DrElena Ambrosino

Senior Project Manager

European Vaccine Initiative

BIO

I have a background in biomedical sciences and international public health. I have international experience in wet lab and field research in Italy, France, USA, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Burkina Faso. I have consultancy experience in Mexico, Angola, Mozambique and with several other international partners.
My domain is global health research and teaching, with focus on reproductive health, maternal health, infectious diseases and biomedical innovations.
My emphasis is capacity building/strengthening and development.

Specialties: Public Health, Global/International Health, Reproductive and Maternal Health, Genomics, Immunology, Health and Science education, Translational Sciences, Knowledge Transfer, Capacity building/strengthening

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor
    Maastricht University, IPHG, Maastricht, The Netherlands1 Feb 2021 - 7 May 2023
  • Assistant Professor
    Maastricht University, IPHG, Maastricht, The Netherlands1 Dec 2012 - 31 Jan 2021

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Senior Project Manager
    European Vaccine Initiative, Germany18 Mar 2025 - present
  • Technical Consultant - R&D/Genomics for Global Health
    World Health Organization, Science Division, Geneva, Switzerland8 May 2023 - 18 Mar 2025

DEGREES

  • Advanced Master in international Health
    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute - University of Basel, Switzerland
  • PhD in Immunology and Cellular Biology
    University of Torino - National Cancer Institute/NIH, Italy - USA
  • MSc in Medical Biotechnology
    University of Torino, Italy

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Certification fo Clinical Investigators (BROK)
    Netherlands Federation of University Medical Centres

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Italian
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • French
    Can read, write, speak and understand
  • Dutch; Flemish
    Can read, speak and understand
  • Spanish; Castilian
    Can read, speak and understand
  • Portuguese
    Can read

WHO REGION

  • WHO European Region

COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY

  • Italy

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