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The Sentinel Team

Sentinel is a global collaboration of clinicians, epidemiologists, geneticists, virologists, bioengineers, computer scientists, and public health experts. The program was launched with generous support from a cohort of  donors through TED’s Audacious Project, including Flu Lab, the ELMA Foundation, the Skoll Foundation, and Open Philanthropy. 

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The framework is co-led by Dr. Christian Happi, PhD, Director of ACEGID and Professor of Molecular Biology and Genomics at Redeemer’s University, and Dr. Pardis Sabeti, MD, DPhil, an Institute Member of the Broad Institute, Professor at Harvard University and the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator. 

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Dr. Christian Happi

Director of IGH and Professor of Molecular Biology and Genomics

Dr. Pardis Sabeti

Institute member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard 

Dr. Al Ozonoff

Director of Pandemic Preparedness 

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Dr. Onikepe Folarin

Deputy Director, Human Pathogen Research and Training

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Dr. Bronwyn MacInnis

Director, Pathogen Genomic Surveillance

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Dr. Daniel Park

Senior Group Leader, Computational Genomics

Institute of Genomics and Global Health

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  • Dolo Nosamiefan - Program Manager

  • Johnson Okolie - Operations and Grant Manager

  • Oludayo Ope-Ewe - Research Associate

  • Harouna Soumare - Data Scientist

  • Philomena Eromon - Lab manager

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Core Team

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​​Broad Institute

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  • Colby Wilkason - Program Manager

  • Chelsea I’Anson - Project Manager

  • Dr. Mariétou Paye - Senior Project Manager

  • Dr. Ian Baudi - Implementation Scientist

  • Dr. Eugenia Rojas - Project Manager

  • Kyle McMahon - Research Associate

  • Liam Stenson -  Research Associate

  • Fatinah Albeez -  Research Associate

  • Martha Goldberg - Senior Operations and Finance Manager

The core Sentinel team drives the implementation and operations of the Sentinel project, ensuring smooth coordination across partners, sites, and research activities. With expertise in project management, operations, and partnership engagement the team supports execution, strategic planning, and resource management. By fostering strong collaborations and streamlining logistics, the team enables Sentinel’s mission to advance innovative pathogen surveillance and outbreak response around the world.

Collaborators and Partners 

​​Broad Institute or MIT and Harvard

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  • Dr. Elyse Stachler 

  • Dr. Nisha Gopal 

  • Zoë Levine 

  • Dr. Patrick Varilly 

  • Dr. Sameed Siddiqu 

  • Hannah Knoll 

  • Dr. Jon Arizti Sans 

  • Ivan Specht 

  • Dr. Julie Koh 

  • Dr. Theresa Ulrich​

  • Natalia Wewior

Strong partnerships are a cornerstone to Sentinel’s success, but we know that pandemic prevention cannot be achieved alone. We have focused on building Sentinel in concert with governments, public health agencies, NGOs, academic groups, tech companies, and other related programs, to promote sustainable and resilient innovations and interventions.

Collaborators and Partner Organizations

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  • Africa Centres for Disease Control

  • Nigeria Centres for Disease Control

  • African Pathogen Genomics Initiative

  • Illumina

  • Fathom Information Design: Dr. Ben Fry, Ellory Laning

  • Kenema General Hospital: Dr. Donald Grant, Dr. John Demby

  • CIGASS: Amy Gay , Aida Badiane

  • University of California, Los Angeles: Dr. Mireille Kamariza

  • Brown University: Dr. Katie Siddle

  • Princeton University: Dr. Cameron Myhrvold

Institute of Genomics and Global Health

 

  • Ify Aniebo

  • Siju Ayotunde

  • Dr. Haley McLeod 

Learn about our Mission and Vision

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our work

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Sentinel's Impact

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