Professor Sandi Deans

Sandi Deans is the National Laboratory and Scientific Lead within the NHS England Genomics Team providing scientific oversight and leadership for the delivery of the NHS National Genomic Medicine Service and the NHS contribution to the 100,000 Genomes Project.

Dr Deans is a Consultant Clinical Scientist with an international reputation in the delivery and assessment of a wide range of molecular and genomic technologies in modern healthcare.

She is also the Director of Genomics Quality Assessment (GenQA) part of the UK National External Quality Assessment Service (UK NEQAS) based in the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

Dr Deans is an Honorary Reader in Genomic Medicine at Edinburgh University and a Senior Honorary Lecturer in the Medical School, University of St. Andrews.