Dr. Nadia Sam-Agudu is a clinician-scientist in pediatric infectious diseases, implementation science and global health. She splits her time between the US and Nigeria. Dr. Sam-Agudu is a Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Global Pediatrics Program at the University of Minnesota Medical School. She also serves as Senior Technical Advisor for Pediatric and Adolescent HIV and is a Senior Research Faculty at the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria. Her research is focused on the application of implementation science methods in the prevention and treatment of HIV and other major infectious diseases affecting children in African countries. She also provides her expertise in collaborations and networks for implementation science training and capacity building in the US and in Nigeria and other African countries. Dr. Sam-Agudu is a member of the Nigeria Implementation Science Alliance (NISA) and leads the Central and West Africa Implementation Science Alliance (CAWISA).