International team with expertise in antimicrobial resistance | ICARS

Meet the team

Meet the people behind ICARS’ global work.

Our team

ICARS has a multidisciplinary and international team committed to advancing sustainable solutions to antimicrobial resistance. Together with partners around the world, our diverse team of experts work across science, partnerships, communications, and operations to turn evidence into sustainable impact.

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Executive Management

Executive Director

Helle Engslund Krarup

Director of Science and Programmes

Kristina Osbjer

Director of Operations

Miriam Reventlow

Science and Programmes

Human Health

Head of Human Health

Danilo Lo Fo Wong

Science Advisor

Fabian Maza Arnedo

Science Advisor for AMS and IPC

Pem Chuki

Senior Science Advisor

Gloria Cristina Córdoba Currea

Science Advisor

Mabel De Leo

Science Advisor: AMR Mitigation

Jonathan Mayito

Senior Science Advisor

Nandini Sreenivasan

Senior Science Advisor

Erica Westwood

One Health

Head of One Health

Sunday Ochai

Science Advisor: Veterinary Sciences

Holy Akwar

Science Advisor: AMR Mitigation

Claudia Cobo Angel

Science Officer: AMR and Climate Change

Cèlia Ventura I Gabarró

Science Advisor: AMR and Gender

Sarah von Humboldt-Scotland

Senior Science Advisor: Veterinary Sciences

Rodolphe Mader

Science Advisor: AMR Mitigation in Africa

Watipaso Nyirenda

Science Officer and Administrative Assistant

Carolina Vega

Science Advisor: Social and behavioural sciences

Wesal Zaman

ICARS Africa

Head of ICARS Africa

Titha Dzowela

Science Advisor

Veronicah Chuchu

Science Advisor

Engy Hamed

Science Advisor

Daniel Kolade

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning

Head of MEAL

Mads Martinus

Senior Programme Manager

Simone Marie Charnley

Student Assistant

Dimitris Christodoulou

Senior Programme Manager

Lisa Haagensen

Senior Programme Manager

John Lakeman

Grant Manager

Hanne Strandgaard

MEAL Officer

Dichhen Tamang

Science and Programmes Assistants

Student Assistant

Mike Réamann Palmer

Student Assistant

Christian Magaard

Administrative Assistant

Vanessa Midori Ogawa (Maternity Leave)

Partnerships, Advocacy and Communications

Head of Partnerships and Global Relations

Theresa Høgenhaug

Science Partnership Advisor

Francesca Chiara

Communications Officer

Chloe Cole

Programme Officer: Partnerships

Anna Helena Mattsson

Student Assistant

Elvira Svenheim Paldanius

Programme Manager: Communications

Sephy Valuks

Programme Officer: Partnerships

Jacqueline Ntombizodwa Ndlovu

Operations

Senior Programme Manager – IT, Travel & Security and Facilities

Morten Brandt-Pedersen

Senior Programme Manager

Jens Højer Larsen

Student Assistant

Mattias Jakobs

Finance and HR Assistant

Marianne Munch Mbe

Office Administrator

Ringaile Pranckeviciute

Senior Programme Manager

Anni Vejstrup

Finance

Senior Programme Manager: Finance and Grants

Olena Cheremkhivska

Finance Assistant

Kian Fayazbakhsh

Senior Programme Manager: Finance and Grants

Nicole Hotchkiss

Finance Coordinator: Projects & Reporting

Edyta Proscinska

Governance

Programme Officer (Governance)

Jule Mau