Dr Anna Thorson

Dr Anna Thorson is Head of the TDR Research Capacity Strengthening Unit, leading the work to strengthen capacity and support leadership in implementation and clinical research, aiming to democratize research linked to infectious diseases of poverty. She is committed to equitable access to research opportunities for health impact.

Prior to joining TDR, she led the HRP Alliance for research capacity strengthening within the Department of SRH/HRP at WHO. In her earlier role at Karolinska Institutet, she coordinated a Swedish­–Vietnamese consortia within the health systems research capacity strengthening programme.

Anna has pursued interests in both clinical infectious disease (ID) medicine and research. She is a licensed ID specialized MD and has been awarded a professorship by Karolinska Institutet. Her research encompasses gender and equity perspectives on infectious diseases and on SRHR (sexual and reproductive health and rights) and methods development in vulnerable populations. She has managed and led diverse research partnerships focused on epidemiology, health system and implementation research on tuberculosis, HIV, Ebola, Zika and COVID-19, as well as on sexual and reproductive health and rights.

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