Flavia Schlegel
Assistant Director General for Natural Sciences, U
immunology
Amgen
Bangladesh
Biography
Flavia Schlegel took up her duties as Assistant Director‐General for the Natural Sciences at UNESCO on 1 October 2014. In 2008, appointed as Director of Swissnex China and Vice‐Consul General based in Shanghai, she was responsible for overseeing the establishment of Swissnex in China, a transdisciplinary institute for Science, Technology, Innovation and Culture. She also served as the Science Counselor for the United States and Canada with the Embassy of Switzerland in Washington D.C. and as Vice‐Director and Member of the Executive Board of the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health. She is the holder of a Medical Doctorate and a Master’s Degree in Organizational Development.
Research Interest
Flavia Schlegel took up her duties as Assistant Director‐General for the Natural Sciences at UNESCO on 1 October 2014. In 2008, appointed as Director of Swissnex China and Vice‐Consul General based in Shanghai, she was responsible for overseeing the establishment of Swissnex in China, a transdisciplinary institute for Science, Technology, Innovation and Culture. She also served as the Science Counselor for the United States and Canada with the Embassy of Switzerland in Washington D.C. and as Vice‐Director and Member of the Executive Board of the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health. She is the holder of a Medical Doctorate and a Master’s Degree in Organizational Development.