For over 3 decades Jane has worked at the forefront of health systems strengthening and uptake of technical and scientific innovations for parasitic infections across Asia, Africa and Latin America. Working with topflight research institutions such as Imperial College London and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Jane brings expertise in rigorous research management, government liaison, and skills transfer through tailored training packages, demonstrating outstanding achievements in strengthening local expertise. Through regional networks and partnerships with national research bodies and ministries of health, Jane has successfully managed regional networks in the response to the HIV epidemic, and later school health and nutrition, funded by agencies such as the World Bank and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations.

 

She holds an MSc in Applied Immunology and a BSc in Applied Biology (Parasitology).  She is also a visiting researcher at Imperial College London and Strategic Advisor to the London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research.