My background is in biomedical research with an MSc in Epidemiology from LSHTM. I completed a PhD in Immunoepidemiology from the University of Leiden in 2014 with research focused on the relationship between parasitic worm (helminth) infections and the allergic immune response. I have experience working in the field of biomedical research in the United States, Ghana, Malawi and the Netherlands. I am in the Department of Population Health, Faculty of Epidemiology & Population Health and I am based overseas at the Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit (MEIRU) in Malawi. I am the Science Programme Manager at MEIRU's rural campus in Chilumba, Karonga District where I oversee the coordination and implementation of all research activities.