Spencer Keene

Spencer Keene is a Research Associate in the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit (CEU) at the University of Cambridge's Department of Public Health and Primary Care, focusing on cardiovascular and respiratory epidemiology through large-scale population studies.

His educational background includes:

• BSc in Biology from Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
• MSc in Epidemiology (institution unspecified)
• Joint PhD from University of Birmingham and Maastricht University

Dr. Keene's research spans cardiovascular epidemiology, respiratory disorders (including ADO score validation work), and cancer epidemiology. His career trajectory shows a deliberate shift from laboratory biology to population health, with early ovarian cancer research at Vanderbilt University followed by respiratory investigations at CIRO+ in the Netherlands during his doctoral work. Current CEU projects leverage his expertise in multi-center epidemiological methodologies.

As part of the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, he contributes to research examining genetic, environmental, and social determinants of cardiovascular diseases within global population cohorts. The unit maintains collaborations with international consortia including CARDIoGRAMplusC4D and EPIC-CVD.