Carys Pugh

ACRC Quantitative analyst/Statistician

Responsibilities & affiliations

Carys is based in the Advanced Care Research Centre (ACRC).

Advanced Care Research Centre website

Research summary

Epidemiology and data science.  Interested in collecting and using high quality data to best answer key health questions. 

Current research interests

MRC Mental Health Pathfinder Project: Developing a population-based resource for mental health research.

Past research interests

Lothian Birth Cohorts: Worked with Whole Genome Sequencing data from this richly phenotyped cohort. Border Collie goniodysgenesis and glaucoma: Identified a potential causative genetic variant associated with an eye abnormality that can lead to blindness. Dogslife https://www.dogslife.ac.uk: Worked as a PhD student on the first, large-scale cohort study of dogs.