Christiana is a Biomedical Scientist specialized in Immunology and Infectious diseases. She has a background in drug development, regulatory affairs, GMP compliance and CMC strategy in the context of biomanufacturing. She holds an MSc in Drug Discovery and Pharma Management from University College London. At this time she facilitated activities to increase public health awareness on the impact of drug resistance and the importance of support towards the development of novel compounds as well as economic measures for combatting rising antimicrobial resistance.
Prior to GARDP, she worked as a technical project manager in the field of bioproduction as well as global public health and health economics lead inspired by a vision of growing capacity for biomanufacturing in Africa. She has a keen interest in Health Systems Policy and Financing and during her academic career she conducted research in the area of public-private partnerships in the pharmaceutical industry designed to tackle rising antimicrobial resistance.
With an MSc in International Health Management from Imperial Business School she has international experience working in both public and private sectors bringing together scientific expertise and economic analysis to address issues of global public health relevance. An enthusiast of scientific communication, she spent three years as the author of a blog in the area of public health, and now joins GARDP as Scientific Senior Officer.