About me

Dr Tom Fowler is Genomic England’s Director of Public Health, working to support the science stream around rare diseases, infectious diseases and cancer. In particular, he has led the rare disease pilot phase of the 100,000 Genomes Project. He also coordinates the Project’s infectious disease strand, which is led primarily by Public Health England. Following a PhD in Behavioural Genetics in 2003, his career began as a Specialist Registrar in Public Health, working in the NHS. He has worked in both commissioning and specialised commissioning as well as roles such as regional epidemiologist and health protection consultant.