Profiles

Meredith R. Clark, PhD

Dr. Clark is a biomedical engineering-trained R&D operations leader who over the last 12 years at CONRAD has served in various capacities, including Manager of Drug Delivery, Director of Preclinical Activities and Product Development, Technical Lead, Program Manager, Principal Investigator (PI) and co-PI on numerous R&D projects sponsored by USAID, NIH and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She is currently the Sr. Director of Operations at CONRAD and an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at EVMS. With deep knowledge of CONRAD operational and program management processes and systems, Dr. Clark is thoroughly qualified to successfully implement interdisciplinary R&D programs supporting innovations in women’s and global health. Dr. Clark received her B.S. in Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior from the University of California, Davis in 2001 and her Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah in 2008. Her passion is working with others to drive change that creates meaningful and positive impact. Her research interests are in the conceptualization, design and implementation of innovative proof-of-concept preclinical-to-clinical studies and research strategies to advance promising new women’s/global health technologies and potential solutions to some of the world’s greatest unmet needs, and enabling their translational development.