Brenda J. Wilson

Biography

Professor Wilson is trained in medicine at the universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh in the UK, and did residency training in internal medicine and public health medicine. She spent ten years on faculty in the Department of Public Health at the University of Aberdeen, and was an honorary Consultant in Public Health Medicine to NHS Grampian.  She joined the Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine – now the School - in 2002.  She has served as Director of Graduate Studies and Director of the Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residency Program. She is a founding member of the Institute for Science, Society, and Policy, and of the Centre for Health Law, Policy, and Ethics. In her research, she apply a public health lens to emerging health technologies, particularly genomics. Professor is interested in determining what works, how useful it is, and how to use it well. Her interdisciplinary research program spans diverse questions relating to the evidence for genome-based tests and health interventions, different service delivery models (and the needs of health professionals), and the personal, family, and social implications of genomics. Professsor Wilson contribute to a range of scientific and policy bodies relating to genetics. She has a longstanding interest in the responsible conduct of research, and in research ethics. Since 2015, She has been a member of the Canadian Task Force for Preventive Health Care.  

Research Interest

Professor is interested in determining what works, how useful it is, and how to use it well. Her interdisciplinary research program spans diverse questions relating to the evidence for genome-based tests and health interventions, different service delivery models (and the needs of health professionals), and the personal, family, and social implications of genomics.  She has a longstanding interest in the responsible conduct of research, and in research ethics.