Steering Committee

MalERA Steering Committee is composed by 15 independent scientists with demonstrated expertise in malaria and other infectious diseases, and it is led by Dr. Pedro Alonso, director of the Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB). The Committee is responsible for leading the consultation process, ensuring information flow and chairing the consultative groups.

The Steering Committee is the driving force behind the development of the R&D agenda, and will be the focal body for decision-making, receipt of information and final writing of the White Paper. Members will chair the consultative meetings and the Stakeholders’ Online Forum and feed back information gained from them to the other members. They will liaise with the International Advisory Committee and with the Leadership Council. This group will be responsible for making key decisions and liaising with the Secretariat to ensure implementation of the R&D agenda building process.

Members

Pedro Alonso (Chair): Barcelona Centre For International Health Research (CRESIB) / University of Barcelona, Spain

Myriam Arevalo: Universidad del Valle, Colombia

Fred Binka: INDEPTH –Network/MCTA, Ghana

Chetan Chitnis: International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology -ICGEB-, India

Frank Collins: University of Notre Dame, USA

Ogobara Doumbo: University of Mali, Mali

Brian Greenwood: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK

Lee Hall: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases -NIAID-, USA

Kamini Mendis: World Health Organization, Switzerland

Chris Plowe: University of Maryland, USA

Mario Henry Rodriguez: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Mexico

Robert Sinden: Imperial College, UK

Larry Slutsker: Centers for Disease Control -CDC-, USA

Marcel Tanner (Co-chair): Swiss Tropical Institute, Switzerland