Uppsala Monitoring Centre
Alexandra Coutinho, PhD, is an experienced professional currently serving as a Communications Officer at Uppsala Monitoring Centre, where responsibilities include curating and creating content for the pharmacovigilance community as the editor-in-chief of Uppsala Reports. Additionally, Alexandra works as a Group Fitness Instructor at Nordic Wellness, instructing classes in Les Mills Sprint and RPM while continuously enhancing communication and motivational skills. Previous roles include Science Content Manager and Scientific Writer at Olink Proteomics, and Group Fitness Instructor at Campus1477. Alexandra's academic background includes a PhD in Molecular Genetics from Uppsala University, along with a Honours in Molecular Biology from the University of Adelaide and a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from Flinders University.
Uppsala Monitoring Centre
Uppsala Monitoring Centre is an independent, non-profit foundation and a centre for international service and scientific research in the field of pharmacovigilance. We advance the safety of patients by exploring and understanding the risks and benefits of medicines, with the ultimate aim of helping patients and physicians make wise therapeutic decisions. For more than 40 years, we have provided scientific leadership and operational support to the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring, expanding the global pharmacovigilance network to reach more than 95% of the world’s population. We create partnerships that bring together resources, expertise, and a shared vision of patient safety. Today, we continue to build a global drug safety culture by supporting and engaging all pharmacovigilance stakeholders, from national centres to regulators, academia and the pharma industry.