For nearly 25 years I have worked in global health. Initially I focussed on drug and vaccine research and development, and access to medicines. Over time, this has broadened greatly to cover antimicrobial resistance, epidemic and pandemic response, planetary health – incasing the impact of environment and climate on health –, digital health and AI for health, and many more.

In recent years I have brought together large groups of colleagues around major global health challenges that no one group on its own can solve and that require cross-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary collaboration.

Increasingly I am interested in the way we do ‘global health’, recognising the need for greater equity in the research process and in access to the fruits of research, the need for a radical redistribution of power within global health governance structures, and better evidence-based decision making to achieve more rapid and lasting practical real-world impact.

I work extensively with students and early career researchers – lecturing and teaching on several graduate courses, supervising and examining student projects and dissertations, organising and funding small projects, and supporting a growing network of early career researchers and future leaders.