Jelena Bešević
MSc, PhD
Epidemiologist
Jelena joined the Nuffield Department of Population Health in 2020 to work as an epidemiologist for the UK Biobank cohort. Jelena’s role involves providing scientific review of research applications, advising researchers on how to maximise the use of the UK Biobank resource, as well as contributing to enhancing the dataset.
Jelena holds a PhD in molecular epidemiology from Imperial College London. Her research interests are in investigating the role of metabolic dysfunction in cancer development.
Recent publications
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Circulating amino acid levels and colorectal cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition and UK Biobank cohorts.
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Rothwell JA. et al, (2023), BMC Med, 21
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UK Biobank: a globally important resource for cancer research.
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Conroy MC. et al, (2022), Br J Cancer
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New Horizons: the value of UK Biobank to research on endocrine and metabolic disorders.
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Bešević J. et al, (2022), J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 107, 2403 - 2410
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Predictive value of circulating NMR metabolic biomarkers for type 2 diabetes risk in the UK Biobank study.
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Bragg F. et al, (2022), BMC Med, 20
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Metabolic Signatures of Healthy Lifestyle Patterns and Colorectal Cancer Risk in a European Cohort.
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Rothwell JA. et al, (2022), Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 20, e1061 - e1082