Trudie Lang

Introduction:

Trudie Lang is a prominent figure in global health research, recognised for her commitment to enhancing the quality of health research in low-resource settings. Her work consistently focuses on addressing diseases of poverty and ensuring that communities bearing the greatest health burdens also benefit from high-quality evidence. Over the years, she has supported research teams across Africa, Asia, and South America, promoting approaches that empower local investigators. Whether responding to outbreaks or strengthening everyday research capacity, she remains driven by the belief that equitable research systems are crucial for better health outcomes worldwide, particularly in vulnerable communities that are often overlooke..

Full Name:

Trudie Lang

Institutional Affiliation and Professional Experience:

Trudie Lang is a Professor of Global Health Research & Director of The Global Health Network. She has 30 years of experience in sports research in low-resource settings on everyday poverty-related diseases and disease outbreaks. Trudie spent the first 12 years of her career in the pharmaceutical industry, where she ran clinical trials from phase I through to phase IV in malaria, helminth infections, and diarrheal diseases in Africa, Asia, and South America. Trudie has worked within the varied settings of industry, public-private partnerships, the World Health Organisation, NGOs and academia, where she has designed and operated clinical studies in highly varied international settings, particularly in low-resource areas within vulnerable populations. Trudie is now focused on developing research capacity and improving research methods in developing countries.

Role in the ODIN Project:

Trudie Lang serves as the Principal Investigator for Work Package 7 in the ODIN project. In this role, she leads the consortium’s efforts to strengthen communication, dissemination, and stakeholder engagement across all project partners. She guides how ODIN shares knowledge, connects teams, and maintains coordination throughout the study. Her experience in global research systems ensures that communication channels stay clear, inclusive, and efficient to all stakeholders.

Contribution of the work package to ODIN's overall goals:

Work Package 7 supports ODIN’s goals by ensuring clear communication, strong visibility, and effective dissemination of project findings. By coordinating stakeholder engagement with national health authorities and the Scientific Advisory Board, it bolsters collaboration across the consortium. This WP ensures ODIN’s scientific outputs are widely shared, understood by relevant audiences, and positioned to influence practice, policy, and future wastewater surveillance efforts.

Professional and Personal Interests:

Trudie Lang’s professional interests centre on research equity, stronger methodological standards and empowering low-resource settings to lead their own studies. She is committed to knowledge sharing and connecting researchers across regions and disciplines. Her work focuses on diseases of poverty, outbreak readiness and embedding research into health systems. She values supporting vulnerable communities and enabling under-served regions to shape their own research futures.

Future Research Aspirations:

Trudie Lang aims to continue improving equitable research systems, especially in regions where structural barriers limit scientific leadership. She is dedicated to expanding platforms that facilitate knowledge sharing between countries, strengthen outbreak preparedness, and speed up the production of high-quality evidence during emergencies. A primary goal is to ensure that research leadership originates from within the communities most impacted by diseases, rather than being externally imposed. Through initiatives like The Global Health Network and her ODIN engagement, she seeks to broaden access to tools, training, and methodologies so that future research becomes quicker, fairer, and more resilient in facing global health threats.

Contact Details:

Email: trudie.lang@ndm.ox.ac.uk
ORCID: 0000-0003-2273-5975
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