Thomas Littlejohns
BSc, MSc, PhD
Epidemiologist
I joined the Nuffield Department of Population Health in 2014 to work as an epidemiologist for UK Biobank, a large cohort of half a million participants. This role involves providing scientific review of research applications, helping scientists maximise the use of the resource as well as contributing to enhancing the dataset (i.e. grant proposals).
I also collaborate on several research projects in UK Biobank to explore the determinants and consequences of a range of health-outcomes, with a focus on cancer, gastrointestinal conditions, kidney stones and dementia. Before joining the department I completed a PhD on ‘hormonal risk factors for late-onset dementia’ at the University of Exeter Medical School.
Recent publications
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Comparison of Sociodemographic and Health-Related Characteristics of UK Biobank Participants With Those of the General Population.
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Fry A. et al, (2017), Am J Epidemiol, 186, 1026 - 1034
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UK Biobank: opportunities for cardiovascular research.
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Littlejohns TJ. et al, (2017), Eur Heart J
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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery and Dementia Risk in the Cardiovascular Health Study.
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Kuźma E. et al, (2017), Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord, 31, 120 - 127
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Impact of detecting potentially serious incidental findings during multi-modal imaging.
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Gibson LM. et al, (2017), Wellcome Open Res, 2
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Lifestyle factors and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing in UK Biobank: Implications for epidemiological research.
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Littlejohns TJ. et al, (2016), Cancer Epidemiol, 45, 40 - 46