Dr Afreenish Amir (MBBS, M.Phil (Microbiology), MPH, PhD (Microbiology) medical microbiologist with over thirteen years of experience in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases; currently working as Project Director National Fungal Disease Surveillance System at National Institutes of Health, Pakistan. She is working on implementation of National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance, GLASS, AMR and AMC …
Ghada is the Head of Partnership and Stakeholder Engagement at ICARS. In her role, she is shaping and delivering on ICARS’ mission, bridging the gap between evidence and practice, and working in close partnership with low- and middle-income countries. She is developing collaborations with a range of stakeholders including potential donors, UN bodies, NGOs and …
Dr. Oluchi Mbamalu is a Research Pharmacist at the Division of Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. She has experience in academia and pharmacy practice, as well as in mixed methods and field and laboratory research. Her current research interests explore barriers to diagnostic uptake to address …
Candice Bonaconsa is a researcher in the Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa since 2019. Prior to this she worked as a clinical nurse in a paediatric setting, followed by a research position with the Child Nurse Practice Development Initiative in the Department of …
Abriti Arjyal is a public health professional, with over ten years of experience in the area of the health system and social research. Over the years she has gained wide-ranging experience in application of numerous research methods, among which qualitative tools and techniques, participatory action research, health policy and system research, and community engagement are …
Usha Lamichhane is a Scientific Programme Officer at the Global AMR R&D Hub based in Berlin, Germany. Her background is in microbiology and biophysics. She has previously worked in the Translocation project to increase the understanding on the overall permeability of drugs into bacteria under the New Drugs for Bad Bugs (ND4BB) Programme against AMR, …
Dr. Ralf Sudbrak (male) is Interim Secretariat Co-Lead of the Global AMR R&D Hub in Berlin. He joined the Hub in February 2019. He is a biologist by training and specialist in genetic and genomics as well as personalized medicine. From 2014 to 2018 he was involved as an independent researcher in tenders of the …
Jorge Pinto Ferreira is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, originally from Portugal, with five years of clinical experience; a Masters in Food Safety; a PhD (as Fulbright scholar) in Population Medicine (with a graduate certificate in public policy). Doctoral studies were conducted in a partnership between the College of Veterinary Medicine of North Carolina State …
During my undergraduate studies, based in a contemporary performing arts degree, I became increasingly interested in the use of arts in other fields. When I returned to studying, after multiple years working in health and social care in the UK, I already had an interest in engaging often underrepresented communities. Working closely with people who …
Liz Callegari is the Co-Founder of Black Sands Communications Ltd and works on Campaign & Communications strategy for a wide range of clients across environment, health and film with clients as varied as Silverback Films, Compassion in World Farming and Conservation International. She is the Impact Producer for an upcoming HBO/BBC/Wellcome documentary from AMOS Pictures …
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