Sabrina Lamour-Julien Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

Research Lead for Therapeutics in Infectious Disease team, involving:• Strategic oversight and management of Wellcome’s large investment portfolio of drug discovery and clinical development programmes linked to neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR)• Building and strengthening partnerships with key stakeholders• Building and managing diverse teams: direct line-management and matrix management• Developing and implementing therapeutics strategy for Infections Disease team, including shaping outcomes, objectives and impact assessments• Identifying, co-creating and reviewing new opportunities with external stakeholders• Communicating and influencing senior stakeholders, representing and presenting on behalf of Wellcome at international conferences, meetings and workshops• Streamlining and improving internal operational management and processes by building collaborations cross-departments, driving implementation and relevant adaption of novel management tools, due-diligence processes and funding policies• Providing technical and strategic review of grant applications, internally and externally• Business development and contracting legal agreements promoting equitable access• Providing mentorship to colleagues across Wellcome

London, United Kingdom

Associate within the Innovations team, aimed at driving the translation and uptake of innovative tools and interventions to positively impact human health. My key activities:• Managing multiple UK and internationally-based translational projects and partnerships from co-ideation stage to completion• Co-developing and implementing the strategies of our 'Innovations for Impact in Low- and Middle-income Countries (LMICs)' flagship and 'Hub for Innovative Technologies for Neglected Tropical Diseases (HIT-NTD)' flagship programmes, overseeing and managing projects within diagnostics and drug discovery for several infectious diseases• Managing multiple UK and internationally-based projects and partnerships• Identifying novel opportunities in translational research and representing Wellcome at meetings, events, conferences• Influencing and fostering effective relationships between stakeholders to shape and drive delivery of projects and enabling activities• Negotiating and contracting of investment opportunities• Reviewing and evaluating proposals, reports, funding agreements, contracts, etc. relating to grants and programme-related investments• Chair of Wellcome Race Equity Network (WREN, formerly BAME network) from 2020-2021, a staff network at Wellcome, where I led a programme of activities and engaged across the organisation, including regular discussions with the Director for Wellcome and Chair of Governors. This covered critical periods including the Black-Lives Matter movement, the COVID pandemic, and a company-wide restructure. Work I led as Chair of WREN increased awareness and discussions across the organisation including with senior leadership, resulting in cultural change in behaviours and processes that have improved Wellcome in becoming more a more inclusive employer and funder.

London, United Kingdom

Co-ordinated and managed two international and multi-organisational research projects using mathematical models for resource and health intervention planning for HIV ('UNAIDS Reference Group on Estimates, Modelling and Projections' and the 'Models for Program Planning Reference Group' for the HIV Modelling Consortium, funded by UNAIDS and Gates Foundation, respectively). Responsibilities included:• Communication and co-ordination of a variety of stakeholders, including researchers, global health organisations, funders, national/international policy makers, Ministries of Health (MOH)• Monitoring and evaluating progress of work, supporting project team, ensuring deliverables are completed in a timely manner• Organising and participating in bi-annual international project meetings based in the UK and abroad (hybrid); Facilitation at workshops• Writing and publishing reports and responsibility for design and update of project website• Oversight and management of project finances, generating budget reports

Slough, United Kingdom

Immunologist (cell biologist) in inflammation therapeutic area, member of several project teams in drug discovery and development:• Assay development and Screening and characterization of small molecules and biologic candidates in vitro and ex-vivo assays, use of multiple immunology techniques, from hit-to-lead and lead optimisation, as well as mode-of-action assays for licensed therapeutic drugs• Wrote and published several peer-reviewed papers and presented posters highlighting my results internally and at conferences• Site-wide internal seminar organiser: regularly recruited new speakers through marketing; coordinated seminars and encouraged staff development through knowledge transfer and facilitating inter-/intra-departmental collaborations; created and curated an online repository seminar media

Heidelberg, Germany

• Cell culture and testing novel growth techniques• Laboratory instrument validation; working under Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)• Writing, editing, and translating (German to English) experimental reports• Quality Assurance: monitoring bench and air sterility of laboratory facilities an ensuring compliance with designated standards

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Mres

Bsc (Hons)

European Baccalaureate