Dr Megan Carey is an infectious disease epidemiologist with extensive experience developing evidence-based vaccination policy and translating genomic and epidemiological evidence into public health decision-making. She will shortly begin a Wellcome Early Career Award fellowship at AIGHD, where her research will examine how typhoid conjugate...
Dr. Giulia Sinatti is a social scientist and Assistant Professor at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Her work combines research-led, people-centred approaches with a commitment to innovation across different fields, including health, international development, and migration. Giulia’s core interest lies in how...
Marc Witte is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Economics Department (School of Business and Economics) at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and a Research Fellow at the Tinbergen Institute. Previously, he was a Research Associate at IZA Bonn, where he remains a Research Fellow, and spent a gap year as a Postdoctoral Associate at NYU Abu Dhabi. In 2019,...
Sally Odunga is an economist and researcher with a profound commitment to tackling the economic, gender, and health challenges faced by vulnerable and marginalized communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Her work is particularly focused on improving the lives of women, young people, and children. Currently pursuing...
Frederike is currently pursuing her PhD at AIGHD under the supervision of Vanessa Harris and Wieger Voskuijl. She is investigating the effect of climate change on the burden of diarrheal disease as part of the SPRINGS project. Her research aims to improve our understanding of...
Charles is a computational scientist working in the SPRINGS consortium, and currently pursuing his PhD under the supervision of Vanessa Harris and Debraj Roy, with the goal of developing an agent-based model to better understand the impact of climate change on diarrheal disease burden. His research...
Kelly is a Postdoctoral Researcher specializing in global epidemiology. Her research utilizes hierarchical modelling, spatial methodology, and Bayesian inference to understand the role of vaccination in controlling diarrheal disease and antimicrobial resistance. At AIGHD, she is working with the ROTA-BIOTA project to understand the effects...
Ernst Schäfer is a mathematical modeller working as a postdoctoral researcher at the AIGHD. After obtaining double bachelor and double master degrees in mathematics and physics at the University of Amsterdam he obtained a PhD in mathematical biology from the University of Nottingham. As a...
Elly is a researcher and principal investigator of the INDIGO project at AIGHD. She uses her 15 years of experience in several aspects of vaccine research to move the development of safe, effective and affordable vaccines forward. She earned her MSc as an engineer in...
Professor Kwasi Torpey is a Professor of Family Health and Dean of the University of Ghana School of Public Health. He is a Public Health Physician, Program Manager and Researcher with extensive experience in implementation of public health programs in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia,...