Dr. Ingrid Chen will present on the topic: “Spatial repellants to reduce the outdoor transmission of malaria.”

Ingrid Chen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), and an Associate Director of Eradication Research within the UCSF Global Health Group’s Malaria Elimination Initiative (MEI). Trained as an organic chemist, Ingrid has been conducting malaria research since 2011, with interdisciplinary expertise spanning from drug discovery and clinical trials (phase 1 and 2) to implementation, cost-effectiveness, antimalarial delivery within the informal private sector, and more.

Since joining the MEI in 2013, Ingrid spent three years leading the Primaquine Rollout Group, and now leads the MEI’s eradication research portfolio of work, including the Antiparasite Rollout Group (APROG) and the Lancet Commission on Malaria Eradication, as well as the development of background papers to inform policy and implementation.

The  Young Investigators’ Conference (YIC) in International Research began as a forum for junior investigators (fellows and faculty) to discuss research that they conduct in international settings.  The topics for discussion are meant to be driven by the needs of the researcher.  Each YIC will be assigned to a junior investigator, rather than a specific topic. Senior investigators with significant experience working in international health research attend as well, to provide advice and feedback in an informal, small group setting. Because unpublished research is discussed, the conference does not allow remote access, and may decide to limit participation. Feel free to reach out to the organizer if you'd like to attend.

Examples of prior presentations can be found on our webpage:

http://globalresearch.ucsf.edu/young-investigators-in-international-research.html