Dr Gemma Buckland Merrett

Dr Gemma Buckland Merrett is the Science Lead for Drug-Resistant Infections priority programme at Wellcome. In her role, she is shaping and delivering Wellcome’s antimicrobial resistance strategy, bridging the gap between science and policy.  
Gemma joined Wellcome in 2019 from Public Health England where she was the lead epidemiologist for travel-associated infections. Gemma has over ten years of experience in multi-disciplinary research roles leading projects spanning public health, epidemiology and infectious diseases.  She worked as a research manager for Health Action International, an NGO focused on access to medicines, where she led a multi-country research project on access to sexual and reproductive health commodities in Africa. Prior to this Gemma spent four years in academic research at the University of Sussex Centre for Global Health Policy focusing on antimicrobial resistance and access to medicines.  
Gemma has a PhD in Immunology from Imperial College, an MSc in Global Health and Development from University College London and an MSc in Controlling Infectious Diseases from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.