The UK Biobank Ethics Advisory Committee (EAC) provides advice to the Board on ethical issues related to the development, maintenance, and use of UK Biobank, including issues which may have an impact on participants.
Chair of the Ethics Advisory Committee
Dr Nicola Perrin chairs the UK Biobank Ethics Advisory Committee.
Nicola became Chief Executive of Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) in November 2021, having previously been a Trustee of AMRC for five years. Nicola led the policy team at Wellcome for fourteen years, focusing on research base funding, innovation in the NHS, and data sharing.
Prior to that she worked at the Nuffield Council on Bioethics and the Science Museum. Nicola has had a particular focus on ensuring health data can be used in a responsible and trustworthy way for research, including establishing the Understanding Patient Data initiative.
Nicola is on the Genomics England Board and was awarded an MBE in New Year’s Honours 2020 for services to science.
