Dr. Sam-Agudu is a Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Director of the Global Pediatrics Program at the University of Minnesota Medical School. She also serves as senior research faculty and Senior Technical Advisor for pediatric & adolescent HIV at the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria, and faculty in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana. Dr. Sam-Agudu's research applies implementation science methods in addressing HIV and other major infectious diseases affecting African children. She leads the Central & West Africa Implementation Science Alliance (CAWISA).