Jean Golding

Jean Golding (born 22 September 1939)[1] is a British epidemiologist, and founder of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) a birth cohort study that produced a highly detailed dataset of the children of the 90s that recorded biological, psychological, social and medical information of this multigenerational group.[2] The dataset is used by researchers across the world,[3] and it includes interviews, questionnaires and biological samples for a period of over 20 years since the children were born. Golding's decision on what data was useful to collect led to it being used for genetic and epigenetic research worldwide.[4]

In 2012 she was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire[5] for her setting up and developing the cohort.[3] In 2013, she received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Bristol, acclaimed as an "exemplar of the qualities and values the institution promotes".[6]

References

  1. ↑ Peters, Tim J. (January 2014). "A Conversation with Jean Golding". Epidemiology 25 (1): 147–151. doi:10.1097/EDE.0000000000000019. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "ALSPAC: the avon longitudinal study of parents and children". Imperial College London. School of Public Health. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 Gage, Suzi. "Jean Golding: a tale of illness, adventure and statistics". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  4. ↑ "Ada Lovelace Day: Where are the women in science? Right here ... My top 10 female scientists". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  5. ↑ "2012 New Year Honours".
  6. ↑ "Professor Jean Golding gets honorary degree at Bristol University". BBC News. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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