Associate Professor Ben Lacey
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Ben Lacey
MBChB MSc DPhil FFPH
UK BIOBANK
Ben Lacey is Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at UK Biobank, Oxford Population Health, University of Oxford.
His research interests are in population health metrics, health inequalities, and the enhancement of large-scale observational epidemiology, focusing particularly on the use of linked administrative records.
He studied Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, qualifying in 2004. After a few years clinical work, he undertook specialty training in Public Health Medicine, and received a master’s degree in Global Health Science and a doctorate in Epidemiology from the University of Oxford. He joined Oxford Population Health in 2015.
He is also an Honorary Consultant Physician in Public Health at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health of the Royal Colleges of Physicians.
Recent publications
Reproducibility and associated regression dilution bias of accelerometer-derived physical activity and sleep in UK Biobank.
Journal article
Zisou C. et al, (2026), Int J Epidemiol, 55
UK Biobank: Transforming drug discovery and precision medicine.
Journal article
Bešević J. et al, (2026), Br J Pharmacol, 183, 234 - 248
Global, regional, and national progress towards the 2030 global nutrition targets and forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.
Journal article
Global Nutrition Target Collaborators ., (2025), Lancet, 404, 2543 - 2583
International collaboration in cohort studies in China: opportunities and challenges.
Journal article
Chan KH. et al, (2025), BMJ, 391
Whole-genome sequencing of 490,640 UK Biobank participants.
Journal article
UK Biobank Whole-Genome Sequencing Consortium ., (2025), Nature, 645, 692 - 701
Enhancing Health Outcomes in Linked Administrative Data: Development and Validation of an Open-Access Mapping Resource using UK Biobank
Conference paper
Domzaridou E. et al, (2025)
