Professor David Van Heel

Profile

David Van Heel is a Professor of Genetics at Queen Mary University of London, Honorary Consultant Physician at Barts Health NHS Trust. He trained in clinical research with a Medical Research Council Clinical Training Fellowship and a Wellcome Trust Clinician Scientist Fellowship.

Prof. Van Heel's current research interests are population genomic medicine of British Bangladeshi and British Pakistani communities, with genetics, NHS health data and recall for further studies based on genotype/phenotype. David is the Chief Investigator for the Genes & Health longitudinal population study: www.genesandhealth.org

Prof. Van Heel is a member of the Medical Research Council Population and Systems Medicine Board (2016-2022), and was deputy Chief Clinical Information Officer for Barts Health NHS Trust (2013-2024).

Research

Publications

• Demircan K, Carrasco-Zanini J, Williamson A et al. (publicationYear). Data-driven prioritization of high-risk individuals for weight loss interventions. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1038/s41591-026-04353-2

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/126560
• Fejzo M, Wang X, Tan Q et al. (2026). Publisher Correction: Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of severe pregnancy nausea and vomiting. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1038/s41588-026-02608-9

  
  

  QMRO: qmroHref
• Moolhuijsen LME, Zhu J, Mullin BH et al. (publicationYear). Genomic analyses implicate hormonal and metabolic dysregulation in polycystic ovary syndrome. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1038/s41588-026-02543-9

  
  

  QMRO: qmroHref
• Jacobs BM, Chandra A, Foote IF et al. (publicationYear). The contribution of Apoliproprotein E genetic variation to dementia risk in British South Asians. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcag141

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/127253
• Fejzo M, Wang X, Tan Q et al. (2026). Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of severe pregnancy nausea and vomiting. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1038/s41588-026-02564-4

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/126975
• Katzourou IK, consortium L, van den Bree MBM et al. (2026). Neurodevelopmental copy-number variants increase risk of internalizing and cardiometabolic multimorbidity: Findings from the UK Biobank. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2026.02.021

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/127592
• Kim HI, DeBoever C, Walter K et al. (2026). Exome sequencing and analysis of 44,028 British South Asians enriched for high autozygosity. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1038/s41588-026-02553-7

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/126291
• White SL, Brasher MS, Pattee J et al. (2026). Global multi-ancestry genome-wide analyses identify genes and biological pathways associated with thyroid cancer and benign thyroid diseases. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1038/s41588-025-02483-w

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/122769
• Constantinides M, Gafton J, Garcia ACA et al. (publicationYear). A genes and health recall study of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy and cholestatic liver disease. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1038/s43856-025-01228-4

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/117052
• Small AM, Yang T-Y, Itoh S et al. (2026). Genomic and transcriptomic analyses of aortic stenosis enhance therapeutic target discovery and disease prediction. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1038/s41588-025-02417-6

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/116975