About
Karla Sanchez, PhD, is Head of Biomedical Engineering and CNS Drug Delivery Lead at CDP. She is a mathematical modeller, researcher and bioengineer with over 15 years of experience in medical device development. Dr Sanchez obtained her PhD from Imperial College London (UK) as part of the Physiological Fluids Group where she focused on blood flow of the cerebral vasculature and distribution of cerebrospinal fluid.
She has also worked alongside clinicians and academics to study blood flow in the kidney and complications of chronic kidney disease. Throughout her career she has managed several successful projects, launching a large range of infusion sets, orthopaedic and surgical devices. She holds an honorary visiting researcher position at Imperial College London.