Professor Jaspal S Kooner

I am Professor of Clinical Cariology and Imperial College London, and a frontline cardiologist providing consultant-led service at Imperial College and London North West Healthcare Trusts. I have led coronary intervention services in North West London for ~30 years. My team, and I deliver an acclaimed clinical service, and have been recognised externally for eliminating inequalities, achieving exceptional standards and best outcomes to among the most deprived UK populations, comprising 40% ethnic minorities. I am a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. I am Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, a peer reviewed award, based on exceptional contributions to the medical science, in the form of original discovery, and of sustained contribution to scholarship My research aims to identify new strategies for prediction and prevention of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. I have extensive experience over 30 years in leading and managing large scale population resources. I am recognised internationally for my scientific contributions to advancing our understanding of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes (T2D) in large populations. I have co-authored over 250 publications. More than 75 are published in Nature and Nature Genetics. I am a highly cited researcher (59,856 citations, H-index 97) My current research is targeted at susceptibility gene identification of CVD and T2D. I am Director of South Asia Biobank comprising ~200,000 participants from UK and South Asia, followed-up longitudinally, for investigation of wide ranging scientific questions among South Asians, who comprise ¼ of the world's population. I am Founder and Director of the London Life Sciences Population (LOLIPOP) cohort study a prospective investigation of 42,547 South Asian and European men and women, comprising the largest and most deeply phenotyped multi-ethnic cohort worldwide, (including >2M bio-samples stored at minus 80 degrees, since 2003). providing insights into causal mechanisms and prediction of cardiovascular disease and diabetes, with significant scientific impacts. Since 1991, I have provided training in general cardiology to over several hundred doctors, and specialist trainees in invasive / interventional cardiology, many of whom now practise as consultants in the UK. I have developed and lead clinical skills courses for doctors entering higher specialist training. Approximately, 25,000 UK doctors have attended and received training on these courses (ealingpaces.com, 1991-current). I have chaired sessions and delivered invited lectures at many local, national, and international clinical and scientific conferences.