Summary
Dr Heather Ward is a nutritional epidemiologist in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Imperial College, London. She received a BSc in Health Studies from the University of Waterloo (Canada, 2003), an MSc in Nutritional Science from the University of Toronto (Canada, 2005), and a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Cambridge (2011).
Dr. Ward has led several investigations using data from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition, examining a range of lifestyle exposures (physical activity, diet, anthropometry) in relation to chronic disease outcomes (head and neck cancer, all-cause mortality, and colorectal cancer survival). She is a Co-Investigator of CHARIOT-PRO study (recruitment ongoing), leading research to understand the relationship between diet and risk of dementia among healthy older adults.
Publications
Journals
Macciotta A, Catalano A, Giraudo MT, et al. , 2023, Mediating role of lifestyle behaviours in the association between education and cancer: results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition., Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, Vol:32, ISSN:1055-9965, Pages:132-140
Hellstrom PM, Gemmen E, Ward HA, et al. , 2022, Switching from originator infliximab to biosimilar versus continuing on originator in inflammatory bowel disease: results from the observational Project NORTH study, Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol:57, ISSN:0036-5521, Pages:1435-1442
Mariosa D, Smith-Byrne K, Richardson TG, et al. , 2022, Body size at different ages and risk of six cancers: a Mendelian randomization and prospective cohort study, Jnci: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol:114, ISSN:0027-8874, Pages:1296-1300
Iguacel I, Perez-Cornago A, Schmidt JA, et al. , 2021, Evaluation of protein and amino acid intake estimates from the EPIC dietary questionnaires and 24-h dietary recalls using different food composition databases, Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, Vol:32, ISSN:0939-4753, Pages:80-89
Udeh-Momoh CT, Watermeyer T, Price G, et al. , 2021, Protocol of the cognitive health in ageing register: investigational, observational and trial studies in dementia research (CHARIOT): prospective readiness cOhort (PRO) SubStudy., Bmj Open, Vol:11, ISSN:2044-6055, Pages:1-12