Caitlin Pley

Caitlin’s DPhil is embedded in the PRESTO project, which aims to accelerate the estimation of vaccine efficacy in an emerging pandemic using trial simulation. PRESTO (Preparedness by Simulation and Trial Optimisation) is funded by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) as part of its 100 Days Mission to respond to new disease threats with a vaccine within three months.

Caitlin completed her medical degree at the University of Cambridge and subsequently trained in infectious diseases and tropical medicine at St Thomas’ Hospital in London and Charité University Hospital in Berlin, working at the frontline of both COVID-19 and Mpox. She has also worked in the emergency department in Beirut, Lebanon, and in internal medicine at the Royal Free Hospital, London. Caitlin additionally holds a master’s degree in pharmacology from the University of Cambridge, as well as a Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Caitlin is a consultant on malaria elimination from the Greater Mekong for the World Health Organization (WHO). Previously, she worked as an investigator on a large portfolio of clinical trials and cohort studies on yellow fever, COVID-19, influenza, and severe pneumonia. Other roles have included analyst and advisor roles in strategy & policy for The Global Fund, access to medicines at Médecins Sans Frontières, universal health coverage at Chatham House, and antimicrobial resistance surveillance at Public Health England (now the UK Health Security Agency).