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Dr. Fyezah Jehan holds the Ruby and Karim Bahadur Ali Jessani Endowed Chair position in the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health AKU. she is the principal investigator of the MUMTA Project. The study aim to evaluate the effects of BEP supplementation and combinations of various interventions on infant brain development at 6 and 12 months in urban slums.
Dr. M Imran Nisar is the Assistant Professor & Vice Chair Research in the Department of Paediatrics & Child Health AKU. He is the Co-Pi for this project. His area of work includes infectious diseases, maternal, newborn & child health, vaccine-preventable diseases, early childhood growth, development & nutrition.
Dr. Qalab Abbas is a Co-Pi for this study and holds the Associate Professor and Paediatric Intensivist, Pediatrics Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, AKU.
Dr. Benazir Baloch is Senior Manager, for MAMTA project. She is a medical professional with 20 years of experience in Clinical Pediatrics and Field Research. Her area of work includes maternal, newborn & child health, and early childhood growth, development. She involves in the various clinical trials and supervising the research field sites of Karachi Pakistan.
Sana Qaisar is a Research Coordinator for MAMTA project, coordinating field site activities along with data managing Of Hyperfine MRI neuroimaging project using low-field MRI. She has a vast research background and has been associated with research projects within the organization. Her area of work includes maternal, newborn & child health.
Akber Madhwani is the Research Manager for hyperfine projects at the AKU site. He has been instrumental in acquiring and configuring the hyperfine machine, as well as training and supporting neuroimaging projects using low-field MRI
Sidra Kaleem Jafri is an Assistant Professor in the Section of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics & Child Health at Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, she is the principal investigator of the MINE Project. The study's aim is to map child growth and neurodevelopment trajectories from early infancy (1 month) to 3.5 years in Karachi, Pakistan, using longitudinal High and low-field MRI scans and neurodevelopmental assessments.
Sadia Parkar serves as a Research Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics & Child Health at Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, where she actively contributes to ground breaking initiatives in pediatric research. She completed her MSc in Epidemiology and Biostatistics in 2020 from Dow University of Health Sciences.
Her areas of interest include childhood malnutrition, infectious disease, and Neurodevelopment. She is also involved in the low and high field analysis of the MINE Project.
Salman Osmani is the Data Management Manager in the Department of Pediatrics & Child Health Section at Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. Salman has led teams working on projects for prestigious organizations like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the WHO. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences in 2011. He completed his MSc in computer science from the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences in 2017. He has a diverse skill set, including proficiency in programming languages like C++, C#, Java, R, Stata and experience in Android development.