Dr. Rachel Mckendry

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Biography

Rachel McKendry is an Honorary Professor at University College London and holds a joint appointment at the London Centre for Nanotechnology. Her research focuses on early disease diagnosis through cutting-edge quantum technologies, deep learning, and mobile health. She is the Director of the EPSRC Digital Health Hub for Antimicrobial Resistance and Co-Director of the £24M Q-BIOMED Quantum Biomedical Sensing Research Hub starting in December 2024. A prominent figure in the field, Professor McKendry has directed multiple significant projects including the £11M i-sense EPSRC IRC for Early Warning Systems in Infectious Diseases. Over her career, she has received multiple prestigious awards including the Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award and the Institution of Engineering Technology F Harvey International Engineering Research Prize. In addition, Professor McKendry has held numerous senior advisory roles, contributing to major health initiatives and collaborations with various leading institutions globally. She has also been involved in rowing, represented by her participation in the 1997 Boat Race with Cambridge University Women’s Boat Club.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2024-01-01 — Present

University College London • London, United Kingdom

Professor of Biomedicine at the Centre for Nanotechnology.

Co-Director

2024-01-01 — 2029-01-01

Q-BIOMED Quantum Biomedical Sensing Research Hub • University College London, Centre Nanotechnology, United Kingdom

Co-Director overseeing research and development in quantum biomedical sensing.

Director

2023-01-01 — 2026-01-01

EPSRC Digital Health Hub AMR • University College London, Centre Nanotechnology, London, United Kingdom

Director of the Digital Health Hub focused on Antimicrobial Resistance initiatives.

Director

2013-01-01 — 2024-01-01

i-sense EPSRC IRC Early Warning Sensing Systems Infectious Diseases • University College London, Centre Nanotechnology, United Kingdom

Directed early warning systems for infectious diseases.