Martin D Tobin

Martin is Professor of Genetic Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Leicester and a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. He leads a programme of research on the genomics of common, complex diseases and traits, including lung health, COPD, and multimorbidity. He has established, led and co-led research consortia, including UK BiLEVE, the first genetic study in UK Biobank and the Quantitative Methods, Machine Learning and Functional Genomics Clinical Interpretation Partnership and BREATHE, the HDR UK Digital Innovation Hub for respiratory disease. He continues to lead a successful cohort study, EXCEED, and the international SpiroMeta consortium focused on the genetics of lung function and COPD. Key interests including early career research training, mentorship, public engagement and supporting genomics-driven precision medicine in non-European ancestries. He is Director of the 4-year PhD Programme in Genomic Epidemiology and Public Health Genomics funded by the Wellcome Trust. Martin has contributed to key funding panels, including Wellcome Trust Panels and the MRC Non-Clinical Careers Panel, and advisory panels, chairing the Governance Committee of the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Research Training in Genomics Data Science.