Dr Rebecca Pope (she/her), Clinical Neuroscientist & Roche UK's Digital & Data Science Innovation Lead.
Dr Rebecca Pope is a Clinical Neuroscientist & Roche UK's Digital & Data Science Innovation Lead. Rebecca's focus is working with the NHS, governments, regulators, clinicians and patients on how we can bring the advanced technologies that we’re used to using in our everyday lives, like Artificial Intelligence, into healthcare, at scale. She established and co-leads the Roche UK and Great Ormond Street Hospital 5-yr partnership and is part of multiple partnerships focusing on AI and scalable digital health solutions across the patient pathway within Oncology, Ophthalmology, Neurology & Rare Diseases.
She is also an honorary Senior Research Fellow and PhD supervisor in AI at UCL, TEDx speaker on the application of AI within the NHS and has been consistently voted as one of 'The Most Influential Women in UK Tech'. Rebecca published a number of academic research papers, wrote several scientific broadsheet commentaries, and is the recipient of National awards for her research endeavours.
Rebecca is deeply passionate about equality, diversity & inclusion in STEM & society and is part of several initiatives & networks that encourage an inclusive environment where everyone feels empowered. In 2021, Rebecca established the Roche UK Health MBA Scholarship for underrepresented groups.