Professor elected to influential medical sciences group
The University of Birmingham 's Professor Jon Deeks (pictured) is one of 50 prominent biomedical and health scientists to have been elected to the Academy of Medical Science 's respected and influential Fellowship.
The new Fellows have been selected for their exceptional contributions to the advancement of medical science through innovative research discoveries and translating scientific developments into benefits for patients and the wider society.
Many of the Academy 's 2021 new Fellows are experts whose work has been instrumental during the pandemic, including Professor Deeks whose research has included recruiting and leading an independent network of global experts to maintain reviews of evidence on the accuracy of different diagnostic approaches to detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection in Cochrane systematic reviews - including assessing the performance of rapid antigen tests.
A Professor of Biostatistics, Jon leads the Biostatistics, Evidence Synthesis and Test Evaluation Research Group at the University of Birmingham 's Institute of Applied Health Research, and is also an integral part of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre.
He is a world leading expert on the evaluation of medical tests, has published over 300 research papers and reviews in scientific journals and is the senior methodologist on numerous primary evaluations and systematic reviews.
He also advises the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) on the evaluation of diagnostic tests, is an NIHR Senior Investigator Emeritus, and the Chief Statistical Advisor to the British Medical Journal.
Professor Deeks said: “The Academy upholds the importance of excellence in science, and the necessity of clinicians, laboratory experts and methodologists working together in multidisciplinary teams to meet this aim.
“I am honoured that the Academy has recognised the expertise that a biostatistician can bring to the evaluation of medical tests, and I look forward to contributing to developments in this field with Academy colleagues for years to come. ”
The new Fellows will be formally admitted to the Academy on 1 July 2021.