Dr Ben Jacobs

Profile

I am a clinical academic neurologist interested in combining genetics, ‘omics’, and data science so we can get better at predicting, prognosticating, and treating diseases of the nervous system.

Research

Research Interests:

• Genetics
• ‘Omics’
• Epidemiology
• Healthcare inequality and diversity
• Data science
• Electronic healthcare records
• Cohorts, biobanks, and registries

Publications

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Jacobs, B. M. et al. Genetic determinants of multiple sclerosis susceptibility in people from diverse ancestral backgrounds. Neurology 106, e214708 (2026).

Jacobs, B. M. et al. Single-cell analysis of cerebrospinal fluid reveals common features of neuroinflammation. Cell Reports Medicine 6, (2025).

Jacobs, B. M. et al. Genetic architecture of routinely acquired blood tests in a British South Asian cohort. Nature Communications 15, 8929 (2024).

Rahimov, F. et al. Common diseases in clinical cohorts—not always what they seem. New England Journal of Medicine 393, 1589–1598 (2025).

Kim, H. I. et al. Exome sequencing and analysis of 44,028 British South Asians enriched for high autozygosity. Nature genetics 1–10 (2026).

Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=j7XZcTcAAAAJ&hl=en

ORCID: 0000-0002-6023-6010

Supervision

Current supervision - Emily Tregaskis-Daniels (Secondary PhD supervisor), Dr Ioanna Zimiantiti (Academic Foundation Doctor), Dr Jakub Nagrodzki (Academic Internal Medicine Trainee), Dr Ashvin Kuri (Academic Foundation Doctor), Piranavi Jeyaruban (Medical Student), Jack Hostick (Medical Student).

Previous supervision – Dr Tom Taylor (Academic Foundation Doctor), Dr Shannon Healey (Academic Foundation Doctor), Dr Ashvin Kuri (Academic Foundation Doctor), Dr Luke Hone (Academic Foundation Doctor), Dr Josh Breedon (Academic Foundation Doctor).