Early Adopters Programme

Our Early Adopters Programme brings together researchers from diverse disciplines, to help shape Our Future Health for the entire research community.

About the programme

Our Early Adopters are academic health researchers who were among the first to apply for access to our data. They were selected through a competitive application process and represent a diverse group of researchers who are interested in the value of Our Future Health.

We have 2 groups of Early Adopters: Research Scholars and Research Ambassadors.


Research Scholars

Our Research Scholars are researchers working directly with our data, who help to refine our products and services through co-design with our team.

Meet the Research Scholars
  • Mohammad Rizwan Ali, University of Leicester
  • Chiara Batini, University of Leicester
  • Jonathan Batty, University of Leeds
  • Alison May Berner, Queen Mary University of London
  • Tom Bishop, University of Cambridge
  • Jenni Burton, University of Glasgow
  • Jonathan Coleman, King's College London
  • Megan Conroy, University of Oxford
  • Padraig Dixon, University of Oxford
  • Cynthia Wright Drakesmith, University of Oxford
  • Toral Gathani, University of Oxford
  • Alicia Heath, Imperial College London
  • Nikhil Hirani, University of Edinburgh
  • Frederick Ho, University of Glasgow
  • Hamish Innes, Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Catherine John, University of Leicester
  • Jasmine Natalie Khouja, Bristol University
  • Samuel Lambert, University of Cambridge
  • Jennifer Lees, University of Glasgow
  • Ka Keat Lim, King's College London
  • Iona Lyell, University of Edinburgh
  • Jane Maddock, University College London
  • Robert Maidstone, University of Manchester
  • Katie Marwick, University of Edinburgh
  • Tuba Mazhari, King's College London
  • Sindhu Naidu, University College London
  • Hannah Nicholls, Queen Mary University of London
  • Ayodele Vincent Opatola, Swansea University
  • Emily Petherick, Loughborough University
  • Ferran Espuny Pujol, University College London
  • Zoe Reed, Bristol University
  • Philip Stone, Imperial College London
  • Vincent Straub, University of Oxford
  • Evangeline Tabor, University College London
  • Jessica Tyrrell, University of Exeter
  • Dylan Williams, University College London
  • Alice Williamson, Queen Mary University of London
  • Chuan Fu Yap, University of Manchester
  • Sizheng Steven Zhao, University of Manchester

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Research Ambassadors

Our Research Ambassadors are senior research leaders. They advocate for Our Future Health within the research community.

Meet the Research Ambassadors
  • Ines Baroso, University of Exeter
  • Krishnan Bhaskaran, The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
  • Sinead Brophy, Swansea University
  • Spiros Denaxas, University College London
  • Will Dixon, University College London
  • Marc Gunter, Imperial College London
  • Ian Hall, University of Nottingham
  • Frank Kee, Queen's University Belfast
  • Anthony Khawaja, University College London
  • Cathryn Lewis, King's College London
  • Angela Meade, University College London
  • Melinda C. Mills, University of Oxford
  • Heather May Morgan, University of Aberdeen
  • Marcus Robert Munafo, University of Bristol
  • Jenni Quint, Imperial College London
  • Richard Siow, King's College London
  • Daniel Smith, University of Edinburgh
  • Andrew Tatham, National Health Service (NHS)
  • Ruth Travis, University of Oxford

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The research areas of our Early Adopters

Our Early Adopters represent a diverse group of research backgrounds and disciplines. They help us learn from real-world use cases.

Some of the research areas of our Early Adopters include:

  • Discovery research
  • Epidemiology
  • Precision medicine
  • Screening and risk prediction
  • Social determinants of health 
  • Under-represented groups

Some of the disease areas of our Early Adopters include:

  • Cancer
  • Dementia/Alzheimer's disease
  • Diabetes
  • Heart disease
  • Mental health
  • Rare diseases

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Updated: 23 August 2024