UK Biobank
Ed Sykes, PhD, possesses extensive experience in communications and public relations within the healthcare and scientific sectors. Currently serving as the Director of Communications at UK Biobank, Ed has held key positions including Trustee at Freshwater Habitats Trust and various roles at Huma and Babylon Health, where responsibilities included leading PR and communications efforts. Prior experience includes serving as Head of Mental Health & Neuroscience and Senior Press Officer at the Science Media Centre. Ed earned a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from The University of Edinburgh and an MBiolSci in Zoology from The University of Sheffield.
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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.