Leela Davies, MD, PhD in

Leela Davies, MD, PhD

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Director, Translational Sciences at BioNTech SE
📍 Greater Sacramento, United States

Dr. Leela Davies serves as the Director of Translational Sciences at BioNTech US, leveraging her extensive background in immunology and vaccine development. A board-certified infectious disease physician with an MD from UC San Diego, her career includes roles as an attending physician at Brigham and Womens Hospital and a postdoctoral fellow at the Ragon Institute.

Dr. Davies is a vocal proponent of scientific integrity and evidence-based public health policy. Her public commentary shows a strong commitment to combating medical misinformation and advocating for ethical research practices, particularly concerning vaccine science and the protection of vulnerable populations, including children.

Her research has resulted in numerous publications focusing on humoral and T-cell immune responses to infectious diseases like tuberculosis and HIV.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Director, Translational Sciences
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Sacramento, United States
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Translational Sciences
Her role at BioNTech focuses on bridging preclinical research with clinical application to develop novel therapies and vaccines.
Infectious Diseases
A board-certified specialist whose clinical work and extensive research have focused on viral and bacterial pathogens like HIV and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Director, Translational Sciences
BioNTech SE
6-2023 - 1-2026
Associate Director, Translational Sciences
BioNTech SE
6-2020 - 6-2023
Attending Physician in Infectious Diseases
Brigham and Women's Hospital
7-2018 - 6-2023
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard
7-2017 - 6-2020
Fellow in Infectious Diseases
Massachusetts General Hospital
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Education
2007 - 2015
MD
UC San Diego School of Medicine
2001 - 2005
BS
Brown University
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