I have a varied research background including implementation research to improve malaria service delivery; field trials to support introduction of pneumonia diagnostic aids for community health workers and epidemiological studies to assess socio-demographic predictors of national vaccine coverage in England. My first degree was in Biological Sciences from the University of Oxford and I have an MSc in Control of Infectious Diseases from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. After my MSc, I gained experience at Public Health England and then worked in the research team at the iNGO Malaria Consortium, during which time I worked with UN bodies, National Malaria Control Programmes and philanthropic donors to evaluate community-based interventions to tackle key childhood diseases. I also supported initiatives to strengthen research capacity across the organisation.