Dr Alex Wright

Digital Pathology Research Systems Lead / AI Scientist Team Lead

NPIC Deployment Team – Development, Deployment and Evaluation of AI in the NPIC National PACS
NPIC Research Team – Deployment of NPIC’s Digital Pathology Research Systems

Alex Wright

Alex has been working in digital pathology since 2006, developing image analysis algorithms and AI-powered diagnostic tools, using digitised histopathology slides. He completed his PhD in 2018, with his Thesis: “Automated analysis of colorectal cancer“.

After joining NPIC in 2021, he worked on the development and migration of the NPIC National Clinical PACS solution, before changing focus to lead the development of NPIC’s Research and AI systems. 

Alex has worked on a wide variety of projects across all of the NPIC themes, including developing the technical infrastructure of both the clinical and research digital pathology solutions, the installation of the AI FORGE and its scanners, various research and development projects, such as the QCC Point of Use Quality Assurance tool, as well as creating the NPIC centre, website and branding. 

Currently, Alex leads the NPIC AI Scientist team and is working to deploy and evaluate AI in the clinical setting, alongside the development of NPIC’s globally accessible research environment. 

In addition to AI research, Alex is responsible for developing the University of Leeds Virtual Pathology website and infrastructure, which hosts thousands of educational resources, attracting millions of visitors per year.