Lara is a Research Analyst at Chatham House where she works on health security issues with a focus on threats that arise at the human-animal-environment interface (One Health). Previously, she worked on humanitarian and global health policy issues at the European Commission and volunteered at Projekt Sex, a student-led sexual health organization. She holds an MSc in Global Health from the University of Copenhagen, with time spent at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College in Moshi, and a BSc in Development Studies with a major in Human Geography from Lund University.