as the Department of Health, Scottish Government, the Northwest Regional Development Agency, British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research UK. The organisation has over 150 dedicated members of staff, based in multiple locations across the UK.