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Birgitta Gleeson

Birgitta Gleeson

Head of AMR

About Birgitta Gleeson

Birgitta is Head of AMR at FIND, which she joined in 2021. An expert in diagnostic development and evaluation, she leads the organisation’s AMR portfolio, focusing on the development and implementation of new diagnostics for low- and middle-income countries. In this role, she oversees technical guidance for the programme to ensure diagnostic solutions are accessible where they are needed most.

She brings over a decade of focused experience to this role, spanning her academic and postdoctoral research, as well as extensive fieldwork. This includes a two-year period with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, where she focused on implementing diagnostics and strengthening laboratory systems in low-resource settings. This blend of research and hands-on work directly informs her leadership at FIND.

She holds a PhD in Medicine from University College Cork, Ireland and an MSc in Immunology and Global Health from the National University of Ireland.