Katharine Collins

Background

About Katharine Collins

I have recently transitioned into a funding role as a Senior Program Officer at Coefficient Giving (previously Open Philanthropy), where I manage a grant portfolio within the Global Health R&D team. I leverage my scientific knowledge, expertise, and international network to identify and fund high-impact opportunities that have the potential to improve health and save the most lives. My current focus areas include- Malaria- Group A Streptococcus - Vaccine and adjuvant development- Vaccine deliveryI am an international malaria researcher with 18 years of experience across the UK, Australia, Burkina Faso, Mali, and The Netherlands. My work has spanned the translational research pipeline—from early-stage vaccine design and development to field-based clinical trials.Key highlights of my scientific career include- Co-inventing the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine, now being rolled out in Africa- Developing new malaria controlled human infection models to accelerate vaccine and drug testing- Leading and contributing to research aimed at understanding malaria transmission and translating those insights into new intervention strategies.