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  David Armstrong

  • Chair, Board of Directors

  David Armstrong is a Non-Executive Director of Insurance Australia Group and Chair of...

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  Dr Srinivas Akkaraju

  • Board Member

  Srini Akkaraju is the Founder and Managing General Partner of Samsara BioCapital, a...

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  Catherine Brenner

  • Board Member

  Catherine Brenner is a Non-Executive Director of Scentre Group Limited, Carindale...

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  Sarah Butler

  • Board Member

  Sarah Butler is a Non-Executive Director of IAG and RACV’s insurance joint venture...

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  Tim Fountaine

  • Board Member

  Tim Fountaine is a Senior Partner with McKinsey & Company based in Sydney. He is a...

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  Peeyush Gupta AM

  • Board Member

  Peeyush Gupta AM is the Chair of Charter Hall Long Wale REIT and Charter Hall Direct...

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  Professor Michael Kidd AO

  • Board Member

  Professor Michael Kidd AO is a clinician researcher in primary care, public health...

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  Timothy Longstaff

  • Board Member

  Timothy Longstaff is a Non-Executive Director of Aurizon, Ingham’s and Perenti Global...

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  Professor Rodney Phillips

  • Board Member

  Professor Rodney Phillips is an immunologist specialising in HIV and infectious...

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  Dr Meena Thuraisingham

  • Board Member

  Dr Meena Thuraisingham is founder and principal at BoardQ, an advisory practice...

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  Professor Anushka Patel

  • Chief Executive Officer

  Professor Anushka Patel is CEO and a Director of The George Institute for Global...

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  Professor Stephen MacMahon AO

  Global Office

  • Founding Director, The George Institute for Global Health
  • Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
  • Chair of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of London

  Stephen is one of the founders of The George Institute for Global Health, an...

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  Professor Robyn Norton AO

  Global Office

  • Founding Director, The George Institute for Global Health
  • Professor of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
  • Chair of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London

  Professor Norton is one of the two Founding Directors of The George Institute for...

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  Tim Regan

  Global Office

  • Chief Operating Officer

  Tim is the Chief Operating Officer of The George Institute for Global Health. He has...

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  Justin Ooi

  Global Office

  • Chief Financial Officer

  Justin joined the George Institute in 2020 as Group Chief Financial Officer, bringing...

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  Peter Dolnik

  Global Office

  • Director, Centre for Operational and Research Excellence

  Peter Dolnik is the Director, Centre for Operational and Research Excellence at The...

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  Professor Laurent Billot

  Global Office

  • Director, Biostatistics and Data Science
  • Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney

  Laurent is Director of Biostatistics and Data Science at the George Institute for...

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  Sarah Bench

  • Chief People Officer

  Sarah is the Chief People Officer at The George Institute for Global Health...

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  Marna van Zyl

  Global Office

  • Legal Director, Legal Office

  Marna van Zyl is Legal Director at The George Institute.

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  Dr John Wastell

  Global Office

  • Director, Global Information and Technology

  John’s career started in science, with a PhD in nuclear physics from the University...

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  Stacey Schaulat

  • Director, Global Project Operations

  Stacey has worked in the clinical research industry for over 20 years. A nurse by...

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  Professor Bruce Neal

  Australia

  • Executive Director, The George Institute, Australia
  • Professor of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
  • Honorary Professor, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney
  • Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Imperial College London

  Bruce Neal is Executive Director at The George Institute for Global Health Australia...

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  Lily Zhu - 朱云云

  China

  • Managing Director, The George Institute, China

  Yunyun (Lily) Zhu Chief Representative of The George Institute for Global Health...

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  Professor Vivekanand Jha

  India

  • Executive Director, The George Institute for Global Health, India
  • Professor and Chair of Global Kidney Health, Imperial College, London
  • Conjoint Professor of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney
  • Professor, Prasanna school of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
  • Immediate Past President (2019 – 2021) International Society of Nephrology

  Professor Vivekanand Jha is the Executive Director at The George Institute for Global...

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  Professor David Peiris

  Global Office

  • Chief Scientist
  • Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney

  David is the Chief Scientist for the Institute and plays a lead role in developing...

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  Associate Professor Clare Arnott

  • Global Director of Cardiovascular Program
  • Co-Director, Global Chronic & Complex Diseases

  A/Professor Clare Arnott is a Staff Specialist Cardiologist at Royal Prince Alfred...

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  Professor Kent Buse

  Global Office

  • Director, Global Healthier Societies Program
  • Professor, School of Public Health, Imperial College London

  Kent is a political-economist with research interests in health policy analysis and...

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  Emma Feeny

  Global Office

  • Director, Impact & Engagement

  Emma Feeny is Global Director of Impact & Engagement at The George Institute for...

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  Lindsay Complin

  United Kingdom

  • Global Director, Communications and Marketing

  Lindsay Complin is Global Director for Communications and Marketing at The George...

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  Dr Parisa Glass

  Australia

  • Director of Innovation and Enterprise
  • Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
  • Director of Operations, Clinical Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney

  Dr Parisa Glass is the Director of Innovation and Enterprise for The George Institute...

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  Professor Otavio Berwanger

  United Kingdom

  • Executive Director, The George Institute for Global Health
  • Chair in Clinical Trials at Imperial College London

  Professor Otavio Berwanger is Executive Director for The George Institute for Global...

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  Professor Robyn Norton AO

  Global Office

  • Founding Director, The George Institute for Global Health
  • Professor of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
  • Chair of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London

  Professor Norton is one of the two Founding Directors of The George Institute for...

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  Professor Stephen MacMahon AO

  Global Office

  • Founding Director, The George Institute for Global Health
  • Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
  • Chair of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of London

  Stephen is one of the founders of The George Institute for Global Health, an...

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  Alejandra Piragauta

  United Kingdom

  • Research Assistant

  Alejandra is a qualitative researcher working as a Research Assistant in the Injury...

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  Alice Witt

  United Kingdom

  • Research and Policy Fellow

  Alice is a Research & Policy Fellow at The George Institute for Global Health (TGI)...

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  Allison Gaines

  United Kingdom

  • PhD Student

  Allie Gaines is a PhD candidate focusing on food policy and the sustainability of the...

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  Ana Alden

  United Kingdom

  • Communications Manager

  As Communications Manager, Ana is responsible for developing and implementing a...

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  Amel Elreghebi

  United Kingdom

  • Finance Manager

  Working as the Finance Manager, Amel manages the day-to-day finances for the UK...

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  Ana-Catarina Pinho-Gomes

  United Kingdom

  • Honorary Research Fellow

  Cat is an NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Public Health Medicine at the Institute of Health...

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  Anna Willis

  United Kingdom

  • HR & Communications Coordinator

  Anna is HR & Communications Coordinator for the UK team. She is responsible for HR...

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  Professor Anthony Rodgers

  Australia

  • Professorial Fellow, Professoriate
  • Professor of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
  • Chair of Clinical Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of London

  Professor Rodgers has a track record in cardiovascular disease prevention, innovation...

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  Beatrice Ope

  United Kingdom

  • PhD Candidate

  Beatrice is a PhD candidate focusing on improving women’s experiences with maternity...

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  Professor Bruce Neal

  Australia

  • Executive Director, The George Institute, Australia
  • Professor of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
  • Honorary Professor, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney
  • Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Imperial College London

  Bruce Neal is Executive Director at The George Institute for Global Health Australia...

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  Dr Carinna Hockham

  United Kingdom

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate in Epidemiology

  Carinna Hockham is a postdoctoral Research Associate in the Global Women’s Health...

• Cathy Hassan

  United Kingdom

  • Executive Assistant

  Cathy is Executive Assistant to Professor Otavio Berwanger. She provides full...

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  Celestine Donovan-Bradley

  United Kingdom

  • Administration Assistant

  Celestine is an Administration Assistant at the UK office of the George Institute...

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  Dr Chris Butler

  • Programme Director for Multiple Long-Term Conditions

  Chris is the Programme Director for Multiple Long-Term Conditions at The George...

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  Claudia Selin Batz

  United Kingdom

  • Policy and Advocacy Advisor, UK

  Claudia is an emerging public health professional with 5 years of experience in...

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  Dennis Mazingi

  • Research Assistant

  Dennis Mazingi is a medical doctor and general surgeon with a special interest in...

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  Dr Edward Mullins

  United Kingdom

  • Senior Clinical Lecturer

  Dr Edward Mullins is a Senior Clinical Lecturer at Imperial College, London and the...

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  Dr Elisa Pineda

  United Kingdom

  • Research Fellow

  Dr Elisa Pineda is a Doctor in Spatial Epidemiology and Public Health Nutrition. She...

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  Emma Feeny

  Global Office

  • Director, Impact & Engagement

  Emma Feeny is Global Director of Impact & Engagement at The George Institute for...

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  Gabriela Cipriano

  United Kingdom

  • Planetary Health Research Strategy Development Coordinator

  Gabi is a Peruvian Medical Doctor and Global Health student who joined The George...

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  Dr G Gururaj

  India

  • Honorary Fellow

  Dr G Gururaj has worked for nearly three decades in the area of injury prevention and...

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  Professor Helena Legido-Quigley

  United Kingdom

  • Chair in Health Systems

  Professor Helena Legido-Quigley joined The George Institute for Global Health, UK and...

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  Professor Jane Hirst

  United Kingdom

  • Chair in Global Women's Health, The George Institute for Global Health, Imperial College London
  • Visiting Professor in Global Women's Health, University of Oxford
  • Honorary Consultant Obstetrician, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Professor Jane Hirst is Chair in Global Women’s Health at The George Institute for...

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  Dr Jessica Gong

  United Kingdom

  • Honorary Senior Fellow

  Dr Jessica Gong is an honorary Senior Fellow in the Women’s Health Program at The...

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  Professor Kent Buse

  Global Office

  • Director, Global Healthier Societies Program
  • Professor, School of Public Health, Imperial College London

  Kent is a political-economist with research interests in health policy analysis and...

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  Kate Womersley

  United Kingdom

  • Research Fellow

  Kate is an NHS doctor in psychiatry working in Edinburgh. Her research considers...

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  Professor Laurent Billot

  Global Office

  • Director, Biostatistics and Data Science
  • Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney

  Laurent is Director of Biostatistics and Data Science at the George Institute for...

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  Dr Laura Downey

  Australia

  • Senior Research Fellow

  Dr Laura Downey is a senior research fellow at the George Institute for Global health...

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  Margie Peden

  United Kingdom

  • Director, Global Injury Programme
  • Senior Research Fellow, Imperial College of London
  • Conjoint Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales, Sydney
  • Co-Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre on Injury Prevention and Trauma Care

  Margie's work focuses on how to prevent unintentional injuries, particularly in...

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  Maria Shahid

  Australia

  • Data Analyst

  Maria Shahid is a Data Analyst in the Food Policy Division, leading analyses...

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  Marina Politis

  United Kingdom

  • Research Assistant

  Marina is a final year medical student at the University of Glasgow. She is...

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  Professor Mark Woodward

  Australia

  • Senior Professorial Fellow, Professorial Unit
  • Chair of Statistics, Epidemiology and Women’s Health at Imperial College London
  • Professor of Medical Statistics, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney

  Mark Woodward is Chair of Statistics, Epidemiology and Women’s Health at Imperial...

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  Dr Nicole Votruba

  United Kingdom

  • Honorary Research Fellow

  Dr Nicole Votruba is a postdoctoral researcher leading the design and implementation...

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  Prasanthi Attwood

  United Kingdom

  • Injury Epidemiologist

  Prasanthi is an injury epidemiologist focusing on monitoring and evaluation of child...

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  Premjith Cheruvath

  United Kingdom

  • Research Manager

  Premjith is Research Manager at The George Institute for Global Health, UK. He looks...

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  Dr Sanne Peters

  United Kingdom

  • Associate Professor
  • Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of London

  Sanne Peters is an Associate Professor at The George Institute for Global Health and...

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  Professor Simon Finfer AO

  Australia

  • Professorial Fellow AO

  Professorial Fellow in the Critical Care Division at The George Institute for Global...

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  Dr Shobhana Nagraj

  United Kingdom

  • DPhil Student

  Dr Shobhana is a primary care physician with a special interest in global maternal...

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  A/Prof Shweta Gidwani

  United Kingdom

  • Senior Research Fellow, Injury

  Assistant Professor Shweta Gidwani (MBBS, MRCEM, FRCEM) is a practicing emergency...

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  Professor Vivekanand Jha

  India

  • Executive Director, The George Institute for Global Health, India
  • Professor and Chair of Global Kidney Health, Imperial College, London
  • Conjoint Professor of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney
  • Professor, Prasanna school of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
  • Immediate Past President (2019 – 2021) International Society of Nephrology

  Professor Vivekanand Jha is the Executive Director at The George Institute for Global...

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  Dr Zhangyi He

  United Kingdom

  • Research Fellow in Trial Methodology

  Zhangyi He is a Research Fellow in Trial Methodology at the George Institute for...

Executive Director

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  Professor Vivekanand Jha

  India

  • Executive Director, The George Institute for Global Health, India
  • Professor and Chair of Global Kidney Health, Imperial College, London
  • Conjoint Professor of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney
  • Professor, Prasanna school of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
  • Immediate Past President (2019 – 2021) International Society of Nephrology

  Professor Vivekanand Jha is the Executive Director at The George Institute for Global...

Senior People

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  Abhinav Bassi

  India

  • Senior Research Fellow and Operations Lead - CORE India

  Abhinav Bassi is a physiotherapist trained in public health, currently working as a...

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  Amit Khanna

  India

  • Director - Finance & Operations

  Amit manages Operations and Finance for India offices at The George Institute for...

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  Dr Arpita Ghosh

  India

  • Head Biostatistics and Data Science

  Dr Arpita Ghosh works at the George Institute for Global Health India as a Head...

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  Chhavi Bhandari

  India

  • Head, Impact and Engagement

  Chhavi leads the Impact & Engagement programme of work in India with activities...

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  Dr D Praveen

  India

  • Program Director, Better Care India
  • Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney

  Dr. Praveen is a public health specialist with thorough knowledge of epidemiological...

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  Dr Devaki Nambiar

  India

  • Program Director, Healthier Societies

  Devaki Nambiar is Program Director, Healthier Societies Strategy at the George...

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  Dr Jagnoor Jagnoor

  India

  • Senior Research Fellow, Injury Program
  • Head, India Injury Division
  • Co-director, WHO Collaborating Centre on Injury Prevention and Trauma Care
  • Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
  • Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health University of Sydney and The John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research

  Jagnoor is Senior Research Fellow, with a background in injury epidemiology. She has...

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  Joygopal Podder

  India

  • Head of Resource Mobilisation

  Joygopal heads Resource Mobilisation at The George Institute for Global Health, India...

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  Dr Madhuri Dutta

  India

  • Head - Centre for Operational Research Excellence

  Madhuri is the Head - Centre for Operational Research Excellence at George Institute...

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  Mercian Daniel

  India

  • Senior Research Fellow

  Mercian Daniel is Senior Research Fellow in, Mental Health Program at George...

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  Dr. Mohammad Abdul Salam

  India

  • Program Head, Cardiovascular Research
  • Conjoint Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
  • DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance Intermediate Fellow
  • Conjoint Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales, Australia
  • Assistant Professor, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India

  Abdul Salam is a clinical and public health researcher interested in cardiovascular...

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  Dr. Niveditha Devasenapathy

  India

  • Program Lead, Academic Clinical Trials Unit
  • DBT/Wellcome trust India Alliance Intermediate fellow

  Niveditha is a medical doctor, trained in clinical research and applied statistics...

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  Dr Oommen John

  India

  • Programme Head, Research Innovations and Outreach

  Oommen John is Senior Research Fellow at The George Institute. He completed his...

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  Professor Pallab K. Maulik

  India

  • Deputy Director and Director of Research
  • Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney
  • Professor, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
  • Provost’s Visiting Professor of Mental Health, Imperial College London

  Pallab leads Research department at The George Institute for Global Health, India. He...

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  Preety R Rajbangshi

  India

  • Senior Research Fellow, Global Women’s Health Programme

  Preety R Rajbangshi works at the George Institute for Global Health India as a Senior...

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  Prof Rohina Joshi

  Australia

  • Senior Research Fellow
  • Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney

  Rohina is an Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney and holds an...

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  Dr Suparna Ghosh-Jerath

  India

  • Program Head, Nutrition, The George Institute for Global Health, India
  • Intermediate Fellow, DBT Wellcome Trust India Alliance
  • Principal Investigator, Team Science Grant, DBT Wellcome Trust India Alliance

  Dr Suparna is a nutritionist by training and has more than 26 years of experience as...

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  Dr Surekha Garimella

  India

  • Senior Research Fellow

  Surekha Garimella is a Senior Research Fellow at the George Institute, working on the...

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  Dr Susmita Chatterjee

  India

  • Senior Health Economist

  Dr Susmita Chaterjee works at The George Institute for Global Health India as a...

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  Dr Vikash R Keshri

  India

  • Senior Research Fellow, Injury Division

  Vikash R Keshri is Senior Research Fellow at the George Institute for Global Health...

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  Dr Y.K. Sandhya

  India

  • Senior Research Fellow, Mental health

  Sandhya received her doctoral degree in Social Medicine and Community Health from...