Email: emily.quilter@bristol.ac.uk

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Emily-E-V-Quilter-2184725767

My interest in digital health stems from my undergraduate degree in Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Bristol, which gave me a firm foundation in health science. In 2017, I completed a MSc in Control of Infectious Diseases at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, which focused on translating research findings into tangible impact. My academic background has centred around leprosy research; periods spent in low income, leprosy endemic countries (Tanzania, Bangladesh and Nepal) showed me the reality of disease control at the grass root level. The application of new digital technology is an area has been little used or studied in leprosy thus far – I want to see that changed.

At each step in my career, I have determined that the incorporation of digital health technology is not just an opportunity, but an urgent and essential need. People affected with leprosy, and their families, will categorically benefit from digital technology. Studying at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Digital Health and Care will give me the technical and e-health background that is needed to further increase and strengthen my research potential.