Igor Rudan
Igor Rudan (born 7 March 1971) is a Croatian-British scientist, writer, and science communicator. He leads research projects in global health and genetics, writes books, and creates documentary series.Igor Rudan is a medical doctor with two master’s degrees (in anthropology and epidemiology) and two Ph.D. degrees (in public health and genetic epidemiology). He has published more than 600 research papers as of 1 October 2023, which have been cited more than 200,000 times.
In his early career, he developed a biobank in the isolate island populations of Croatia (“10001 Dalmatians”). He co-led the study that first identified associations between SLC2A9 genetic variants, uric acid levels and gout; and identified variants that regulate human protein N-glycosylation; and predispose to autoimmune diseases and cancers. He co-authored 12 Nature and 64 Nature Genetics papers that assigned biomedical function to more than 2000 human genetic variants.
In his later career, he focused on international health efforts to reduce global child mortality as the member of Child Health Epidemiology Reference Group (CHERG). He served as a consultant of the World Health Organization, UNICEF, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The World Bank, Save the Children, and other organizations. He developed the "CHNRI" methodology (in 2007) and EQUIST tool (in 2012). Both have been widely used by international agencies to prioritize investments in global health research and interventions, respectively.
He founded or co-founded Croatian Centre for Global Health at the University of Split, Croatia (in 2008), Edinburgh University Global Health Society (in 2011), Journal of Global Health (in 2011), World Health Organization's Collaborating Centre for Population Health Research and Training (in 2013), Centre for Global Health at the University of Edinburgh (in 2015), Journal of Global Health Reports (in 2017) and the International Society of Global Health (in 2019).
He is most widely known for his popularizing of biomedical science. In 2017 he completed a documentary series "Survival: The Story of Global Health" which was broadcast on Croatian National TV and seen by more than 1 million people. He published four No. 1 national bestsellers in popular science in Croatia: The Exact Colour of the Sky: The Story of Science (in 2017), Evil Air: The Story of Medicine (in 2018), In the Land of Clans: The Story of Adaptation (in 2019) and Awaiting the Fires: The Story of Sustainability (in 2020).
He was included among ISI/Thomson Reuters "World's Most Influential Scientific Minds". He received awards including the Wellcome Trust's International Research Development Award (in 2002), "Scientist of the Year" Award from The Croatian Parliament (in 2005), Visiting Professorship for Senior International Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (in 2012), The Chancellor's Award for Research (in 2012) and Principal’s Medal (in 2019). In 2016, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE). In 2020 he was the adviser to the Croatian Government for COVID-19 response and he launched a health education campaign on the pandemics which reached up to three million people in eight countries. Subsequently, he has been admitted to the Academia Europaea (2022), the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (2023), and the International Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Bosnia and Herzegovina as a Laureate (2023). Provided by Wikipedia
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4by Jadhav Suresh S, Zgaga Lina, Huda Tanvir, Nair Harish, Theodoratou Evropi, Higginson Daisy, Omer Saad B, Rudan Igor, Campbell HarryGet full text
Published 2011-04-01
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6by Rudan Igor, Arifeen Shams El, Nair Harish, Huda Tanvir, Theodoratou Evropi, Zgaga Lina, Catto Alastair G, Duke Trevor, Campbell HarryGet full text
Published 2011-04-01
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7by Simões Eric AF, Huda Tanvir, Zgaga Lina, Theodoratou Evropi, Verma Vasundhara R, Nair Harish, Wright Peter F, Rudan Igor, Campbell HarryGet full text
Published 2011-04-01
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9by Li, Ye, Wang, Wei, van Velthoven, Michelle Helena, Chen, Li, Car, Josip, Rudan, Igor, Zhang, Yanfeng, Wu, Qiong, Du, Xiaozhen, Scherpbier, Robert WGet full text
Published 2013-12-01
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10by Campbell Harry, Rudan Igor, Jhass Arnoupe, Ferguson Joy, Eisele Thomas P, Imdad Aamer, Jabeen Afshan, Theodoratou Evropi, Yakoob Mohammad Yawar, Black Robert E, Bhutta Zulfiqar AGet full text
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11by McQuillan Ruth, Saftić Vanja, Kolčić Ivana, Vitart Veronique, Bellenguez Celine, Hayward Caroline, Polašek Ozren, Gyllensten Ulf, Wilson James F, Rudan Igor, Wright Alan F, Campbell Harry, Leutenegger Anne-LouiseGet full text
Published 2010-02-01
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12by Nelson Christopher B, El Arifeen Shams, Zhang Jian Shayne F, Johnson Hope L, Luksic Ivana, Falconer Rachel, Zgaga Lina, Nair Harish, Theodoratou Evropi, Huda Tanvir, Choudhuri Debajeet, Borrow Ray, Campbell Harry, Rudan IgorGet full text
Published 2011-04-01
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13by Zhang Jian Shayne F, El Arifeen Shams, Rubens Craig, Madhi Shabir, Johnson Hope L, Huda Tanvir, Zgaga Lina, Seong Ang Choon, Nair Harish, Theodoratou Evropi, Webster Julia, Krause Ryoko, Jacobs Troy A, Brooks Abdullah W, Campbell Harry, Rudan IgorGet full text
Published 2011-04-01
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14by Oostra Ben A, Meitinger Thomas, Boban Mladen, Hastie Nick, Campbell Susan, Schreiber Stefan, Gnewuch Carsten, Zemunik Tatijana, Zgaga Lina, Nöthlings Ute, Kolcic Ivana, Ellinghaus David, Polasek Ozren, Isaacs Aaron, Melville Scott A, Wild Sarah H, Johansson Asa, Aulchenko Yurii S, Franke Andre, Hayward Caroline, Vitart Veronique, De Grandi Alessandro, Pattaro Cristian, Riegler Peter, Minelli Cosetta, Wright Alan F, Campbell Harry, van Duijn Cornelia M, Gyllensten Ulf, Wilson James F, Krawczak Michael, Rudan Igor, Pramstaller Peter PGet full text
Published 2010-03-01
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Published 2010
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