Arianna Gentilini is a PhD candidate in the Department of Health Policy of the London School of Economics and Political Science, joining in 2020. Her PhD focuses on the role of civil society in innovation of and access to medicines for rare diseases in high-income countries. She is particularly interested in understanding the role patient advocacy plays in R&D and how patients’ voices are integrated in the regulatory and reimbursement processes. In her research, Arianna employs both quantitative and qualitative methos, including econometric analysis, document analysis, and interviews.

Her research has been published in high-impact journals, such as the BMJ, BMJ Open and Social Science & Medicine, and has received media coverage in The Observer. 

Alongside her research, Arianna works as a Senior Researcher at the Medical Technology Research Group (MTRG), LSE Health as well as consulting for the World Bank. She is also a Visiting Fellow at Imperial College Business School. Prior joining LSE, she worked as consultant in HEOR consultancies focusing on health economics and market access. She holds an MSc in International Health Policy (Health Economics) with Distinction from LSE and a BSc in International Economics with Honours from the University of Padova.