# Sanjush Dalmia — full site text > Dr Sanjush Dalmia is an NHS doctor and policy researcher based in Leeds, United Kingdom, working at the intersection of the UK Labour Party and policy on artificial intelligence, science and innovation, foreign policy, health, and international development. This file contains the complete text of every page on sanjushdalmia.com, for retrieval and indexing. Canonical site: https://sanjushdalmia.com/ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0261-2951 Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141255102 Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0vSAnccAAAAJ ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sanjush-Dalmia-2 Last updated: 2026-09-04 --- # About Sanjush Dalmia Source: https://sanjushdalmia.com/about.html Biography ## About Sanjush Dalmia An NHS doctor and policy researcher based in Leeds, working at the intersection of the Labour Party and policy on artificial intelligence, science and innovation, foreign policy, health, and international development. Sanjush Dalmia is an NHS doctor and policy researcher based in Leeds, in the United Kingdom. He works at the intersection of the Labour Party and five policy areas: artificial intelligence, science and innovation, foreign policy, health, and international development. He works as a Specialised Foundation Doctor on the research pathway, part of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Clinical Academic Training Pathway, and is a Visiting Researcher at the University of Leeds . He is a Fellow at the Centre for British Progress, a non-partisan think tank focused on British growth, where he works on science, innovation and technology policy. He sits on the executive committee of Labour Digital and the committee of the Labour Campaign for International Development . He was previously Policy Adviser to the Labour Party’s Shadow Minister for Science, Research and Innovation, Science Policy Lead at UK Day One, and Executive Director of Polygeia , a global health research and policy think tank whose work has been cited by the UK Parliament and the World Health Organization. He served on the executive committee of Scientists for Labour from 2022 to 2026. His policy work spans metascience, artificial intelligence, research funding and assessment, academic publishing, innovation policy, industrial strategy, global health financing, pandemic preparedness and biosecurity. It has been covered in Labour List , Politico, Research Fortnight , Times Higher Education , WonkHE and UK Tech News, has been mentioned in Written Parliamentary Questions , and has been quoted in a Parliamentary debate . He writes about science, innovation and AI policy from a Labour perspective at White Heat , and about politics, communications and delivery at Productive State . He studied medicine at the University of Leeds and holds an MRes in Medicine, awarded with Distinction, focused on biological ageing and funded by an intercalated degree fellowship from the Wolfson Foundation and the Royal College of Physicians . His peer-reviewed research covers cancer, ageing and rare genetic conditions, and includes a first-author Cochrane systematic review. ### What do you work on? The intersection of the Labour Party and five policy areas: artificial intelligence, science and innovation, foreign policy, health, and international development. In practice that means policy reports and briefings for Labour frontbench teams, think tanks and campaigning organisations, alongside writing at White Heat and Productive State , and continuing peer-reviewed biomedical research. ### What have you worked on in Labour AI policy? I sit on the executive committee of Labour Digital and write about AI policy from a Labour perspective at White Heat. I led the writing of “Deepfakes, Elections and National Security”, produced on request from the team of the then Shadow DSIT Secretary, Peter Kyle, which fed into the opposition AI strategy and was covered in Politico, UK Tech News and Research Fortnight. “How the British Public Can Win on AI” sets out concrete options for Labour to win the politics of AI by putting British workers before Silicon Valley. I have also written on AI in public services, frontier AI regulation, AI for Science, and AI evaluations for productivity growth, and was invited to a roundtable at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology with the then Minister for AI, Feryal Clark. See the Science, Innovation and AI page. ### What have you worked on in Labour science and innovation policy? I was Policy Adviser to the Labour Party’s Shadow Minister for Science, Research and Innovation, and Science Policy Lead at UK Day One. I co-authored “Replacing the Research Excellence Framework” with Dr Richard Carr, “Reform Academic Publishing to Unblock Innovation” with Dr Jonny Coates of ASAPbio, and “Beyond Tax Credits” on pull mechanisms for private R&D. Two of those were mentioned in Written Parliamentary Questions by Dr Adam Thompson MP ( research assessment , academic publishing ). I am a Fellow at the Centre for British Progress, where I published “Making the Most of Britain’s AI for Science Strategy”, and I served on the executive committee of Scientists for Labour from 2022 to 2026. See the Science, Innovation and AI page. ### What have you worked on in Labour foreign policy? I wrote “A Joint Office for Pandemic Security and International Biodefence” on behalf of Scientists for Labour for the opposition FCDO and MOD teams, arguing that biological threats belong in defence and security rather than being treated solely as an aid issue. It was endorsed by Hilary Benn MP, received feedback from RUSI and the Nuclear Threat Initiative , and was quoted by Preet Gill , then Shadow International Development Minister, in a Parliamentary debate. I also work on where AI, science and innovation meet geopolitics and national security. See the Foreign Policy and Development page. ### What have you worked on in Labour international development policy? I sit on the committee of the Labour Campaign for International Development, for which I wrote “Joining the Partnership for a Lead Free Future ”, making the case that Britain should join a coalition of forty-one governments at no financial cost. “Good Growth Abroad” sets out sixteen politically realistic aid policies to raise development impact within a smaller budget. I led the writing of “Invest in the Global Fund for National, Economic and Health Security”, which received a hand-written response from the then Health Innovation Minister, Zubir Ahmed. See the Foreign Policy and Development page. ### What have you worked on in Labour health policy? My health policy work is mostly global rather than domestic: the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, childhood lead poisoning, pandemic preparedness and antimicrobial resistance. Domestically I practise as an NHS doctor, and my research on life sciences, ageing and long-term sickness sits at the boundary between health and industrial strategy. I co-authored “Ageing Research to Tackle Long-Term Sickness” with Tina Woods, formerly of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Longevity. ### What kind of policy work do you take on? Policy reports and briefings, evidence synthesis, data analysis and visualisation, op-eds and comment pieces, and speaking. I have written for think tanks, for a party’s frontbench teams in opposition, and for campaigning organisations. I am always keen to find collaborators for policy projects, and no experience is needed. ### What is your clinical and academic background? An MBChB in Medicine and an MRes in Medicine with Distinction, both from the University of Leeds, and current practice as an NHS Specialised Foundation Doctor on the research pathway. Published research includes a first-author Cochrane systematic review on enzyme replacement therapy for late-onset Pompe disease, work on patient-reported outcomes in non-small cell lung cancer, and preclinical work on insulin and IGF-1 signalling in ageing. See the Academic Research page. ### How do I get in touch? By email at sanjushdalmia@gmail.com , or on LinkedIn . --- # Home Source: https://sanjushdalmia.com/ Leeds, United Kingdom ## Dr Sanjush Dalmia I am an academic NHS doctor and a fellow at the Centre for British Progress. I was previously a Policy Adviser to Labour’s Shadow Minister for Science, Research and Innovation. I am on the committees of Labour Digital and the Labour Campaign for International Development . Before that I spent four years on the committee of Scientists for Labour. I write about science, innovation and AI policy from a Labour perspective at White Heat , and about politics, communications and delivery at Productive State . - Specialised Foundation Doctor (Research), NHS - Visiting Researcher, University of Leeds - Fellow, Centre for British Progress - Committee, Labour Digital - Committee, Labour Campaign for International Development - Policy Adviser to the Shadow Minister for Science, Research and Innovation, The Labour Party - Science Policy Lead, UK Day One - Executive Director, Polygeia (Global Health Think Tank) - Executive Committee, Scientists for Labour - Scholar, The Healthcare Leadership Academy - Labour List - Politico - Research Fortnight - Times Higher Education - WonkHE - UK Tech News ### Labour Politics, Good Growth & State Capacity Policy and communications strategies to help Labour win elections, evidence-informed policies fit for the modern world but rooted in Labour values, and how Britain can build state capacity to improve delivery. ### Science, Innovation & AI Metascience (the science of science), artificial intelligence (AI), AI for Science, life sciences, innovation, industrial strategy and the national security. ### Foreign Policy, International Development and Global Health International development and global health policy, and the intersections between science, innovation, AI, geopolitics and national security. ### Academic Research Biomedical research spanning bioethics, qualitative and quantitative methods, Cochrane systematic review methods, bioinformatics and CRISPR Cas-9, and clinical and preclinical research across cancer, Alzheimer’s and rare diseases. ### Selected Work An authentically Labour economic strategy built on rising market wages for people living in towns, split into measures deliverable by July 2029 and measures that pay off by 2034. Proposes AI for Science missions on pathogen detection, environmental forecasting and metascience tools, alongside a recognition prize focused on null results. Written on behalf of Scientists for Labour for the opposition FCDO and MOD teams, with feedback from RUSI and the Nuclear Threat Initiative and an endorsement from Hilary Benn MP. Quoted by Preet Gill in a Parliamentary debate. - A Good Growth Action Plan (2026, Productive State) An authentically Labour economic strategy built on rising market wages for people living in towns, split into measures deliverable by July 2029 and measures that pay off by 2034. - Making the Most of Britain’s AI for Science Strategy (2026, Centre for British Progress) Proposes AI for Science missions on pathogen detection, environmental forecasting and metascience tools, alongside a recognition prize focused on null results. - A Joint Office for Pandemic Security and International Biodefence PDF (2023, Scientists for Labour) Written on behalf of Scientists for Labour for the opposition FCDO and MOD teams, with feedback from RUSI and the Nuclear Threat Initiative and an endorsement from Hilary Benn MP. Quoted by Preet Gill in a Parliamentary debate. --- # Labour Politics, Good Growth and State Capacity Source: https://sanjushdalmia.com/politics.html Area of work ## Labour Politics, Good Growth and State Capacity I write about policy and communications strategies to help Labour win elections, evidence-informed policies fit for the modern world but rooted in Labour values, and how Britain can build state capacity to improve delivery. ### Current roles - Executive Committee Member Labour Digital - Committee Member Labour Campaign for International Development ### Former roles - Policy Adviser to the Shadow Minister for Science, Research and Innovation The Labour Party - Executive Committee Member Scientists for Labour Highlights ### A Good Growth Action Plan An authentically Labour economic strategy, built on a working definition of Andy Burnham’s “good growth”: rising market wages for people living in towns. It splits measures into those that can deliver by July 2029 and those that pay off by 2034. ### Rebrand the Welfare State On the communications and politics of cutting and spending. Argues that what a policy is called shapes how a decision lands on the doorstep, and that Labour would rather be known for expanding children’s nutrition payments and means-testing a targeted pension supplement than for the versions voters currently hear. ### When Should You Devolve a Quango? On when functions currently held by arms-length national bodies are better exercised by mayors and combined authorities, aligned to Andy Burnham’s devolution agenda. ### Writing Blogs and op-eds. On empire building and the adversarial culture between departments, with analysis of which departments took up more resources at the 2025 Spending Review and how parliamentary time is allocated. An authentically Labour economic strategy, built on a working definition of Andy Burnham’s “good growth”: rising market wages for people living in towns. It splits measures into those that can deliver by July 2029 and those that pay off by 2034. On how the naming and framing of welfare policy decides how spending and cuts land with voters. On which functions of arms-length national bodies are better exercised by mayors and combined authorities, aligned to Andy Burnham’s devolution agenda. Considers how effective policy strategy can be designed, keeping in mind political considerations. On what teams need to prioritise to be ready to govern the country. Makes the political case for acting early and decisively on standards in public life, given potential electoral benefits. ### Topics I work on - Labour’s electoral coalition - Policy and communications strategy - Metapolicy - State capacity - Whitehall and civil service reform - Devolution and regional growth - Public service reform - Political economy of growth - Ending the Tragedy of the Whitehall Commons Data (2026, Productive State) On empire building and the adversarial culture between departments, with analysis of which departments took up more resources at the 2025 Spending Review and how parliamentary time is allocated. - A Good Growth Action Plan (2026, Productive State) An authentically Labour economic strategy, built on a working definition of Andy Burnham’s “good growth”: rising market wages for people living in towns. It splits measures into those that can deliver by July 2029 and those that pay off by 2034. - Rebrand the Welfare State (2025, Productive State) On how the naming and framing of welfare policy decides how spending and cuts land with voters. - When Should You Devolve a Quango? (2025, Productive State) On which functions of arms-length national bodies are better exercised by mayors and combined authorities, aligned to Andy Burnham’s devolution agenda. - Eight Tests for Good Policy Strategy (2026, Productive State) Considers how effective policy strategy can be designed, keeping in mind political considerations. - Ten Tests to be Prepared for Government (2026, Productive State) On what teams need to prioritise to be ready to govern the country. - Andy Should Move Fast on Standards in Public Life (2026, Productive State) Makes the political case for acting early and decisively on standards in public life, given potential electoral benefits. --- # Science, Innovation and AI Source: https://sanjushdalmia.com/science.html Area of work ## Science, Innovation and AI I work on policy related to metascience (the science of science), artificial intelligence (AI), AI for Science, life sciences, innovation, industrial strategy and the national security and geopolitical implications of these issues. ### Current roles - Fellow Centre for British Progress - Executive Committee Member Labour Digital - Visiting Researcher University of Leeds ### Former roles - Policy Adviser to the Shadow Minister for Science, Research and Innovation The Labour Party - Science Policy Lead UK Day One - Executive Committee Member Scientists for Labour Highlights ### How the British Public Can Win on AI Concrete policy options to help Labour win the politics of AI, putting British workers before Silicon Valley. Aims to ensure AI benefits start in post-industrial towns rather than trickling down from the South East. ### Making the Most of Britain’s AI for Science Strategy Proposes AI for Science missions on pathogen detection, environmental forecasting and metascience tools, alongside a recognition prize focused on null results. ### How Labour Could Boost UK Research Invited to write about how metascience, new innovation policy tools, academic publishing reform, curiosity-driven research and research assessment reform could help deliver Labour’s goals for science and innovation. ### Policy reports Proposes AI for Science missions on pathogen detection, environmental forecasting and metascience tools, alongside a recognition prize focused on null results. Supported the development of a toolkit synthesising the economic evidence and theory on advance market commitments, innovation prizes and regulatory sandboxes, to produce actionable recommendations for UK policymakers. Co-authored with Dr Richard Carr of Anglia Ruskin University. Led to a series of articles and discussion in Research Fortnight and WonkHE, was included in Research Fortnight’s opinion highlights for 2024, and was mentioned in a Written Parliamentary Question by Dr Adam Thompson MP. Co-authored with Dr Jonny Coates of ASAPbio, with a media engagement strategy that led to coverage in Research Fortnight and Times Higher Education. Mentioned in a Written Parliamentary Question by Dr Adam Thompson MP. Co-authored with Arthur Baker of the University of Chicago Market Shaping Accelerator and Andrew Graves of the Innovation Caucus, recommending the use of novel innovation policy tools. Co-authored with Tina Woods, former Director to the Secretariat of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Longevity. Led the writing of a paper on AI and misinformation, written on request from the team of the then Shadow DSIT Secretary, Peter Kyle, and fed into the opposition AI strategy. Endorsed by Daniel Aldridge MP, then at BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT. Covered in Politico, UK Tech News and Research Fortnight. Led the writing of a report endorsed by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, the BioIndustry Association, the Confederation of British Industry and Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford, with coverage in Research Fortnight. Led to meetings with Darren Jones, Jonathan Reynolds, Hilary Benn, Chi Onwurah, Holly Lynch, Fabian Hamilton, Chris Evans, Rosena Allin-Khan and Paulette Hamilton. ### Writing Blogs and op-eds. Fourteen options for an AI policy reset, from a What Works Centre for AI in Public Services to binding regulation on frontier developers. How large language models could carry out output assessment at a fraction of the cost of peer panels, including where the approach does not work for non-article outputs. A live research agenda for funders and researchers, focused on economics, biology and biomedical science, with suggested study designs. A request for products modelled on Y Combinator’s request for start-ups, setting out AI tools that would make research faster and more reliable, spanning evidence synthesis, replication and research integrity. On building evaluations that measure whether AI systems deliver real productivity gains, emphasising real-world evaluations. Liked by AI expert Arvind Narayanan. Proposes new innovation policy tools using “regulatory pull” with no direct fiscal costs to government. Cited by Joe Hill and Cory Berman for the Re:State think tank in “The Law of Rule: Fixing how Britain regulates”. Invited to write about how metascience, new innovation policy tools, academic publishing reform, curiosity-driven research and research assessment reform could help deliver Labour’s goals for science and innovation. ### Cited in Parliament and the press Dr Adam Thompson MP tabled a Written Parliamentary Question drawing on “Replacing the Research Excellence Framework”. Dr Adam Thompson MP tabled a Written Parliamentary Question drawing on “Reform Academic Publishing to Unblock Innovation”. Coverage of the Centre for British Progress report on Britain’s AI for Science strategy. Coverage of “Reform Academic Publishing to Unblock Innovation”. Coverage of “Replacing the Research Excellence Framework”. ### Events Invited to a roundtable discussion at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology with the then Minister for AI, Feryal Clark, co-hosted by Daniel Aldridge MP. Established and ran a monthly event to bring together people working on science policy, attended by Labour MPs including the current AI Minister, Kanishka Narayan. ### Topics I work on - Industrial strategy - AI in public services - Frontier AI regulation - Metascience - Research funding and assessment - Academic publishing reform - AI for Science - Innovation policy and pull mechanisms - Life sciences and ageing research - AI, elections and national security - Making the Most of Britain’s AI for Science Strategy (2026, Centre for British Progress) Proposes AI for Science missions on pathogen detection, environmental forecasting and metascience tools, alongside a recognition prize focused on null results. - R&D Policy Toolkit (2025, Centre for British Progress) Supported the development of a toolkit synthesising the economic evidence and theory on advance market commitments, innovation prizes and regulatory sandboxes, to produce actionable recommendations for UK policymakers. - Replacing the Research Excellence Framework (2024, UK Day One) Co-authored with Dr Richard Carr of Anglia Ruskin University. Led to a series of articles and discussion in Research Fortnight and WonkHE, was included in Research Fortnight’s opinion highlights for 2024, and was mentioned in a Written Parliamentary Question by Dr Adam Thompson MP. - Reform Academic Publishing to Unblock Innovation (2024, UK Day One) Co-authored with Dr Jonny Coates of ASAPbio, with a media engagement strategy that led to coverage in Research Fortnight and Times Higher Education. Mentioned in a Written Parliamentary Question by Dr Adam Thompson MP. - Beyond Tax Credits: Pull Mechanisms to Crowd-in Private R&D Investment (2024, UK Day One) Co-authored with Arthur Baker of the University of Chicago Market Shaping Accelerator and Andrew Graves of the Innovation Caucus, recommending the use of novel innovation policy tools. - Ageing Research to Tackle Long-Term Sickness (2024, UK Day One) Co-authored with Tina Woods, former Director to the Secretariat of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Longevity. - Deepfakes, Elections and National Security PDF (2024, Scientists for Labour) Led the writing of a paper on AI and misinformation, written on request from the team of the then Shadow DSIT Secretary, Peter Kyle, and fed into the opposition AI strategy. Endorsed by Daniel Aldridge MP, then at BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT. Covered in Politico, UK Tech News and Research Fortnight. - R&D for Economic Security from Future Pandemics PDF (2023, Scientists for Labour) Led the writing of a report endorsed by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, the BioIndustry Association, the Confederation of British Industry and Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford, with coverage in Research Fortnight. Led to meetings with Darren Jones, Jonathan Reynolds, Hilary Benn, Chi Onwurah, Holly Lynch, Fabian Hamilton, Chris Evans, Rosena Allin-Khan and Paulette Hamilton. - How the British Public Can Win on AI (2026, White Heat) Fourteen options for an AI policy reset, from a What Works Centre for AI in Public Services to binding regulation on frontier developers. - AI Can Fix the Research Excellence Framework (2025, White Heat) How large language models could carry out output assessment at a fraction of the cost of peer panels, including where the approach does not work for non-article outputs. - Empirical Questions in Metascience (2025, White Heat) A live research agenda for funders and researchers, focused on economics, biology and biomedical science, with suggested study designs. - AI for Metascience: A Request for Products (2025, White Heat) A request for products modelled on Y Combinator’s request for start-ups, setting out AI tools that would make research faster and more reliable, spanning evidence synthesis, replication and research integrity. - AI Evals for Productivity Growth (2025, White Heat) On building evaluations that measure whether AI systems deliver real productivity gains, emphasising real-world evaluations. Liked by AI expert Arvind Narayanan. - Advance Regulation and Deregulation Commitments (2025, White Heat) Proposes new innovation policy tools using “regulatory pull” with no direct fiscal costs to government. Cited by Joe Hill and Cory Berman for the Re:State think tank in “The Law of Rule: Fixing how Britain regulates”. - How Labour could boost UK research (2025, Research Professional News) Invited to write about how metascience, new innovation policy tools, academic publishing reform, curiosity-driven research and research assessment reform could help deliver Labour’s goals for science and innovation. - Written Parliamentary Question on research assessment (2024, UK Parliament) Dr Adam Thompson MP tabled a Written Parliamentary Question drawing on “Replacing the Research Excellence Framework”. - Written Parliamentary Question on academic publishing (2024, UK Parliament) Dr Adam Thompson MP tabled a Written Parliamentary Question drawing on “Reform Academic Publishing to Unblock Innovation”. - Use AI to boost world-leading research in REF, think tank urges (2026, Research Fortnight) Coverage of the Centre for British Progress report on Britain’s AI for Science strategy. - End UKRI funds for open access publishing, urges report (2024, Times Higher Education) Coverage of “Reform Academic Publishing to Unblock Innovation”. - Scrap REF and allocate funds based on external grants, says think tank (2024, Times Higher Education) Coverage of “Replacing the Research Excellence Framework”. - Scrap REF to save £450 million, says think tank (2024, Research Fortnight) Coverage of “Replacing the Research Excellence Framework”. --- # Foreign Policy, International Development and Global Health Source: https://sanjushdalmia.com/foreign-policy.html Area of work ## Foreign Policy, International Development and Global Health I work on international development and global health policy, and on policy where science, innovation and AI intersect with geopolitics and national security. ### Current roles - Committee Member Labour Campaign for International Development ### Former roles - Executive Director Polygeia (Global Health Think Tank) Highlights ### Good Growth Abroad A pragmatic plan to increase development impact within the constraints of a smaller aid budget, aligned to Andy Burnham’s broader political agenda. ### A Joint Office for Pandemic Security and International Biodefence Written on behalf of Scientists for Labour for the opposition FCDO and MOD teams. Endorsed by Hilary Benn MP, with feedback from RUSI and the Nuclear Threat Initiative, and quoted by Preet Gill, then Shadow International Development Minister, in a Parliamentary debate. ### Invest in the Global Fund for National, Economic and Health Security Written for parliamentarians, making the case that the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria serves Britain’s own security and economic interests. Received a hand-written response from the then Health Innovation Minister, Zubir Ahmed. ### Policy reports Led the writing of a report for parliamentarians on UK investment in the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Received a hand-written response from the then Health Innovation Minister, Zubir Ahmed. Written for the Labour Campaign for International Development. Membership carries no financial obligation, which makes it one of the few remaining ways to raise Britain’s development impact while aid budgets are being cut. Forty-one governments have joined and Britain has not. Written on behalf of Scientists for Labour for the opposition FCDO and MOD teams. Endorsed by Hilary Benn MP, with feedback from RUSI and the Nuclear Threat Initiative, and quoted by Preet Gill, then Shadow International Development Minister, in a Parliamentary debate. A private briefing co-authored with Rohan Singh, written on request from the team of Preet Gill, then Shadow International Development Minister. ### Writing Blogs and op-eds. A pragmatic plan to increase development impact within the constraints of a smaller aid budget, aligned to Andy Burnham’s broader political agenda. ### Cited in Parliament Preet Gill, then Shadow International Development Minister, quoted “A Joint Office for Pandemic Security and International Biodefence” in the debate on the international agreement. ### Events Organised events at Labour Party Conference in collaboration with the Labour Foreign Policy Group and SME4Labour. Speakers included Wayne David, then Shadow FCDO Minister, and Evie Aspinall, Director of the British Foreign Policy Group. ### Topics I work on - AI, geopolitics and national security - Aid prioritisation and cost-effectiveness - Global health financing - The Global Fund and Gavi - Pandemic security and biodefence - Biotechnology and foreign policy - Lead poisoning - Antimicrobial resistance - Debt and international financial architecture - Invest in the Global Fund for National, Economic and Health Security (2025, Scientists for Labour) Led the writing of a report for parliamentarians on UK investment in the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Received a hand-written response from the then Health Innovation Minister, Zubir Ahmed. - Joining the Partnership for a Lead Free Future PDF (2026, LCID) Written for the Labour Campaign for International Development. Membership carries no financial obligation, which makes it one of the few remaining ways to raise Britain’s development impact while aid budgets are being cut. Forty-one governments have joined and Britain has not. - A Joint Office for Pandemic Security and International Biodefence PDF (2023, Scientists for Labour) Written on behalf of Scientists for Labour for the opposition FCDO and MOD teams. Endorsed by Hilary Benn MP, with feedback from RUSI and the Nuclear Threat Initiative, and quoted by Preet Gill, then Shadow International Development Minister, in a Parliamentary debate. - Good Growth Abroad: 16 Concrete Aid Policy Ideas (2026, Productive State) A pragmatic plan to increase development impact within the constraints of a smaller aid budget, aligned to Andy Burnham’s broader political agenda. - House of Commons debate on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (2023, Hansard) Preet Gill, then Shadow International Development Minister, quoted “A Joint Office for Pandemic Security and International Biodefence” in the debate on the international agreement. --- # Academic Research Source: https://sanjushdalmia.com/research.html Area of work ## Academic Research I am a Specialised Foundation Doctor on the research pathway in Leeds, part of the NIHR Clinical Academic Training Pathway. My published research covers cancer, Alzheimer’s and rare genetic conditions. ### Current roles - Specialised Foundation Doctor (Research) NHS - Visiting Researcher University of Leeds ### Former roles - Executive Director and Head of Policy Polygeia (Global Health Think Tank) ### Peer-reviewed publications Full list on ResearchGate . - Distinct, common and synergistic effects of insulin and IGF-1 receptors on healthy murine ageing Heliyon · 2024 - Cohort study investigating evolution and factors associated with dyspnoea after anatomic lung resection J Thoracic Disease · 2024 - Enzyme replacement therapy for late-onset Pompe disease First author Cochrane Database · 2023 - Patient-reported physical function is associated with survival after lung resection for non-small cell lung cancer Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 2022 - Factors influencing patient satisfaction after treatments for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer J Cancer Res Clin Oncol · 2021 - Shared decision-making in early stage non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review First author Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 2021 - Meta-analysis of the effect of sarcopenia in predicting postoperative mortality in emergency and elective abdominal surgery The Surgeon · 2018 ### Awards A fully funded scholarship, awarded after a competitive application process, developing skills in healthcare management and policy. First prize for an essay on the ethics of human challenge trials in the response to emerging pandemics. Visiting summer student in the Wolf Reik Lab, which specialises in ageing, reprogramming, early embryonic development and epigenetics. Investigated enhancer priming in the human epiblast, excising specific enhancers from human DNA using CRISPR Cas-9. Funded an MRes in Medicine at the University of Leeds, awarded with Distinction, focused on biological ageing. ### Methods - Cochrane systematic review methods - Meta-analysis - Narrative synthesis - Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool - Survival analysis - Patient-reported outcome measures - Preregistration and preprints - Bioinformatics - RNA-seq - RNA isolation - RNA guide design for CRISPR-Cas9