Karl Smith Byrne

Karl Smith Byrne is a Senior Molecular Epidemiologist at the University of Oxford, where since November 2021, focus has been on the aetiology, early detection, and prognosis of chronic diseases, particularly in relation to cancer risk through genetics, metabolomics, and proteomics. Prior to this role, Karl served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the International Agency for Research on Cancer/World Health Organization from November 2017 to November 2021 and briefly as a Visiting Scientist at Imperial College London. Karl's academic journey includes a DPhil in Population Health, Molecular Cancer Epidemiology from the University of Oxford and a Master of Philosophy in Applied Biological Anthropology from the University of Cambridge.