Yvette Kiptoo

Yvette Kiptoo is a Communications & Advocacy Associate at Global Health Strategies, leveraging experience in event management and strategic communication within the global health sector, particularly in HIV/TB issues. Previous positions include a Summer Intern at CDC/KEMRI, focusing on malaria vaccine efficacy and typhoid prevalence in Kenya, and a SURF Research Fellow at Amherst College, where research centered on antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Additionally, Yvette participated in the D. E. Shaw Research Undergraduate Fellowship, served as an Amgen Biotechnology Research Assistant at the Carnegie Institution for Science, and volunteered in rare disease research at the National Institutes of Health. Yvette holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry & Biophysics from Amherst College and has experience as a visiting student at Yale-NUS College.