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. Chichgar serves as a Senior Environmental Specialist at World Bank India. She has been working in the area of environment, water resources and climate change for 9 years, providing investment, analytical and advisory services.
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. Khanna has over 35 years experience and specialises in the nervous/cephalic system related effects of lead poisoning, among other heavy metals. He is the Secretary HQ of the Indian Academy of Neurosciences and has published extensively in national and international journals.
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. 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…
Ms. Payden has served the World Health Organisation for over 16 years now. She works with the Government of India as well as state governments to help provide guidelines, standards, training and technical assistance in various projects such as hemovigilance, hepatitis control, promotion of digital health etc.