Dr. Hu is a physician board-certified in internal medicine and occupational/environmental medicine who also holds a doctoral degree in epidemiology. He has continued research collaborations on multiple NIH- and EPA-funded epidemiologic investigations of the contribution of exposure to metals (and other pollutants), genetics, gene-environment interactions and epigenetics to the causation of chronic diseases in adults…
After a career of 8 years in legal practice, academics and research, Ankeetaa felt the need to steer her career towards the social and policy sector. So she decided to pursue her second Masters, an LL.M in International Children’s Rights from Leiden University, Netherlands. Since returning to India in 2022, she has worked at a…
Jyoti is a policy analyst with experience in policy research, monitoring and strategy evaluation, and data analytics with a major in legislative research. She was a Commission Fellow at The Lancet Citizens Commissions. She has published Strategic Yearbook along with other Papers on Security, Strategic perspective, International Relational, Internal and external Security. Jyoti Yadav can…
Mr. Joshi is a media professional and policy analyst with over 25 years of experience. He has held leadership positions in national newspapers including The Statesman and The Pioneer, as well as the Singapore-based media conglomerate Asia News Network. He was the founder director & editor-in- chief of Fomento Media, Goa. He has been a…
Ms. Bagai is the Director of NRDC India Pvt. Ltd. She has more than 30 years of experience and substantive technical specialization in public policy, institutional strengthening and public sector reform at the international, regional, country and sub-national levels. She has a BA and an MBA degree from the University of Lucknow and an M.Phil…
Dr. Pant has over 30 years of research experience in the fields of developmental and in vitro toxicology. He worked at the Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) before joining IITR in 1997 He has published extensively and is a Fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences, USA, the Society of Toxicology, India and many others.…
Dr. Kumar is a Professor and Head of the Pharmacology department at AIIMS-New Delhi. Her research interests include the anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory mechanisms of drugs and botanicals and molecular biology of steroid receptors, regulation of receptors and its relevance in hormone dependent cancers. She is also the Chief of the National Poison Information Centre (NPIC),…
Dr Das currently serves as the Director at ICMR-NIOH under the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. He previously worked as a Scientist E at the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED), Kolkata. He is also the principal investigator and coordinator of the Biomedical Informatics Center…
Dr. Gupta is a public health professional with an advanced degree in public health (MPH in Tropical Health from School of Population Health University of Queensland, Australia), over 20 years experience and wide exposure in varied settings – Government, Bilateral / Multilateral and Non Government Organizations. He has vast xperience in policy formulation, advocacy, project…
Mr. Pokharna is a member of the Working Group for the New National Policy for Voluntary Sector constituted by NITI Aayog as well asGeneral Body Member of the National Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society (NRLPS), Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India. Previously, he has served as the Joint Coordinator at NITI Aayog’s Standing Committee on…











