{"id":2076,"date":"2023-08-20T19:23:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T19:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mazzistudios.com\/clientsite-pls\/?page_id=2076"},"modified":"2023-10-12T19:24:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T19:24:07","slug":"leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mazzistudios.com\/clientsite-pls\/about\/leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” equal_height=”yes” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#ffffff” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”2%” constrain_group_1=”yes” bottom_padding=”2%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”5px” row_border_radius_applies=”both” overflow=”visible” id=”team” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” 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job_position=”Chief Executive Officer” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/edward-mills-80b1a473\/”]Dr. Edward Mills is the Chief Executive Officer at Purpose Life Sciences and the Principal Investigator of multiple adaptive platform trials. He previously co-founded MTEK Sciences (acquired by Cytel) and Redwood Outcomes (acquired by Precision for Medicine Working Group).\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He is a Professor at McMaster University in the Department of Health Research Methods, Impact, and Evaluation as well as the University of Rwanda, School of Public Health. Prof Mills has published more than 550 peer-reviewed papers, including in high-impact medical journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, JAMA, and BMJ. He has been the principal investigator of several large-scale clinical trials and cohort studies, particularly in HIV. He has also authored several clinical guidelines supporting national and global HIV guidelines.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2604″ bio_alt_image_url=”2600″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Chris Clark” job_position=”Chief Financial Officer” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chris-clark-ca\/”]Chris Clark serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Purpose Life Sciences, bringing nearly two decades of extensive finance and accounting expertise, spanning public practice and both public and private companies within the life science industry. His proficiency covers the entire spectrum of corporate growth, a vital asset for Purpose Life Sciences. Chris is distinguished for his role in driving corporate expansion through strategic planning and the implementation of innovative financial processes and products.<\/p>\n

Chris played a pivotal role in the initial and ongoing development of taking Neovasc public on NASDAQ and was instrumental in the successful sale of the company to a large strategic company. Chris earned his designation as a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, with articulation at KPMG prior to relocating to Canada from England in 1998. He holds an honors degree in Economics from Swansea University and a postgraduate diploma from Keble College, Oxford.<\/p>\n

Chris is based in our headquarters in Vancouver, CA.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2257″ bio_alt_image_url=”2256″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Jamie Forrest, PhD, MPH” job_position=”Chief Operating Officer”]\n

Dr. Jamie Forrest is Chief Operating Officer at Purpose Life Sciences. He served as an executive coordinator for the TOGETHER Trial, overseeing the trial growth from inception and managing PLS partnerships with McMaster University and implementing partners in Brazil, Rwanda, South Africa and Pakistan. Currently, Jamie is advising PLS on strategic partnerships for clinical trial and data science capacity development in East Africa. Prior to PLS, Jamie worked and lived in Rwanda where he advised partners at the Ministry of Health on data analytic strategies for evidence-informed policy-making. Jamie has a PhD in Population and Public Health from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Public Health from Simon Fraser University.<\/div>\n
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Dr. Jamie Forrest is based in our headquarters in Vancouver, CA.<\/div>\n[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”Global Public Health” id=”1697138558089-8″ tab_id=”1697138558090-4″ el_class=”capacitybuilding”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”1464″ bio_alt_image_url=”2135″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Ed Mills, PhD, FRCP (Lond, Edin)” job_position=”Chief Executive Officer” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/edward-mills-80b1a473\/”]Dr. Edward Mills is the Chief Executive Officer at Purpose Life Sciences and the Principal Investigator of multiple adaptive platform trials. He previously co-founded MTEK Sciences (acquired by Cytel) and Redwood Outcomes (acquired by Precision for Medicine Working Group).\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He is a Professor at McMaster University in the Department of Health Research Methods, Impact, and Evaluation as well as the University of Rwanda, School of Public Health. Prof Mills has published more than 550 peer-reviewed papers, including in high-impact medical journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, JAMA, and BMJ. He has been the principal investigator of several large-scale clinical trials and cohort studies, particularly in HIV. He has also authored several clinical guidelines supporting national and global HIV guidelines.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2181″ bio_alt_image_url=”2180″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Syed Irfan, MBA” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/syed-uzair-irfan\/” job_position=”Global Team Lead”]Syed Irfan is a seasoned healthcare educator and management professional with a distinct specialization in clinical research project management. Based in Toronto, Canada, he combines his extensive background in healthcare and business to serve as a linchpin in both, educational and industry settings. A medical graduate with an MBA, Syed has notably contributed to clinical research initiatives that span the planning, execution, and monitoring phases. His clinical research competencies include the design of study protocols, ethical considerations, data collection, and statistical analysis, alongside adeptly managing interdisciplinary teams of clinicians, statisticians, and researchers. At present, he is a faculty member, director of strategic resource management and global team lead with Purpose Life Sciences.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

His prior roles include serving as a consultant at the Canadian College for Healthcare & Pharmaceutics and as a consultant with many North American Organizations like American Telephysicians, Martin Dow, and OBS Pharmaceuticals, just to mention a few. In these capacities, he managed strategic resource planning functions, key performance indicators, and compliance procedures, and marketing campaigns.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

His superior communication skills, both written and oral, make him a capable conveyer of detailed information and a builder of strong relationships. With a rich blend of experience and specialized skills in clinical research project management, Syed Irfan stands as an invaluable asset in any academic or industry setting.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2183″ bio_alt_image_url=”2182″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Leon Mutesa, MD, PhD” job_position=”Regional Site Partner; Head, Scientific Research and Innovations SRI, Kigali”]Prof. Leon <\/span>Mutesa<\/span> is the Center for Human Genetics Director at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences-University of Rwanda. He served as the Director of the Department of Clinical Laboratory at the Kigali University Teaching Hospital and has been Director General of Medical Research Center in Rwanda Biomedical Centre under the Ministry of Health, coordinating health-related research activities in all national medical institutions.<\/span> Being a research enthusiast, Dr. <\/span>Mutesa<\/span> along with Purpose Life Sciences will be working on <\/span>c<\/span>apacity<\/span> building<\/span> in Rwanda. He has also pioneered new developments and implementation of a <\/span>reference<\/span> center for medical genetics <\/span>along with mentoring scores of MSc, <\/span>MMed<\/span>, PhD and Post-Doc fellows. <\/span>Dr. <\/span>Mutesa<\/span> obtained his MD from the University of Rwanda in 2003 and his PhD in 2009 from the University of Liege-Belgium, where he also completed his post-doc in 2011.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2185″ bio_alt_image_url=”2184″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Etienne Karita, MD, MSc, MPH” job_position=”Regional Site Partner; Country Director of Project San Francisco in Rwanda”]Dr. Karita is the vice chairperson on the board of directors of the Rwanda Biomedical Center and the country director of Project San Francisco in Rwanda. His life\u2019s work has been focused on HIV including being the principal investigator for HIV vaccinations in Rwanda in addition to being a recipient of SANTHE (the Sub-Saharan African Network for TB\/HIV Research Excellence). With his rich expertise of research of epidemiological diseases, he is helping Purpose Life Sciences with capacity building in Sub-Saharan Africa.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Karita earned his MD from the National University of Rwanda. In 1995, he completed his master’s degree in molecular biology at the University of Brussels in Belgium and then a Master of Public Health in epidemiology at the University of Alabama in Birmingham.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2187″ bio_alt_image_url=”2188″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Jean-Jacques Muyembe, MD, PhD” job_position=”Regional Site Partner; General Director of National Medical Research Organization (INRB) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo”]Professor <\/span>Jean<\/span>-Jacques<\/span> Muyembe <\/span>is <\/span>currently the General Director of INRB of the Democratic Republic of Congo <\/span>(DRC) <\/span>and is fondly known as the <\/span>\u2018Ebola hunter<\/span>. He <\/span>is a Congolese microbiologist who leads the public health emergency responses in DRC <\/span>and has been awarded for his seminal work on viral haemorrhagic fevers which made the founda<\/span>tions of our understanding of the epidemiology, clinical <\/span>manifestations<\/span> and control outbreaks of viral infections. <\/span>His love for advancement in<\/span> global health matches the mission of Purpose Life Sciences <\/span>and <\/span>will contribute <\/span>to<\/span> expanding research <\/span>capacity<\/span> building for emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2190″ bio_alt_image_url=”2189″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Francois Venter, MD, FCP, PhD” job_position=”Regional Site Partner; Divisional Director of Ezintsha, University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa”]Francois Venter is the Head of Ezintsha at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg in South Africa. His work involves health systems research that directly translates into national programmes, most recently involving the antiretrovirals, dolutegravir, tenofovir alafenamide, cabotegravir, and doravirine. He leads multiple antiretroviral treatment optimisation studies and is currently working on new access programmes through private pharmacies within South Africa, as well as patient linkage-to-care interventions and self-testing projects. He has led large PEPFAR-funded HIV programmes in South Africa, focusing on men, women, children, young people, truckers, sex workers, and LGBTI communities. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For over 20 years he has been an advisor to bodies such as the South African government, UNAIDS, and WHO, contributing to international, regional, and national HIV guidelines.\u00a0He recently served as a member of the Ministerial Advisory Committee for COVID-19, and the Department of Science and Technology\u2019s Research and Innovation Committee, advising on COVID-19 research and innovation needs.\u00a0He has an active interest in medical ethics and has been involved in several HIV-related human rights cases within the southern African region.\u00a0He supervises many master’s and PhD projects. Recent work has included publications in Lancet HIV, New England Journal of Medicine, Nature, AIDS, and PLOS Medicine.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Francois shares a common commitment with Purpose Life Sciences of promoting the life and well-being of people, and he specializes in helping those living with HIV, TB, Hepatitis, and other infectious diseases. He is leading the PLS expansion of patient-centric research and treatment optimization in South Africa.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2191″ bio_alt_image_url=”2192″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Gilmar Reis, MD, PhD, FACC, FESc” job_position=”Regional Site Partner; Founder and Executive Director of CARDRESEARCH in Brazil”]Gilmar is the founder and executive director of CARDRESEARCH in Minas Gerais, Brazil, an organization with more than 20 years of experience implementing clinical trials in Brazil, with more than 50 trials involving cardiovascular health. Gilmar is a practicing cardiologist and has extensively published clinical findings in the field of medicine, with more than 150 publications. He is also an associate professor of medicine at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais since 2003. He specializes in coronary disease, population-based research, and adaptive clinical trial <\/span>methodology<\/span>. His <\/span>expertise<\/span> and network, along with Dr. Mills\u2019 experience, created the TOGETHER Trial during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to generate key findings for <\/span>possible therapeutics<\/span>. As Platform Life Sciences evolves, Gilmar continues to support Platform Life Sciences\u2019 patient recruitment by expanding CARDRESEARCH\u2019s Brazilian network of sites for future research. Gilmar holds an MD from the Federal University of Minas Gerais and a PhD in cardiology from the University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2194″ bio_alt_image_url=”2193″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Zulfiqar Bhutta, PhD, MBBS, FRCPCH, FAAP” job_position=”Regional Site Partner; Director of Research, Centre for Global Child Health & Founding Director, Institute for Global Health and Development, the AGA Khan University”]Zulfiqar Bhutta\u00a0leads large research groups based in Toronto, Karachi and Nairobi with a special interest in research synthesis, scaling up evidence-based interventions in community settings and implementation research in health systems. In particular, his work with community health workers and outreach services has influenced integrated maternal and newborn outreach programs for marginalized populations around the world.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to his long-standing research interests in newborn and child survival, maternal and child undernutrition, early childhood development and micronutrient deficiencies, Professor Bhutta\u2019s current research on adolescent and reproductive health has led to several major contributions to the evidence base, including publications in the\u00a0Journal of Adolescent Health\u00a0and\u00a0The Lancet.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As well, Dr. Bhutta\u2019s research has expanded to include\u00a0trauma and injuries, studies of neglected tropical diseases such as typhoid fever and soil-transmitted helminths, and reviews on health in humanitarian crisis settings given the increase in refugee and displaced populations globally.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

His experience is vital to the expansion of Purpose Life Sciences\u2019 clinical trial networks in Pakistan. The implementation of adaptive clinical trial infrastructure in Pakistan will be hugely instrumental in accelerating local and global evidence toward effective therapeutics for child and maternal health.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2196″ bio_alt_image_url=”2195″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Conville Brown, MBBS, MD” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/conville-brown-84bb0b51\/” job_position=”Regional Site Partner; Founder & CEO, Medical Pavilion Bahamas”]Conville is the founder and president of the Medical Pavilion in the Bahamas which has been providing state-of-the-art private health care for over 20 years. His goal is to provide the best health care for all and has created a multispecialty medical center with Heart, Chest, Cancer, Imaging and Dialysis centers, and more recently, The Partners Clinical Research and Stem Cell Centres. By partnering with Purpose Life Sciences, he is better able to achieve his mission, and build capacity for clinical research in The Bahamas.<\/p>\n

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He is a Professor at McMaster University in the Department of Health Research Methods, Impact, and Evaluation as well as the University of Rwanda, School of Public Health. Prof Mills has published more than 550 peer-reviewed papers, including in high-impact medical journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, JAMA, and BMJ. He has been the principal investigator of several large-scale clinical trials and cohort studies, particularly in HIV. He has also authored several clinical guidelines supporting national and global HIV guidelines.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2604″ bio_alt_image_url=”2600″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Chris Clark” job_position=”Chief Financial Officer” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chris-clark-ca\/”]Chris Clark serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Purpose Life Sciences, bringing nearly two decades of extensive finance and accounting expertise, spanning public practice and both public and private companies within the life science industry. His proficiency covers the entire spectrum of corporate growth, a vital asset for Purpose Life Sciences. Chris is distinguished for his role in driving corporate expansion through strategic planning and the implementation of innovative financial processes and products.<\/p>\n

Chris played a pivotal role in the initial and ongoing development of taking Neovasc public on NASDAQ and was instrumental in the successful sale of the company to a large strategic company. Chris earned his designation as a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, with articulation at KPMG prior to relocating to Canada from England in 1998. He holds an honors degree in Economics from Swansea University and a postgraduate diploma from Keble College, Oxford.<\/p>\n

Chris is based in our headquarters in Vancouver, CA.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2257″ bio_alt_image_url=”2256″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Jamie Forrest, PhD, MPH” job_position=”Chief Operating Officer”]\n

Dr. Jamie Forrest is Chief Operating Officer at Purpose Life Sciences. He served as an executive coordinator for the TOGETHER Trial, overseeing the trial growth from inception and managing PLS partnerships with McMaster University and implementing partners in Brazil, Rwanda, South Africa and Pakistan. Currently, Jamie is advising PLS on strategic partnerships for clinical trial and data science capacity development in East Africa. Prior to PLS, Jamie worked and lived in Rwanda where he advised partners at the Ministry of Health on data analytic strategies for evidence-informed policy-making. Jamie has a PhD in Population and Public Health from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Public Health from Simon Fraser University.<\/div>\n
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Dr. Dybul has worked on HIV and public health for more than 25 years as a clinician, scientist, teacher, and administrator. He served as the Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria and the US Global Coordinator and Ambassador leading the President\u2019s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).<\/p>\n

After graduating from Georgetown Medical School in Washington D.C., Dr. Dybul joined the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, as a research fellow under director Dr. Anthony Fauci, where he conducted basic and clinical studies on HIV virology, immunology, and treatment optimization, including the first randomized, controlled trial with combination antiretroviral therapy in Africa.<\/p>\n

Mark was one of the founding architects in the formation of PEPFAR. After serving as Chief Medical officer, Assistant, Deputy and Acting Director, he was appointed as its leader in 2006, becoming U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, with the rank of Ambassador at the level of an Assistant Secretary of State. He served until early 2009.<\/p>\n

Mark has written extensively in scientific and policy literature, he is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, and has received several Honorary Degrees and awards, including a Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa, from Georgetown University.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”1464″ bio_alt_image_url=”2135″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Ed Mills, PhD, FRCP (Lond, Edin)” job_position=”Chief Executive Officer” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/edward-mills-80b1a473\/”]Dr. Edward Mills is the Chief Executive Officer at Purpose Life Sciences and the Principal Investigator of multiple adaptive platform trials. He previously co-founded MTEK Sciences (acquired by Cytel) and Redwood Outcomes (acquired by Precision for Medicine Working Group).\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He is a Professor at McMaster University in the Department of Health Research Methods, Impact, and Evaluation as well as the University of Rwanda, School of Public Health. Prof Mills has published more than 550 peer-reviewed papers, including in high-impact medical journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, JAMA, and BMJ. He has been the principal investigator of several large-scale clinical trials and cohort studies, particularly in HIV. He has also authored several clinical guidelines supporting national and global HIV guidelines.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2140″ bio_alt_image_url=”2136″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Bob Battista, MBA, FRCP Edin” job_position=”EVP, Chief Strategy & Commercial Officer” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bob-battista-ceo\/”]Bob Battista is the EVP, Chief Strategy & Commercial Officer for Purpose Life Sciences. A seasoned executive, advisor and entrepreneur, Bob has worked with top strategy consulting firms, leading private equity and venture funds, as well as having run mid to large size corporations. He enjoys building large ecosystem programs for Public Private Partnerships as well as helping companies with innovation initiatives and strategic growth. Bob is also a skillful innovator for tech enabled business transformation solutions.<\/p>\n

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Dr. MacRae received his MD from the University of Edinburgh College of Medicine. He completed two internal medicine residency programs: one at Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging in London and the other at BWH. 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Dr. Dybul has worked on HIV and public health for more than 25 years as a clinician, scientist, teacher, and administrator. He served as the Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria and the US Global Coordinator and Ambassador leading the President\u2019s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).<\/p>\n

After graduating from Georgetown Medical School in Washington D.C., Dr. Dybul joined the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, as a research fellow under director Dr. Anthony Fauci, where he conducted basic and clinical studies on HIV virology, immunology, and treatment optimization, including the first randomized, controlled trial with combination antiretroviral therapy in Africa.<\/p>\n

Mark was one of the founding architects in the formation of PEPFAR. After serving as Chief Medical officer, Assistant, Deputy and Acting Director, he was appointed as its leader in 2006, becoming U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, with the rank of Ambassador at the level of an Assistant Secretary of State. He served until early 2009.<\/p>\n

Mark has written extensively in scientific and policy literature, he is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, and has received several Honorary Degrees and awards, including a Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa, from Georgetown University.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”1464″ bio_alt_image_url=”2135″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Ed Mills, PhD, FRCP (Lond, Edin)” job_position=”Chief Executive Officer” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/edward-mills-80b1a473\/”]Dr. Edward Mills is the Chief Executive Officer at Purpose Life Sciences and the Principal Investigator of multiple adaptive platform trials. He previously co-founded MTEK Sciences (acquired by Cytel) and Redwood Outcomes (acquired by Precision for Medicine Working Group).\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He is a Professor at McMaster University in the Department of Health Research Methods, Impact, and Evaluation as well as the University of Rwanda, School of Public Health. Prof Mills has published more than 550 peer-reviewed papers, including in high-impact medical journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, JAMA, and BMJ. He has been the principal investigator of several large-scale clinical trials and cohort studies, particularly in HIV. He has also authored several clinical guidelines supporting national and global HIV guidelines.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2153″ bio_alt_image_url=”2152″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Twanna L. Davis, MBA” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/twanna-l-davis-mpm-mba-21920936\/” job_position=”Head, Clinical Trial Solutions”]Twanna Davis is the Head of Clinical Trial Solutions at Platform Life Sciences. She has over 22 years of experience in clinical operations, executing multiple functional services. She appreciates using her clinical operations expertise to explore innovative opportunities to operationalize international clinical trials.<\/p>\n

Twanna ensures that regulatory and non-regulatory clinical programs comply with policies and procedures, Regulatory Authority requirements and guidelines, and the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines support global business objectives. Davis has mentored diverse clinical operations teams while using the appropriate resources to meet contractual obligations and ensure quality management practices. Through these experiences, Twanna has excelled in project management oversight, trial master file, study start-up, monitoring, and clinical management.<\/p>\n

Outside of the office, Twanna has spent 10 years serving as an Adjunct Professor at Campbell University\u2019s College of Pharmacy and Health. Before Platform Life Sciences, Twanna was Global Head, Clinical Operations-Site Management at FHI Clinical. She was responsible for setting the overall direction, strategy, and performance standards for international clinical research activities, including planning, executing, monitoring, and reporting global clinical trials. Twanna\u2019s global experience spans multiple continents, expanding her regional understanding in resource-limited settings.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2179″ bio_alt_image_url=”2178″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Jean Nachega, MD, PhD, MPH” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jean-nachega-608b7211a\/” job_position=”Scientific Advisor”]Dr. Jean Nachega, is a tenured Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology at University of Pittsburgh, USA; Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology and International Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA; and Professor Extraordinary and Director of the Centre for Infectious Diseases at Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa. He has >25 years\u2019 experience of research, teaching, and professional activities have included planning, design, implementing, and monitoring clinical trials, cohort studies and programs to improve HIV treatment cascade outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n

He conducted a seminal study that showed that the relationship between adherence to Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NNRTIs)-based HIV Therapy and virologic outcomes has linear dose-response pattern and is linked to various virologic outcomes. He was the first to quantify the savings in health care cost per month associated with excellent ART adherence, in a large South African HIV cohort. He has served as the Principal Investigator on several research and\/or training grants, including some funded by US National Institutes of Health (NIH), US President Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in Africa (PEPFAR), The European Developing Countries Clinical Trial Partnership (EDCTP), and The UK Wellcome Trust. He is Clinical Research Site (CRS) Lead Investigator for HIV studies in adults of the US NIH AIDS Clinical Trial Group (ACTG) Clinical Trial Unit (CTU) at Stellenbosch University. In addition, he is an ad hoc expert consultant for Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; US Centers for Diseases Control & Preventions (CDC); and at World Health Organization (WHO), HIV Department, Geneva, within the HIV Treatment and Prevention Guidelines as well as HIV Drug Resistance Prevention Working Groups, as well as a member-elect of Academy of Sciences of South Africa (ASSAf) and African Academy of Sciences (AAS).[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2181″ bio_alt_image_url=”2180″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Syed Irfan, MBA” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/syed-uzair-irfan\/” job_position=”Global Team Lead”]Syed Irfan is a seasoned healthcare educator and management professional with a distinct specialization in clinical research project management. Based in Toronto, Canada, he combines his extensive background in healthcare and business to serve as a linchpin in both, educational and industry settings. A medical graduate with an MBA, Syed has notably contributed to clinical research initiatives that span the planning, execution, and monitoring phases. His clinical research competencies include the design of study protocols, ethical considerations, data collection, and statistical analysis, alongside adeptly managing interdisciplinary teams of clinicians, statisticians, and researchers. At present, he is a faculty member, director of strategic resource management and global team lead with Purpose Life Sciences.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

His prior roles include serving as a consultant at the Canadian College for Healthcare & Pharmaceutics and as a consultant with many North American Organizations like American Telephysicians, Martin Dow, and OBS Pharmaceuticals, just to mention a few. In these capacities, he managed strategic resource planning functions, key performance indicators, and compliance procedures, and marketing campaigns.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

His superior communication skills, both written and oral, make him a capable conveyer of detailed information and a builder of strong relationships. With a rich blend of experience and specialized skills in clinical research project management, Syed Irfan stands as an invaluable asset in any academic or industry setting.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2183″ bio_alt_image_url=”2182″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Leon Mutesa, MD, PhD” job_position=”Regional Site Partner; Head, Scientific Research and Innovations SRI, Kigali”]Prof. Leon <\/span>Mutesa<\/span> is the Center for Human Genetics Director at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences-University of Rwanda. He served as the Director of the Department of Clinical Laboratory at the Kigali University Teaching Hospital and has been Director General of Medical Research Center in Rwanda Biomedical Centre under the Ministry of Health, coordinating health-related research activities in all national medical institutions.<\/span> Being a research enthusiast, Dr. <\/span>Mutesa<\/span> along with Purpose Life Sciences will be working on <\/span>c<\/span>apacity<\/span> building<\/span> in Rwanda. He has also pioneered new developments and implementation of a <\/span>reference<\/span> center for medical genetics <\/span>along with mentoring scores of MSc, <\/span>MMed<\/span>, PhD and Post-Doc fellows. <\/span>Dr. <\/span>Mutesa<\/span> obtained his MD from the University of Rwanda in 2003 and his PhD in 2009 from the University of Liege-Belgium, where he also completed his post-doc in 2011.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2185″ bio_alt_image_url=”2184″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Etienne Karita, MD, MSc, MPH” job_position=”Regional Site Partner; Country Director of Project San Francisco in Rwanda”]Dr. Karita is the vice chairperson on the board of directors of the Rwanda Biomedical Center and the country director of Project San Francisco in Rwanda. His life\u2019s work has been focused on HIV including being the principal investigator for HIV vaccinations in Rwanda in addition to being a recipient of SANTHE (the Sub-Saharan African Network for TB\/HIV Research Excellence). With his rich expertise of research of epidemiological diseases, he is helping Purpose Life Sciences with capacity building in Sub-Saharan Africa.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Karita earned his MD from the National University of Rwanda. In 1995, he completed his master’s degree in molecular biology at the University of Brussels in Belgium and then a Master of Public Health in epidemiology at the University of Alabama in Birmingham.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2187″ bio_alt_image_url=”2188″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Jean-Jacques Muyembe, MD, PhD” job_position=”Regional Site Partner; General Director of National Medical Research Organization (INRB) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo”]Professor <\/span>Jean<\/span>-Jacques<\/span> Muyembe <\/span>is <\/span>currently the General Director of INRB of the Democratic Republic of Congo <\/span>(DRC) <\/span>and is fondly known as the <\/span>\u2018Ebola hunter<\/span>. He <\/span>is a Congolese microbiologist who leads the public health emergency responses in DRC <\/span>and has been awarded for his seminal work on viral haemorrhagic fevers which made the founda<\/span>tions of our understanding of the epidemiology, clinical <\/span>manifestations<\/span> and control outbreaks of viral infections. <\/span>His love for advancement in<\/span> global health matches the mission of Purpose Life Sciences <\/span>and <\/span>will contribute <\/span>to<\/span> expanding research <\/span>capacity<\/span> building for emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2190″ bio_alt_image_url=”2189″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Francois Venter, MD, FCP, PhD” job_position=”Regional Site Partner; Divisional Director of Ezintsha, University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa”]Francois Venter is the Head of Ezintsha at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg in South Africa. His work involves health systems research that directly translates into national programmes, most recently involving the antiretrovirals, dolutegravir, tenofovir alafenamide, cabotegravir, and doravirine. He leads multiple antiretroviral treatment optimisation studies and is currently working on new access programmes through private pharmacies within South Africa, as well as patient linkage-to-care interventions and self-testing projects. He has led large PEPFAR-funded HIV programmes in South Africa, focusing on men, women, children, young people, truckers, sex workers, and LGBTI communities. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For over 20 years he has been an advisor to bodies such as the South African government, UNAIDS, and WHO, contributing to international, regional, and national HIV guidelines.\u00a0He recently served as a member of the Ministerial Advisory Committee for COVID-19, and the Department of Science and Technology\u2019s Research and Innovation Committee, advising on COVID-19 research and innovation needs.\u00a0He has an active interest in medical ethics and has been involved in several HIV-related human rights cases within the southern African region.\u00a0He supervises many master’s and PhD projects. Recent work has included publications in Lancet HIV, New England Journal of Medicine, Nature, AIDS, and PLOS Medicine.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Francois shares a common commitment with Purpose Life Sciences of promoting the life and well-being of people, and he specializes in helping those living with HIV, TB, Hepatitis, and other infectious diseases. He is leading the PLS expansion of patient-centric research and treatment optimization in South Africa.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2191″ bio_alt_image_url=”2192″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Gilmar Reis, MD, PhD, FACC, FESc” job_position=”Regional Site Partner; Founder and Executive Director of CARDRESEARCH in Brazil”]Gilmar is the founder and executive director of CARDRESEARCH in Minas Gerais, Brazil, an organization with more than 20 years of experience implementing clinical trials in Brazil, with more than 50 trials involving cardiovascular health. Gilmar is a practicing cardiologist and has extensively published clinical findings in the field of medicine, with more than 150 publications. He is also an associate professor of medicine at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais since 2003. He specializes in coronary disease, population-based research, and adaptive clinical trial <\/span>methodology<\/span>. His <\/span>expertise<\/span> and network, along with Dr. Mills\u2019 experience, created the TOGETHER Trial during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to generate key findings for <\/span>possible therapeutics<\/span>. As Platform Life Sciences evolves, Gilmar continues to support Platform Life Sciences\u2019 patient recruitment by expanding CARDRESEARCH\u2019s Brazilian network of sites for future research. Gilmar holds an MD from the Federal University of Minas Gerais and a PhD in cardiology from the University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2194″ bio_alt_image_url=”2193″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Zulfiqar Bhutta, PhD, MBBS, FRCPCH, FAAP” job_position=”Regional Site Partner; Director of Research, Centre for Global Child Health & Founding Director, Institute for Global Health and Development, the AGA Khan University”]Zulfiqar Bhutta\u00a0leads large research groups based in Toronto, Karachi and Nairobi with a special interest in research synthesis, scaling up evidence-based interventions in community settings and implementation research in health systems. In particular, his work with community health workers and outreach services has influenced integrated maternal and newborn outreach programs for marginalized populations around the world.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to his long-standing research interests in newborn and child survival, maternal and child undernutrition, early childhood development and micronutrient deficiencies, Professor Bhutta\u2019s current research on adolescent and reproductive health has led to several major contributions to the evidence base, including publications in the\u00a0Journal of Adolescent Health\u00a0and\u00a0The Lancet.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As well, Dr. Bhutta\u2019s research has expanded to include\u00a0trauma and injuries, studies of neglected tropical diseases such as typhoid fever and soil-transmitted helminths, and reviews on health in humanitarian crisis settings given the increase in refugee and displaced populations globally.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

His experience is vital to the expansion of Purpose Life Sciences\u2019 clinical trial networks in Pakistan. The implementation of adaptive clinical trial infrastructure in Pakistan will be hugely instrumental in accelerating local and global evidence toward effective therapeutics for child and maternal health.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2196″ bio_alt_image_url=”2195″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Conville Brown, MBBS, MD” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/conville-brown-84bb0b51\/” job_position=”Regional Site Partner; Founder & CEO, Medical Pavilion Bahamas”]Conville is the founder and president of the Medical Pavilion in the Bahamas which has been providing state-of-the-art private health care for over 20 years. His goal is to provide the best health care for all and has created a multispecialty medical center with Heart, Chest, Cancer, Imaging and Dialysis centers, and more recently, The Partners Clinical Research and Stem Cell Centres. By partnering with Purpose Life Sciences, he is better able to achieve his mission, and build capacity for clinical research in The Bahamas.<\/p>\n

Conville received his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in General Medicine from the University of The West Indies Medical School and his MD from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” 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He previously co-founded MTEK Sciences (acquired by Cytel) and Redwood Outcomes (acquired by Precision for Medicine Working Group).\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He is a Professor at McMaster University in the Department of Health Research Methods, Impact, and Evaluation as well as the University of Rwanda, School of Public Health. Prof Mills has published more than 550 peer-reviewed papers, including in high-impact medical journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, JAMA, and BMJ. He has been the principal investigator of several large-scale clinical trials and cohort studies, particularly in HIV. He has also authored several clinical guidelines supporting national and global HIV guidelines.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2601″ bio_alt_image_url=”2600″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Chris Clark” job_position=”Chief Financial Officer” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chris-clark-ca\/”]Chris Clark serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Purpose Life Sciences, bringing nearly two decades of extensive finance and accounting expertise, spanning public practice and both public and private companies within the life science industry. His proficiency covers the entire spectrum of corporate growth, a vital asset for Purpose Life Sciences. Chris is distinguished for his role in driving corporate expansion through strategic planning and the implementation of innovative financial processes and products.<\/p>\n

Chris played a pivotal role in the initial and ongoing development of taking Neovasc public on NASDAQ and was instrumental in the successful sale of the company to a large strategic company. Chris earned his designation as a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, with articulation at KPMG prior to relocating to Canada from England in 1998. He holds an honors degree in Economics from Swansea University and a postgraduate diploma from Keble College, Oxford.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2257″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Jamie Forrest, PhD, MPH” job_position=”Chief Operating Officer”]\n

Dr. Jamie Forrest is Chief Operating Officer at Purpose Life Sciences. He was the executive coordinator of the TOGETHER Trial, overseeing the trial growth from inception and managing PLS partnerships with McMaster University and implementing partners in Brazil, Rwanda, South Africa and Pakistan. Currently, Jamie is advising PLS on strategic partnerships for clinical trial and data science capacity development in East Africa. Prior to PLS, Jamie worked and lived in Rwanda where he advised partners at the Ministry of Health on data analytic strategies for evidence-informed policy-making. Jamie has a PhD in Population and Public Health from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Public Health from Simon Fraser University.<\/div>\n[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner disable_element=”yes” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2080″ bio_alt_image_url=”2134″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”The Hon. Mark Dybul, MD” job_position=”Executive Chairperson” social_icon_1=”fa fa-wikipedia-w” social_link_1=”https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mark_R._Dybul”]The Honorable Mark Dybul, MD, served in leading roles of multiple life sciences companies including a CEO and advisor roles. Dr. Dybul is a Tenured Professor in the Department of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center. From July 2017 to July 2021, he was the Co-Director of the Center for Global Health Practice and Impact at Georgetown University Medical Center.<\/p>\n

Dr. Dybul has worked on HIV and public health for more than 25 years as a clinician, scientist, teacher, and administrator. He served as the Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria and the US Global Coordinator and Ambassador leading the President\u2019s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).<\/p>\n

After graduating from Georgetown Medical School in Washington D.C., Dr. Dybul joined the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, as a research fellow under director Dr. Anthony Fauci, where he conducted basic and clinical studies on HIV virology, immunology, and treatment optimization, including the first randomized, controlled trial with combination antiretroviral therapy in Africa.<\/p>\n

Mark was one of the founding architects in the formation of PEPFAR. After serving as Chief Medical officer, Assistant, Deputy and Acting Director, he was appointed as its leader in 2006, becoming U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, with the rank of Ambassador at the level of an Assistant Secretary of State. He served until early 2009.<\/p>\n

Mark has written extensively in scientific and policy literature, he is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, and has received several Honorary Degrees and awards, including a Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa, from Georgetown University.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”1464″ bio_alt_image_url=”2135″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Ed Mills, PhD, FRCP (Lond, Edin)” job_position=”Chief Executive Officer” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/edward-mills-80b1a473\/”]Dr. Edward Mills is the Chief Executive Officer at Purpose Life Sciences and the Principal Investigator of multiple adaptive platform trials. He previously co-founded MTEK Sciences (acquired by Cytel) and Redwood Outcomes (acquired by Precision for Medicine Working Group).\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He is a Professor at McMaster University in the Department of Health Research Methods, Impact, and Evaluation as well as the University of Rwanda, School of Public Health. Prof Mills has published more than 550 peer-reviewed papers, including in high-impact medical journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, JAMA, and BMJ. He has been the principal investigator of several large-scale clinical trials and cohort studies, particularly in HIV. He has also authored several clinical guidelines supporting national and global HIV guidelines.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2140″ bio_alt_image_url=”2136″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Bob Battista, MBA, FRCP Edin” job_position=”EVP, Chief Strategy & Commercial Officer” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bob-battista-ceo\/”]Bob Battista is the EVP, Chief Strategy & Commercial Officer for Purpose Life Sciences. A seasoned executive, advisor and entrepreneur, Bob has worked with top strategy consulting firms, leading private equity and venture funds, as well as having run mid to large size corporations. He enjoys building large ecosystem programs for Public Private Partnerships as well as helping companies with innovation initiatives and strategic growth. Bob is also a skillful innovator for tech enabled business transformation solutions.<\/p>\n

Bob earned his MBA from Northwestern University \u2013 Kellogg School of Management and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”Scientific Advisory Board” id=”1697138560615-3″ tab_id=”1697138560615-8″ el_class=”sab”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2168″ bio_alt_image_url=”2167″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Calum MacRae, MD, PhD” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/calummacrae\/” job_position=”Strategic Advisor”]Dr. MacRae is Vice-Chair for Scientific Innovation in the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital (BWH), an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, a leading investigator at the BWH Genomics Center, and an expert member of BWH\u2019s Cardiovascular Genetics Program, which evaluates, diagnoses and manages care for inherited cardiac disorder patients. Dr. MacRae, along with his team, heads One Brave Idea, an initiative dedicated to detecting, preventing and treating coronary heart disease as announced by the American Heart Association, Verily Life Sciences LLC and AstraZeneca. He is a cardiologist and geneticist whose clinical interests include investigating new phenotypes and how research findings can be systematically implemented into clinical care. He holds five patents, has authored over 160 peer-reviewed publications and received research funding from the National Institutes of Health\u2019s National Human Genome Research Institute.<\/p>\n

Dr. MacRae received his MD from the University of Edinburgh College of Medicine. He completed two internal medicine residency programs: one at Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging in London and the other at BWH. 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He is a Professor at McMaster University in the Department of Health Research Methods, Impact, and Evaluation as well as the University of Rwanda, School of Public Health. Prof Mills has published more than 550 peer-reviewed papers, including in high-impact medical journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, JAMA, and BMJ. He has been the principal investigator of several large-scale clinical trials and cohort studies, particularly in HIV. He has also authored several clinical guidelines supporting national and global HIV guidelines.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2153″ bio_alt_image_url=”2152″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Twanna L. Davis, MBA” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/twanna-l-davis-mpm-mba-21920936\/” job_position=”Head, Clinical Trial Solutions”]Twanna Davis is the Head of Clinical Trial Solutions at Platform Life Sciences. She has over 22 years of experience in clinical operations, executing multiple functional services. She appreciates using her clinical operations expertise to explore innovative opportunities to operationalize international clinical trials.<\/p>\n

Twanna ensures that regulatory and non-regulatory clinical programs comply with policies and procedures, Regulatory Authority requirements and guidelines, and the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines support global business objectives. Davis has mentored diverse clinical operations teams while using the appropriate resources to meet contractual obligations and ensure quality management practices. Through these experiences, Twanna has excelled in project management oversight, trial master file, study start-up, monitoring, and clinical management.<\/p>\n

Outside of the office, Twanna has spent 10 years serving as an Adjunct Professor at Campbell University\u2019s College of Pharmacy and Health. Before Platform Life Sciences, Twanna was Global Head, Clinical Operations-Site Management at FHI Clinical. She was responsible for setting the overall direction, strategy, and performance standards for international clinical research activities, including planning, executing, monitoring, and reporting global clinical trials. Twanna\u2019s global experience spans multiple continents, expanding her regional understanding in resource-limited settings.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2144″ bio_alt_image_url=”2141″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Kristian Thorlund, Ph.D., M.Sc” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kristian-thorlund-8250615\/” job_position=”Adjunct Professor, Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University”]Dr. Kristian Thorlund, Ph.D., M.Sc., is a member of the McMaster University faculty, having been an adjunct professor for over the past decade. Dr. Thorlund is a graduate of McMaster with his Ph.D., in Biostats and Clinical Epidemiology. He is a trained biostatistician with specialty in Bayesian statistics, meta-analysis methods, and clinical trial monitoring. Kristian has many publications related to network meta-analysis and systematic reviews and has taught multiple professional workshops on these topics. He also serves as external expert reviewer and advisor to the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health on network meta-analysis.<\/p>\n

Dr. Thorlund has founded several technology companies and is currently an advisor for Platform Life Sciences in the augmented epidemiology unit. Most impressively, Dr. Thorlund is the 3rd most cited statistician in the world.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2176″ bio_alt_image_url=”2177″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Janette Panhuis, MBA” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/janette-panhuis-4464aa12\/” job_position=”Senior Advisor”]Janette Panhuis is an advisor to Purpose Life Sciences, bringing 30 years of strategic and operational expertise in clinical research.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Starting her career in cardiovascular ICU nursing at Toronto General Hospital and then progressing to senior management roles at the hospital before moving into clinical research she has a strong foundation in the healthcare ecosystem. With this strong base, Janette developed a 360 view of clinical research environment through her various management positions in Pharma, CRO \/ Central Labs, and Academic institutions. This includes her last position as Chief Operating Officer of Population Health Research Institute for the last 11 years. Her experience and insight bring a true understanding of the needs and objectives of the many parties and disciplines in the research ecosystem and with that, impactful results and accomplishments.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to her strategic and operational expertise, she brings significant knowledge, understanding and experience in Quality Assurance. In addition to building QA expertise in central lab and academia, she was an active member of CTTI (Clinical Trial Transformation Initiative) as project lead, speaker to promote Quality by Design concepts and sat on the Executive of CTTI as a member representative participating in the development of the 2030 strategic directions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Janette has been working with PLS since July 2021 as a strategic advisor to build and direct the clinical operations and continues work with senior leadership in forging acceptance and adoption of novel approaches in clinical trial at its genesis, for more equitable, diverse, and efficient clinical research.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ms. Panhuis holds a Master of Business Administration from York University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Western Ontario.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” 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Mark Dybul, MD” job_position=”Executive Chairperson” social_icon_1=”fa fa-wikipedia-w” social_link_1=”https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mark_R._Dybul”]The Honorable Mark Dybul, MD, served in leading roles of multiple life sciences companies including a CEO and advisor roles. Dr. Dybul is a Tenured Professor in the Department of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center. From July 2017 to July 2021, he was the Co-Director of the Center for Global Health Practice and Impact at Georgetown University Medical Center.<\/p>\n

Dr. Dybul has worked on HIV and public health for more than 25 years as a clinician, scientist, teacher, and administrator. He served as the Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria and the US Global Coordinator and Ambassador leading the President\u2019s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).<\/p>\n

After graduating from Georgetown Medical School in Washington D.C., Dr. Dybul joined the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, as a research fellow under director Dr. Anthony Fauci, where he conducted basic and clinical studies on HIV virology, immunology, and treatment optimization, including the first randomized, controlled trial with combination antiretroviral therapy in Africa.<\/p>\n

Mark was one of the founding architects in the formation of PEPFAR. After serving as Chief Medical officer, Assistant, Deputy and Acting Director, he was appointed as its leader in 2006, becoming U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, with the rank of Ambassador at the level of an Assistant Secretary of State. He served until early 2009.<\/p>\n

Mark has written extensively in scientific and policy literature, he is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, and has received several Honorary Degrees and awards, including a Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa, from Georgetown University.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”1464″ bio_alt_image_url=”2135″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Ed Mills, PhD, FRCP (Lond, Edin)” job_position=”Chief Executive Officer” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/edward-mills-80b1a473\/”]Dr. Edward Mills is the Chief Executive Officer at Purpose Life Sciences and the Principal Investigator of multiple adaptive platform trials. He previously co-founded MTEK Sciences (acquired by Cytel) and Redwood Outcomes (acquired by Precision for Medicine Working Group).\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He is a Professor at McMaster University in the Department of Health Research Methods, Impact, and Evaluation as well as the University of Rwanda, School of Public Health. Prof Mills has published more than 550 peer-reviewed papers, including in high-impact medical journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, JAMA, and BMJ. He has been the principal investigator of several large-scale clinical trials and cohort studies, particularly in HIV. He has also authored several clinical guidelines supporting national and global HIV guidelines.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2153″ bio_alt_image_url=”2152″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Twanna L. Davis, MBA” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/twanna-l-davis-mpm-mba-21920936\/” job_position=”Head, Clinical Trial Solutions”]Twanna Davis is the Head of Clinical Trial Solutions at Platform Life Sciences. She has over 22 years of experience in clinical operations, executing multiple functional services. She appreciates using her clinical operations expertise to explore innovative opportunities to operationalize international clinical trials.<\/p>\n

Twanna ensures that regulatory and non-regulatory clinical programs comply with policies and procedures, Regulatory Authority requirements and guidelines, and the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines support global business objectives. Davis has mentored diverse clinical operations teams while using the appropriate resources to meet contractual obligations and ensure quality management practices. Through these experiences, Twanna has excelled in project management oversight, trial master file, study start-up, monitoring, and clinical management.<\/p>\n

Outside of the office, Twanna has spent 10 years serving as an Adjunct Professor at Campbell University\u2019s College of Pharmacy and Health. Before Platform Life Sciences, Twanna was Global Head, Clinical Operations-Site Management at FHI Clinical. She was responsible for setting the overall direction, strategy, and performance standards for international clinical research activities, including planning, executing, monitoring, and reporting global clinical trials. Twanna\u2019s global experience spans multiple continents, expanding her regional understanding in resource-limited settings.[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2179″ bio_alt_image_url=”2178″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Jean Nachega, MD, PhD, MPH” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jean-nachega-608b7211a\/” job_position=”Scientific Advisor”]Dr. Jean Nachega, is a tenured Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology at University of Pittsburgh, USA; Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology and International Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA; and Professor Extraordinary and Director of the Centre for Infectious Diseases at Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa. He has >25 years\u2019 experience of research, teaching, and professional activities have included planning, design, implementing, and monitoring clinical trials, cohort studies and programs to improve HIV treatment cascade outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n

He conducted a seminal study that showed that the relationship between adherence to Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NNRTIs)-based HIV Therapy and virologic outcomes has linear dose-response pattern and is linked to various virologic outcomes. He was the first to quantify the savings in health care cost per month associated with excellent ART adherence, in a large South African HIV cohort. He has served as the Principal Investigator on several research and\/or training grants, including some funded by US National Institutes of Health (NIH), US President Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in Africa (PEPFAR), The European Developing Countries Clinical Trial Partnership (EDCTP), and The UK Wellcome Trust. He is Clinical Research Site (CRS) Lead Investigator for HIV studies in adults of the US NIH AIDS Clinical Trial Group (ACTG) Clinical Trial Unit (CTU) at Stellenbosch University. In addition, he is an ad hoc expert consultant for Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; US Centers for Diseases Control & Preventions (CDC); and at World Health Organization (WHO), HIV Department, Geneva, within the HIV Treatment and Prevention Guidelines as well as HIV Drug Resistance Prevention Working Groups, as well as a member-elect of Academy of Sciences of South Africa (ASSAf) and African Academy of Sciences (AAS).[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2181″ bio_alt_image_url=”2180″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Syed Irfan, MBA” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/syed-uzair-irfan\/” job_position=”Global Team Lead”]Syed Irfan is a seasoned healthcare educator and management professional with a distinct specialization in clinical research project management. Based in Toronto, Canada, he combines his extensive background in healthcare and business to serve as a linchpin in both, educational and industry settings. A medical graduate with an MBA, Syed has notably contributed to clinical research initiatives that span the planning, execution, and monitoring phases. His clinical research competencies include the design of study protocols, ethical considerations, data collection, and statistical analysis, alongside adeptly managing interdisciplinary teams of clinicians, statisticians, and researchers. At present, he is a faculty member, director of strategic resource management and global team lead with Purpose Life Sciences.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

His prior roles include serving as a consultant at the Canadian College for Healthcare & Pharmaceutics and as a consultant with many North American Organizations like American Telephysicians, Martin Dow, and OBS Pharmaceuticals, just to mention a few. In these capacities, he managed strategic resource planning functions, key performance indicators, and compliance procedures, and marketing campaigns.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

His superior communication skills, both written and oral, make him a capable conveyer of detailed information and a builder of strong relationships. With a rich blend of experience and specialized skills in clinical research project management, Syed Irfan stands as an invaluable asset in any academic or industry setting.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2183″ bio_alt_image_url=”2182″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Leon Mutesa, MD, PhD” job_position=”Regional Site Partner; Head, Scientific Research and Innovations SRI, Kigali”]Prof. Leon <\/span>Mutesa<\/span> is the Center for Human Genetics Director at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences-University of Rwanda. He served as the Director of the Department of Clinical Laboratory at the Kigali University Teaching Hospital and has been Director General of Medical Research Center in Rwanda Biomedical Centre under the Ministry of Health, coordinating health-related research activities in all national medical institutions.<\/span> Being a research enthusiast, Dr. <\/span>Mutesa<\/span> along with Purpose Life Sciences will be working on <\/span>c<\/span>apacity<\/span> building<\/span> in Rwanda. He has also pioneered new developments and implementation of a <\/span>reference<\/span> center for medical genetics <\/span>along with mentoring scores of MSc, <\/span>MMed<\/span>, PhD and Post-Doc fellows. <\/span>Dr. <\/span>Mutesa<\/span> obtained his MD from the University of Rwanda in 2003 and his PhD in 2009 from the University of Liege-Belgium, where he also completed his post-doc in 2011.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2185″ bio_alt_image_url=”2184″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Etienne Karita, MD, MSc, MPH” job_position=”Regional Site Partner; Country Director of Project San Francisco in Rwanda”]Dr. Karita is the vice chairperson on the board of directors of the Rwanda Biomedical Center and the country director of Project San Francisco in Rwanda. His life\u2019s work has been focused on HIV including being the principal investigator for HIV vaccinations in Rwanda in addition to being a recipient of SANTHE (the Sub-Saharan African Network for TB\/HIV Research Excellence). With his rich expertise of research of epidemiological diseases, he is helping Purpose Life Sciences with capacity building in Sub-Saharan Africa.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Karita earned his MD from the National University of Rwanda. In 1995, he completed his master’s degree in molecular biology at the University of Brussels in Belgium and then a Master of Public Health in epidemiology at the University of Alabama in Birmingham.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2187″ bio_alt_image_url=”2188″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Jean-Jacques Muyembe, MD, PhD” job_position=”Regional Site Partner; General Director of National Medical Research Organization (INRB) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo”]Professor <\/span>Jean<\/span>-Jacques<\/span> Muyembe <\/span>is <\/span>currently the General Director of INRB of the Democratic Republic of Congo <\/span>(DRC) <\/span>and is fondly known as the <\/span>\u2018Ebola hunter<\/span>. He <\/span>is a Congolese microbiologist who leads the public health emergency responses in DRC <\/span>and has been awarded for his seminal work on viral haemorrhagic fevers which made the founda<\/span>tions of our understanding of the epidemiology, clinical <\/span>manifestations<\/span> and control outbreaks of viral infections. <\/span>His love for advancement in<\/span> global health matches the mission of Purpose Life Sciences <\/span>and <\/span>will contribute <\/span>to<\/span> expanding research <\/span>capacity<\/span> building for emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2190″ bio_alt_image_url=”2189″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Francois Venter, MD, FCP, PhD” job_position=”Regional Site Partner; Divisional Director of Ezintsha, University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa”]Francois Venter is the Head of Ezintsha at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg in South Africa. His work involves health systems research that directly translates into national programmes, most recently involving the antiretrovirals, dolutegravir, tenofovir alafenamide, cabotegravir, and doravirine. He leads multiple antiretroviral treatment optimisation studies and is currently working on new access programmes through private pharmacies within South Africa, as well as patient linkage-to-care interventions and self-testing projects. He has led large PEPFAR-funded HIV programmes in South Africa, focusing on men, women, children, young people, truckers, sex workers, and LGBTI communities. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For over 20 years he has been an advisor to bodies such as the South African government, UNAIDS, and WHO, contributing to international, regional, and national HIV guidelines.\u00a0He recently served as a member of the Ministerial Advisory Committee for COVID-19, and the Department of Science and Technology\u2019s Research and Innovation Committee, advising on COVID-19 research and innovation needs.\u00a0He has an active interest in medical ethics and has been involved in several HIV-related human rights cases within the southern African region.\u00a0He supervises many master’s and PhD projects. Recent work has included publications in Lancet HIV, New England Journal of Medicine, Nature, AIDS, and PLOS Medicine.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Francois shares a common commitment with Purpose Life Sciences of promoting the life and well-being of people, and he specializes in helping those living with HIV, TB, Hepatitis, and other infectious diseases. He is leading the PLS expansion of patient-centric research and treatment optimization in South Africa.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2191″ bio_alt_image_url=”2192″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Gilmar Reis, MD, PhD, FACC, FESc” job_position=”Regional Site Partner; Founder and Executive Director of CARDRESEARCH in Brazil”]Gilmar is the founder and executive director of CARDRESEARCH in Minas Gerais, Brazil, an organization with more than 20 years of experience implementing clinical trials in Brazil, with more than 50 trials involving cardiovascular health. Gilmar is a practicing cardiologist and has extensively published clinical findings in the field of medicine, with more than 150 publications. He is also an associate professor of medicine at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais since 2003. He specializes in coronary disease, population-based research, and adaptive clinical trial <\/span>methodology<\/span>. His <\/span>expertise<\/span> and network, along with Dr. Mills\u2019 experience, created the TOGETHER Trial during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to generate key findings for <\/span>possible therapeutics<\/span>. As Platform Life Sciences evolves, Gilmar continues to support Platform Life Sciences\u2019 patient recruitment by expanding CARDRESEARCH\u2019s Brazilian network of sites for future research. Gilmar holds an MD from the Federal University of Minas Gerais and a PhD in cardiology from the University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2194″ bio_alt_image_url=”2193″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Zulfiqar Bhutta, PhD, MBBS, FRCPCH, FAAP” job_position=”Regional Site Partner; Director of Research, Centre for Global Child Health & Founding Director, Institute for Global Health and Development, the AGA Khan University”]Zulfiqar Bhutta\u00a0leads large research groups based in Toronto, Karachi and Nairobi with a special interest in research synthesis, scaling up evidence-based interventions in community settings and implementation research in health systems. In particular, his work with community health workers and outreach services has influenced integrated maternal and newborn outreach programs for marginalized populations around the world.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to his long-standing research interests in newborn and child survival, maternal and child undernutrition, early childhood development and micronutrient deficiencies, Professor Bhutta\u2019s current research on adolescent and reproductive health has led to several major contributions to the evidence base, including publications in the\u00a0Journal of Adolescent Health\u00a0and\u00a0The Lancet.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As well, Dr. Bhutta\u2019s research has expanded to include\u00a0trauma and injuries, studies of neglected tropical diseases such as typhoid fever and soil-transmitted helminths, and reviews on health in humanitarian crisis settings given the increase in refugee and displaced populations globally.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

His experience is vital to the expansion of Purpose Life Sciences\u2019 clinical trial networks in Pakistan. The implementation of adaptive clinical trial infrastructure in Pakistan will be hugely instrumental in accelerating local and global evidence toward effective therapeutics for child and maternal health.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/team_member][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][team_member image_url=”2196″ bio_alt_image_url=”2195″ team_memeber_style=”bio_fullscreen_alt” image_loading=”lazy-load” team_member_bio_full_html=”html” name=”Conville Brown, MBBS, MD” social_icon_1=”fa fa-linkedin-square” social_link_1=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/conville-brown-84bb0b51\/” job_position=”Regional Site Partner; Founder & CEO, Medical Pavilion Bahamas”]Conville is the founder and president of the Medical Pavilion in the Bahamas which has been providing state-of-the-art private health care for over 20 years. His goal is to provide the best health care for all and has created a multispecialty medical center with Heart, Chest, Cancer, Imaging and Dialysis centers, and more recently, The Partners Clinical Research and Stem Cell Centres. By partnering with Purpose Life Sciences, he is better able to achieve his mission, and build capacity for clinical research in The Bahamas.<\/p>\n

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