Speakers

Karoline is Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at University College London and co-director of the UCL Human Genomics (UCLhg) Centre.

Positions

• Her research focusses on the genetic and environmental risk factors for diseases by leveraging the unique characteristics of diverse populations.
• Her research focusses on the genetic and environmental risk factors for diseases by leveraging the unique characteristics of diverse populations.
• She has led the first globally and ancestrally diverse research studies of the genetics of depression and is the PI of the ERC-funded DIVERGE study.
• She has developed methods to empower locus discovery and to assess transferability of genetic risk factors.
• As Scientific Lead for Diverse Data at Genomics England she is supporting a programme to ensure equitable research and application of genomic medicine across minoritised communities in England.

Areas of special interest

• Genetic epidemiology
• Genomic diversity
• Depression genetics
• Health equity