Faith Osier

Professor Faith Osier is a leading malaria researcher and Co-Director of Imperial College London's Institute of Infection. She holds a full-time position in the Department of Life Sciences, focusing on malaria immunity and vaccine development. Previously an Honorary Principal Research Fellow at Imperial's Department of Infectious Disease, she has led global initiatives such as the SMART partnership, analyzing immune responses across Africa using the KILchip microarray. Her work bridges clinical medicine, immunology, and public health advocacy, emphasizing global health equity and African scientific leadership.

Education: MBChB from the University of Nairobi (1996), PhD from the Open University (UK). Awards include the Royal Society Pfizer Award and Sofja Kovalevskaja Award. She chairs the International Union of Immunological Societies and advises global health organizations like WHO and Wellcome Trust. Her research aims to create vaccines mimicking natural immunity against malaria, prioritizing scalable solutions for high-burden regions.

Awards and recognitions highlight her contributions to malaria science and capacity-building in Africa. She advocates for African scientists through initiatives like the FAIS Legacy Project, training the next generation of immunologists. Her TED Talk 'The key to a better malaria vaccine' underscores her vision of eradicating malaria through interdisciplinary collaboration.