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Kim Lindblade

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Director of Research, Center for Global Health at Indiana University
📍 Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Kim Lindblade is a global health leader and epidemiologist with over 25 years of experience at organizations like the WHO, US CDC, and PATH. As Director of Research at Indiana Universitys Center for Global Health, she focuses on disease elimination, operational research, and shaping health strategies. She holds a PhD from the University of Michigan School of Public Health.

She has a strong personal and professional connection to Kenya, where she began her career as an epidemiologist. Having grown up in the Midwest, she considers her work with the AMPATH partnership in Kenya a homecoming. She actively reads and promotes the work of other public health leaders.

She has authored over 80 publications on topics ranging from malaria and influenza to Ebola.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Director of Research, Center for Global Health
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Personality Overview

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Priorities

Topics Kim cares about

Malaria Elimination
Her career focus is as a malaria specialist. She previously led the WHO's Malaria Elimination Unit, helping six countries become certified malaria-free.
Global Health Policy
She has extensive experience promoting evidence-based policy, providing high-level technical guidance to governments, and shaping disease control strategies across multiple continents.
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Career

Work history

4-2026
Director of Research, Center for Global Health
Indiana University
6-2025
Independent Consultant
Freelance
8-2022 - 6-2025
Senior Technical Advisor
PATH
4-2022 - 8-2022
Epidemiologist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1-2022 - 4-2022
Epidemiologist
World Health Organization
In the press

Media appearances

This week we welcomed Dr. Kim Lindblade as the new Director of Research at IU Center for Global Health. Featured in Facebook (Indiana University Center for Global Health)
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IU - This week we welcomed Dr. Kim Lindblade as the new Director of Research. Featured in Facebook (Indiana University Global Health)
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Education
1993 - 1999
PhD
University of Michigan School of Public Health
1990 - 1992
Master of Public Health - MPH
University of Michigan School of Public Health
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