Samrawit Yisahak

Samrawit Yisahak is an accomplished epidemiologist currently working at Vertex Pharmaceuticals since May 2023. Previously, Samrawit served as an instructor in the Department of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, where training of research coordinators on study design and data analysis was conducted. As a research scientist at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Samrawit initiated multiple research projects on pediatric health outcomes and successfully obtained funding for studies on cognitive outcomes. A postdoctoral fellow at the National Institutes of Health, Samrawit designed impactful research projects and contributed to multiple publications and conference presentations. During doctoral studies at Emory University, Samrawit focused on health disparities and secured funding for global health research. Samrawit holds a PhD in Nutrition & Health Sciences from Emory University and a BS in Nutrition Sciences from Cornell University.