Anna Laura Ross, PhD currently serves as Strategy Technical Manager at Unitaid in Geneva, Switzerland. In this role, Dr Ross provides strategic and technical support for Unitaid’s strategy and works to identify the priorities areas for intervention to accelerate innovation for global health. Originally from Italy, Dr. Ross has over fifteen years of experience in global health.
Her areas of interest are in the field of HIV biomedical research, scientific programme management, implementation research, and global health policy. Prior to joining Unitaid, Anna Laura Ross served as Head of International Affairs and Scientific Relations at the Agence Nationale de Recherche sur le Sida et les hépatites (ANRS) in Paris, France.
Previously, Dr Ross carried out biomedical research at the UK Medical Research Council, London, England, and at the Institut Pasteur network. In the latter role, she worked in France, Cameroon, and Cambodia on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Dr. Ross is particularly interested in facilitating and accelerating the translation of evidence-based science into policies for the benefit of global health. She holds a PhD in biomedical research from the University of Cambridge and a post-graduate qualification in Global Health Policy from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
