David Weller, Phd (current Chair)
Vice President for Healthcare Outcomes Policy and
Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences
University of Edinburgh
Norway
Biography
David Weller is a Professor of General Practice at the University of Edinburgh. He graduated from the University of Adelaide in 1982 and, after training in general practice and public health, he undertook PhD studies in Adelaide and Nottingham. At Edinburgh he is Postgraduate Dean for taught programmes and is Co-director of the Centre for Population Health Sciences. He has been Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Cancer Care since 2013. His long-standing research interests are in cancer screening, early diagnosis and survivorship. More recently he has become involved in cancer control projects in developing countries, supported by agencies including UICC and the British Council.
Research Interest
He established the Cancer and Primary Care Research International Network (Ca-PRI) in 2007 (with the support of Professor Frede Olesen, Aarhus, Denmark) – this is now a global network, promoting research collaboration and capacity building in primary care and cancer. He is a member of the National Cancer Research Institute Primary Care Clinical Studies Development Group (Chair from 2003-2010) and is actively engaged in various government, policy and charity initiatives throughout the UK, relating to cancer research and cancer service development.
