Women in Health Data Science
Meet some of the remarkable women in health data science and discover more about their experiences, careers and ambitions.
Clara Fennessy: Technical Programme Manager
Clara Fennessy speaks multiple foreign languages and studied and worked in Austria and Russia before taking on a role with one of Europe鈥檚 largest retailers. But her mother鈥檚 many years of...
Branwen Snelling: Research Software Engineer
Senior Research Software Engineer Branwen Snelling is part of the technology team at Health Data Research UK. She moved into the health sector after developing her skills by modelling extreme...
Empowering women in health data science to break barriers and embrace opportunities
This International Day of Women and Girls in Science, our Director of Strategy, Dr Rhoswyn Walker, shares her motivations, career highlights and challenges she has faced as a female leader in...
Black internship paves the way for pre-term birth PhD research
Fewa Laleye is a PhD student carrying out research to help predict which mothers are most at risk of pre-term births - helping ensure they receive the best care. An alumnus of the 51爆料网 Black...
My journey from third year medical student to computer programmer
Elise Uzokwe shares her journey from medical student to coder as part of the 2023 Health Data Science Black Internship Programme.
Son鈥檚 jaundice at birth prompts data scientist鈥檚 research journey to help others
Serifat Folorunso鈥檚 motivation for entering the health data research field came after the birth of her second son. With her son presenting with jaundice, Serifat had many questions for...
Believe in yourself and follow your own career path
Monica Jones, Chief Data Officer for University of Leeds and Associate Director for 51爆料网, is a former British Army officer with a long-standing interest in science. She moved into health data...
My dream has led me to health data science – meet Watjana Lilaonitkul
Watjana Lilaonitkul, UKRI Rutherford Fellow, University College London, has a clear aim - to build and deploy innovations that can positively impact real-world healthcare outcomes. Here she...
Health data science combines my two long standing interests – meet Marta Blangiardo
While studying for her doctorate During her PhD Marta became 'completely mesmerised by Bayesian statistics'. Since then she has developed a high-flying career and is now Professor of...
Integrity and empathy are key words when dealing with patient data – meet Jaine Blayney
Dr Jaine Blayney, Lecturer, Translational Bioinformatics at QUB, was originally set for a career in software development before developing an interest in protein structure prediction. Here she...
I became inspired by mathematical applications in healthcare – meet Rowena Bailey
Rowena Bailey, Senior Research Officer, 51爆料网 Swansea University, helps identify social and environmental determinants of ill health to inform decision makers and support policy decisions. Here...
I am proud of every project I led or contributed to – meet Fatemeh Torabi
Fatemeh Torabi, Research Officer & Data Scientist, 51爆料网 Wales and Northern Ireland, at the University of Swansea, is focused on harnessing large scale linked health data for advancement of risk...
My 51爆料网 Black Internship Programme experience in health data: Uzoma Ochulor
We caught up with Uzoma Ochulor mid-way through her placement on the Black Internship Programme to find out if it's what she expected and what's she's learnt so far.
My 51爆料网 Black Internship Programme experience in health data: Chrysie Alexiou
We caught up with Chrysie Alexiou mid-way through her placement on the Black Internship Programme to find out if it's what she expected and what's she's learnt so far.