Ian Young - Biography

Ian Young is Professor of Medicine at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, and and Consultant Chemical Pathologist at Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.  In addition, he is Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department of Health, Northern Ireland, and Director of Research for Health and Social Care.   His main clinical and research interests are in nutrition and lipids, particularly in relation to cardiovascular disease prevention.  He is author of over 500 published research papers.  He is Past-President of the Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine, UK, and previous Chair of the Joint Committee for Traceability in Laboratory Medicine (JCTLM) and IFCC SD. He currently Chair of the UK Government’s Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and the Harmonization Oversight Group of the International Consortium for the Harmonization of Clinical Laboratory Results..  He is Deputy Editor for the journal Clinical Chemistry.