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Make Complex Science Resonate: Driving Recall in the Age of AI
December 1, 2025 · Zürich
Join us, Dec 1, Zürich, to explore how Gen AI, RWE, and behavioural psychology are transforming science into stories that resonate across stakeholders.
Cristina Valencia, PhDc, MSc.
Associate Director · Evidence Generation Team, Global Medical Affairs, Vaccine Business Unit, Takeda
Cristina Valencia, PhDc, MSc.
Associate Director
Evidence Generation Team, Global Medical Affairs, Vaccine Business Unit, Takeda
Cristina is an epidemiologist currently completing her PhD at Columbia University. She is an alumna of the European Programme for Interventional Epidemiology Training, where she focused on strengthening immunization programs and combating antimicrobial resistance.She has held roles across several pharmaceutical companies and now works at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, leading multiple real-world evidence studies evaluating the effectiveness, safety, and impact of the TAK-003 dengue vaccine.Previously, Cristina served as a technical officer for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Zika Response Task Force and led the World Health Organization’s Go.Data digital health unit, designing innovative solutions to support countries in collecting and analyzing COVID-19 epidemiological data.Cristina has published numerous peer-reviewed papers, including in The Lancet, on the application of digital health technologies to strengthen surveillance systems and improve routine immunization data collection.
