Kasifa Khalid

Kasifa Khalid, PhD, is currently the Best Practice & Advising Manager at Wellcome Trust, where insights and best practices are integrated into the CEDI program. Prior experiences include serving as the Mentoring Lead for the Springer Nature Women's UK employee network, developing mentoring and personal development initiatives, as well as leading Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion projects. In academia, Kasifa was a Doctoral Researcher at the University of Zurich, focusing on the role of Erythropoietin in the developing brain and supervising MSc students. Kasifa holds a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Zurich, an MRes from Imperial College London, and a BS from The University of Edinburgh. Additional skills include public speaking, demonstrated through early achievements in debating and public speaking awards.