Lauren Marks

Lauren Marks is an experienced professional in policy and public affairs, currently serving as the Policy and Public Affairs Manager at Young Lives vs Cancer since August 2022. Prior to this role, Lauren held various positions at NHS England, including Genomics Policy & Strategy Manager and Genomics Policy Support Officer, from September 2018 to August 2022. Lauren's experience also includes serving as Deputy Chair & Assessor for the Teaching Excellence Framework at the Office for Students, where responsibilities involved assessing UK higher education institutions and advocating for student perspectives. Additional notable roles include media communications with the Personal Genome Project UK, serving as President and Chair of the Board of Trustees for Aberystwyth University Students' Union, and holding educational roles at AberSU. Lauren holds a Master of Science in Genetics of Human Disease from UCL and a Bachelor of Science in Genetics from Aberystwyth University.