Molly Mort
Program Officer on the NTD team at the Gates Foundation working on the Product Development/Operational Team.
Moudachirou Ibikounle
Moudachirou Ibikounle is a full professor of parasitology at the University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin. Moudachirou’s works are focused on Neglected Tropical Diseases especially on Schistosomiasis, Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis, Lymphatic Filariaris and Onchocerciasis epidemiology, control and elimination.
Maxine Whittaker
Maxine Whittaker’s research interests are in the fields of operational and health services research and medical anthropology, with a primary focus on One Health, NTDs, community engagement, health seeking behaviour and quality of care. She has a special interest in the issue of scaling-up pilot programmes into policy and practice, and as a founding member […]
Yusuph Mgaya
Experienced laboratory scientist with a demonstrated history of working in diagnostic laboratories, teaching and medical research institutions. Skilled in prevention, quality management systems, good clinical practice (GCP), laboratory quality assurance, and health promotion.
Jessica Scott
Jessica is a postgraduate research student from James Cook University in Australia. Her current research project focuses on the implications of parasites and tuberculosis co-infections in a rural community in Papua, New Guinea.
Noel Awa
Noel Awa is a dedicated advocate in global health, focusing on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Noel leads initiatives integrating water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) with NTD prevention strategies, aiming to eradicate these diseases through community engagement and technological innovation.
Smith B. Babiaka
Smith B Babiaka holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Buea/Nairobi. He obtained his PhD in Chemistry in March 2019. Smith’s current area of interest is Medicinal Chemistry and Microbial Natural Product Drug Discovery. He is currently a Georg Forster Alexander von Humboldt and Georg Forster-Bayer Research Fellow at the Interfaculty Institute of […]
Maxwell Dalaba
Maxwell is a trained health economist and senior research fellow at the University of Health and Allied Sciences. Maxwell has over 20 years experience in health research.
Opeoluwa Oguntoye
With over 6 years of experience working with top NGOs, research institutes, and government agencies to design and implement ground-breaking projects, conduct qualitative/quantitative research, and strategic communications, Opeoluwa is driven by a passion to build inclusive societies and improving the quality of life of people around the world. In their current role as a programme […]
Shahreen Chowdhury
Shahreen Chowdhury is a Research Associate at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, specialising in implementation research to advance inclusive health systems in Nigeria and Liberia. Her work focuses on improving case management for skin Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), with a particular focus on mental health and disability inclusion. Passionate about fostering community-level inclusion, Shahreen […]