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Colin McCowan is Professor of Health Data Science at the University of St Andrews' School of Medicine, where he works within the Population and Behavioural Science Division and the Sir James Mackenzie Institute for Early Diagnosis. He also holds an Honorary Professor position at the University of Glasgow's Institute of Health & Wellbeing. Previously, he served as Professor of Health Informatics at the University of Glasgow from November 2012 to December 2018.
McCowan's research focuses on health data science and clinical epidemiology, particularly the use of routinely collected health data for epidemiological studies and clinical trial support. His work spans multiple clinical domains including cancer, healthcare acquired infections, cardiovascular disease, multimorbidity, and elderly care. He has been instrumental in developing data infrastructure services, notably co-running the West of Scotland Safe Haven with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and previously working at the Health Informatics Centre in Dundee.
His recent publications demonstrate expertise in analyzing multimorbidity patterns, COVID-19 health disparities, cancer screening interventions, perinatal outcomes, and nutritional biomarkers for cardiovascular disease. McCowan leads significant research initiatives including the capacity building work stream of the Farr Institute and serves as one of the Scottish leads for training within Health Data Research UK (HDR UK).
- Published 160 research outputs across diverse health data science domains
- Developed 8 major datasets including EAVE-II data dictionary
- Currently leads 4 active research projects with Chief Scientist Office and Wellcome Trust
McCowan actively supervises postgraduate research students and contributes to advancing health data science methodology while addressing critical public health challenges through innovative use of routinely collected health data.
