Dr. Josefina Campos

Josefina Campos is Unit Head for Public Health Laboratory Innovation Platforms at the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in Berlin, where she leads work to strengthen public health laboratory systems, pathogen genomics and the use of laboratory and genomic data for public health intelligence. She leads the International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN), a global network bringing together countries, organizations and partners to accelerate equitable access to pathogen genomic surveillance and strengthen its integration into public health decision-making. Before joining WHO, Josefina served as Director of the National Genomics and Bioinformatics Center at ANLIS Malbrán, Argentina’s national public health laboratory. She led efforts to integrate genomics into national surveillance systems, established Argentina’s Federal Genomics Network, and coordinated national and international initiatives spanning infectious diseases and One Health surveillance. She has extensive experience working across global and regional laboratory and genomic surveillance networks. Her work focuses on translating advances in genomics, laboratory technologies and data into sustainable public health systems and actionable intelligence.