Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Dr Caitlin Norris-Grey is a physician and public health scholar currently working as an Associate at Flagship Pioneering within Pioneering Medicines. Caitlin's work brings together her expertise in clinical medicine, academic research, public health, and data science to improve health outcomes. Caitlin graduated with distinction from University College London's Medical School, and where she also received a first-class degree in Immunology & Infectious Disease from UCL. She holds a Master of Public Health from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, where she was awarded the MPH scholarship by Harvard University.
As an Associate at Pioneering Medicines, Caitlin focuses on identifying new ways to target diseases and underlying pathiophysiologies using the latest advancements in scientific research. Her work helps find new applications for emerging technologies and therapies, helping to address unmet medical needs.
Caitlin was selected as a Fellow in Flagship Pioneering's 2024 cohort. Her role focused on creating ideas for new biotechnology companies based on the latest scientific and medical research.
Caitlin was a Research Assistant within Harvard's Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics (CCDD). Focused on public health amongst high-risk populations, she worked with Professor Yonatan Grad and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to characterize measles vaccination rates across Massachusetts and identify areas at risk of future outbreaks.
Caitlin co-founded Zest Health, a public health startup incubated by Harvard University focused on improving university student's sexual health in the United States. Zest Health connects university clinics and students with at-home STI kits, reducing barriers to sexual health testing. Zest Health has received support from Harvard Business School's iLab and the Harvard School of Public Health's HealthLab Accelerator.
Caitlin served as an Honorary Clinical Research Fellow in the Royal Free Hospital, leading research projects for the Department of Virology. Her research included a systematic review of genetic risk factors for cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV and a retrospective review of Parvovirus B19 viremia in renal transplant patients, with findings presented to the NHS Blood and Transplant team for clinical guideline development. Additionally, she led a study on SARS-CoV-2 in hemodialysis patients, analyzing risk factors for hospital admission, intensive care needs, and 30-day mortality.
As an Honorary Research Assistant, Caitlin conducted both clinical data analysis and wet lab research at the Rayne Institute (UCL) and the Department of Rheumatology (UCLH). Caitlin led a study on rituximab therapy for rheumatoid arthritis which was subsequently published in Rheumatology and presented at various international conferences, including the British Society for Rheumatology and the EWWR Conference in Brussels. Caitlin's wet lab experience included studying B-cell phenotypes in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, flow cytometry, assay design, B-cell isolation and cell staining.
Caitlin worked as a medical doctor as part of her Academic Foundation Programme in London's Royal Free Hospital. She completed rotations in Emergency Medicine, Virology, and Hepatology & Transplant Medicine.
Caitlin served as a medical doctor as part of her Academic Foundation Programme in London's North Middlesex University Hospital. She completed rotations in Intellectual Disability Psychiatry, Geriatric Medicine and Surgery. During her work in Intellectual Disability, Caitlin developed new guidelines for the clinic to address over-prescription of antipsychotic medications in the treatment of challenging behaviors in individuals with intellectual disabilities. Additionally, she contributed to a study analyzing childhood factors linked to poor mental health outcomes in adults with intellectual disabilities, aiming to inform early intervention strategies.
Caitlin completed her medical elective in the Infectious Diseases department at the Royal Free Hospital, gaining experience managing complex cases such as HIV, tuberculosis, and sepsis.