LifeArc
Dr Rebecca Holmes is a Scientific Director at LifeArc, a self-funded medical research charity based in the UK. She oversees the diagnostic programme within LifeArc’s Chronic Respiratory Infection Translational Challenge. This is a portfolio of projects focused on improving the lives of people living with cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis. Rebecca led the Cystic Fibrosis Diagnostic Target Product Profile (TPP) project; TPPs were launched in June 2024. Her role encompasses diagnostic strategy, managing external partnerships and diagnostic design and development. She holds a PhD in Virology from King’s College London and carried out postdoctoral work in RNA biology and synthetic biology at the University of California, San Francisco and the University of Edinburgh.
Thursday, September 26, 2024
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM ET