Cheryl Baxter  is the Project Manager for DMAC and Head of Scientific Support at CERI. Dr Baxter’s main research focus is HIV prevention, specifically strategies to reduce HIV acquisition among young women and issues related to sexual and reproductive health. More recently, she has been contributing to Covid-19 research, particularly the monitoring of the epidemic trends. In addition to her research experience, she has a passion for capacity development and has led two training programmes to support the development of the next generation of scientists and public health specialists.