Meredith Clark, PhD

Meredith R. Clark, PhD is Senior Director of Operations at CONRAD, a non-profit biomedical research and development institute within Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University, where she is also Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. With a 40-year legacy in women’s and global health biomedical innovation, CONRAD develops and advances user-centered technologies, drug delivery systems, and translational research programs designed to address unmet health needs, particularly in underserved and low-resource settings.

 

A bioengineer by training, Dr. Clark has nearly 20 years of experience leading multidisciplinary drug delivery, product development, and translational research programs focused on women’s health, HIV prevention, contraception, and broader global health priorities. Her work spans early concept development, formulation and device design, preclinical and clinical testing, regulatory strategy, human-centered design, and stage-gated product development.

 

At CONRAD, Dr. Clark has served as principal investigator, co-principal investigator, technical lead, and program manager on programs supported by NIH, USAID, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and other public-sector, philanthropic, and global health partners. She has contributed to the development of diverse drug, device, and combination product technologies, including vaginal rings, on-demand inserts, injectables, implants, transdermal systems, and user-centered delivery devices designed to support usability, access, affordability, and implementation in low-resource settings.

 

Dr. Clark received her PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Utah and her BS in Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior from the University of California, Davis.