Amy Jayne McKnight is a molecular epidemiologist and translational scientist by training. She is affiliated with the Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast, UK. Her research is focused on molecular factors that influence human disease, in particular multi-omic associations with kidney disease, diseases common in aging populations, and rare diseases. She has authored more than 120 publications with an h-index of 34 (Scopus, March 2024).