Co-Convenor: Dr. Theresa Köbe
DLR-PT – Project Management Agency of the German Aerospace Center Berlin, Germany Scientific Officer
Since 2021, Theresa Köbe has been working at the DLR Project Management Agency in the division of Global Health with a focus on Africa. As a scientific officer, she is responsible for the development and implementation of research programmes. She also advises her clients on policy research topics and supports grantees throughout their funding. In particular, Dr Köbe is overseeing the funding measure “Research Networks for Health Innovations in Sub-Saharan Africa” on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). She acts as an advisor on product development partnerships and is involved in the initiative “ESSENCE on Health Research”. Dr Köbe is a biologist by training, having earned a PhD in medical science. During her post-doctoral studies at the Berlin university hospital Charité (Berlin, Germany), McGill University (Montréal, Canada), and DZNE (Dresden, Germany), she specialised in cognitive neurobiology with a focus on healthy aging and Alzheimer’s disease.