Dr Gavin Pereira is epidemiologist whose research is on multifactorial determinants of health across the life course. He has made contributions to knowledge of environmental, behavioural and modifiable risk factors and outcomes early in the life course and their potential to prevent later morbidity. He has published on various topics, including social and environmental inequalities in health, epidemiological methods, causal inference, and the application of data science approaches for prediction, prognosis and precision public health.