Dr Lilian Hunt

Dr Lilian Hunt received their PhD in Genetics from UCL whilst at The Francis Crick Institute. It was here that they helped bring together Wellcome, The Francis Crick Institute and GSK as founders of EDIS (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Science and Health) in 2016, and have developed and led the coalition since. Lilian has previously represented EDIS on the National Institute for Health Research’s INVOLVE Diversity and Inclusion working group, with a focus on inclusive patient and public involvement in health research. They champion inclusive research design and practice within Wellcome and EDIS member organisations and sit as an Advisory Board Member for The Health Foundation’s ‘Developing the long-term research agenda for COVID-19’ programme.