Dr Karen Smith

Following several years in management consultancy Karen worked at the University of Cambridge in roles including Head of the Corporate Liaison Office and Executive Director of the Cambridge Computational Biology Institute and at UCL as Director of Bioprocess Leadership. Karen now manages the EIRA Knowledge Exchange team at UEA, drawing on her extensive experience in developing opportunities for partnerships with private, public and third sector organisations and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, and the Schools of Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Pharmacy. She works closely with academics to promote key research capabilities through knowledge exchange, impact, enterprise and engagement. Karen holds two Masters degrees and a PhD from Emmanuel College, Cambridge (Neuroanatomy).