Nuria Negrao, PhD

Chair of the AI Taskforce at Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Speaker

Núria Negrão, PhD is an AI consultant helping life sciences organizations design and implement AI adoption strategies. She brings a distinctive combination of research depth and operational expertise: a PhD in cellular biology, nearly 15 years of bench research spanning academia and biotech, and current work as a medical writer specializing in clinical trial publications.

Her research background includes translational drug discovery—testing therapeutic compounds and developing molecular diagnostic tools—in both academic and biotech settings. As a medical writer, she has authored clinical trial manuscripts, review articles, and conference presentations in oncology and rheumatology, working directly with investigators to translate trial data into publications.

Dr. Negrão now consults with medical communications agencies and life sciences organizations on AI implementation, developing practical frameworks for assessing risk, establishing governance, and building sustainable AI workflows. She has trained professionals on AI applications since 2023 and speaks regularly on strategic AI adoption in scientific and medical contexts.