Anne Stokes, PhD

GlaxoSmithKline
Director TSE and Virus Control
Dr. Anne Stokes is a Virologist. She is a GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Senior Fellow, a member of the Council of Fellows and currently the Director of TSE and Virus Control within GMP Operations, Biopharmaceutical Product Development and Supply in Pennsylvania USA. For the past 22 years, she has worked for GSK in the development and manufacture of Biopharmaceuticals and cell and gene therapy products. She has managed Cell Banking activities and is currently the Director of TSE and Virus Control, responsible for the oversight of TSE and virus safety of a clinical Biopharm GMP manufacturing facility. She received a Doctorate in Viral Immunology whilst at the Pirbright Institute Surrey, UK. As a Fogarty Fellow at the NIH she worked on a vaccine for human parainfluenza virus 3. She is currently a member of ISPE. She has 20 publications and has presented posters and talks at many scientific meetings. She is committed to fostering scientific talent through the GSK Fellows Program.