As the IFBA’s MMUST Project Advisor, Maureen Ellis leads the coordination and delivery of the BSc Biosafety & Biosecurity undergraduate degree program in close collaboration with MMUST, TaBSA, and BMAK.

In a public service and civil society career that spans more than three decades Ms. Ellis has worked across the globe to champion biosafety and biosecurity capacity building. Growing up in Tanzania, and through her work with the IFBA, she strongly believes that partnerships between civil society and government are critical in strengthening global health security. Formerly, Ms. Ellis was Executive Director of the the IFBA and the Advisor to Canada’s Global Partnership Program where she was responsible for delivering biosafety and biosecurity programs worldwide. She also served as Director to Canada’s Public Health Agency Office of Biosafety, and, Director of the WHO’s Collaborating Centre for Biosafety. She was awarded the Wedum Distinguished Service Award for outstanding contributions to biosafety and is the first Canadian to receive this award. M. Ellis is a Certified Professional in Biorisk Management, Certified Professional in Biocontainment Facilities, and holds a Masters Degree in Microbiology from University of Ottawa.