^ Zandra Deans

Professor Sandi Deans is a Consultant Clinical Scientist and the Director of Genomics Quality Assessment (GenQA), a member of the UK National External Quality Assessment Service (UK NEQAS). The EQA Scheme delivers assessment of the standard of the full clinical genomics testing pathway through 120 different schemes. This includes clinical genetics, molecular genetics, molecular pathology, cytogenomic testing, newborn screening, prenatal diagnosis, preimplantation genetic testing and variant interpretation. She is working with multiple countries across the world to embed quality into genomic services.

She was the Deputy Director of the Genomics Unit, NHS England and led the clinical, scientific and laboratory team, and is responsible for the National Genomic Test Directory. She continues to work as a Consultant for the Genomics Unit. Previously she was the Senior Scientific Advisor within the Genomics Implementation Unit at NHS England for the delivery of the 100,000 Genomes Project.

Sandi also holds a chair as Professor of Clinical Genomics at the University of Edinburgh.