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Dr Lazaros Belbasis is an Intermediate Transition Research Fellow at the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, a position funded by the Oxford British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence since August 2024. Previously, he held an Oxford Population Health Early Career Research Fellowship starting in August 2022. He is also a research member of Kellogg College and actively contributes to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching within the department.
His educational background includes a medical degree (2015) and PhD in Epidemiology (2020) from the University of Ioannina, complemented by clinical training as a General Practitioner and family medicine physician in Greece (Certificate of Completion of Training, 2021).
Belbasis specializes in neuroepidemiology and causal inference methodologies, with primary research focusing on Mendelian randomization applications to identify molecular pathways in neurological disorders. His work integrates multi-omics data from population biobanks to investigate neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer's, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's), stroke mechanisms, and environmental risk factors across diverse conditions. He maintains a strong secondary focus on meta-research, particularly umbrella reviews, prediction model reproducibility, and research integrity frameworks.
Analysis of his publication record reveals consistent methodological innovation in evidence synthesis techniques, with increasing emphasis on proteomic and transcriptomic data integration since 2022. His research spans neurodegenerative disorders, cardiovascular epidemiology, respiratory diseases, and meta-epidemiological methodology development.
His scientific recognition includes:
- PhD scholarship by Greek State Scholarships Foundation
- Research Fellowship by Hellenic Academy of Neuro-immunology
- Associate Fellowship of the Advance Higher Education
- Oxford Population Health Teaching Award 2024
- Reviewer’s Choice Award at the 2023 American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting
Current research is supported by the Oxford British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence fellowship, building on prior funding from Greek State Scholarships Foundation and Hellenic Academy of Neuro-immunology. While he actively mentors students in teaching capacities, no formal PhD advisees are documented. His collaborative work extends to the Meta-research Innovation Center – Berlin and METRICS on evidence synthesis projects.
He operates within the Nuffield Department of Population Health's research ecosystem, collaborating with the QUEST Center for Responsible Research at Charité on meta-research initiatives while maintaining active involvement in the Oxford Population Health research group.
