Manuela Runge

Manuela Runge is an infectious disease epidemiologist and modeller with a strong epidemiological background, including large-scale field surveys in Tanzania. She applies mathematical modelling to assess the impact of public health interventions and advise on deployment strategies. Her work at MM Global Health Consulting spans evidence synthesis, vaccines, and neglected tropical diseases. She is a former board member and co-chair of the Best Practices Committee of the Applied Malaria Modelling Network (AMMnet).

Manuela joined the correspondence program in 2018 as a PhD student, where she first developed scientific reporting skills. After a second term as a correspondent, she later became a Senior Editor, supporting early-career researchers. She has since applied these skills to share highlights from public health events through LinkedIn articles and continues to contribute to knowledge sharing

The ASTMH provides an impressive amount of malaria talks every year and I look forward to contributing to the MESA reports from this important conference.

The MESA correspondence program had been a valuable experience for me two times. Both times I could connect with fellow correspondents and the MESA team and learned about the latest malaria research during the conference