Dr Isabel Fletcher works in the Data for Science & Health team at the Wellcome Trust in London, where she leads the funding of impactful data science research to address major global health challenges, including Climate and Health.
Isabel has led funding initiatives including leveraging AI for synthesising evidence for climate and health policy, the development of a community of practice for climate-sensitive infectious disease research and bridging gaps in equitable access to technology and infrastructure for impactful policymaking.
With a background in climate and health, she has published research modelling climate-sensitive infectious diseases globally, co-authored IPCC assessment reports, and worked at the WHO/WMO Joint Office for Climate & Health.