UK Biobank
Tariq Khokhar currently serves as the Head of Data for Science and Health at Wellcome Trust since December 2019 and holds the position of Director and Trustee at UK Biobank since September 2021. Previously, Tariq was the Chief Data Scientist and Managing Director at The Rockefeller Foundation from September 2018 to November 2019, and served as a Senior Data Scientist and Global Data Editor at The World Bank from June 2011 to August 2018. Additionally, Tariq has experience as an Open Data Evangelist and worked as a Technology Innovation Analyst at Development Initiatives. Educational credentials include a degree from the University of Cambridge.
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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.