Jee-Sun Cho

Jee-Sun joined the Draper Lab in 2017 as a postdoctoral scientist, contributing to pre-clinical malaria vaccine development and early controlled human infection studies before transitioning into clinical project management in 2020. She is now a Senior Clinical Trials Project Manager in the Department of Paediatrics, where she leads the delivery of multiple phase I/II malaria vaccine trials and human challenge studies. Her responsibilities span full life-cycle trial oversight, including regulatory and ethical submissions, site management, monitoring coordination, participant recruitment strategy, contract negotiation, financial management, and investigational medicinal product oversight. She collaborates closely with clinicians, scientists, regulatory bodies, and funders to ensure high-quality trial conduct, robust governance, and timely delivery of project milestones.