Alice is a Senior Policy Fellow in the Women’s Health Programme. Alice leads policy and implementation work for the MESSAGE (Medical Science Sex and Gender Equity) project, which works to improve integration of sex and gender in biomedical, health and care research in the UK and overseas. From 2026, Alice is Co-Principal Investigator of MESSAGE Global, a Gates-funded project to establish harmonised funder expectations for sex and gender integration around the world.

A social scientist by background, Alice’s research interests cover the intersections of gender and health, implementation science and qualitative methods. She is particularly interested in how institutional norms and policies can shape women’s health and healthcare, and is passionate about translating research in this area into real-world impact.

Alice holds an MA in Social Anthropology of Development from SOAS, University of London, and a BA in Modern Languages from the University of Oxford.

Amarnath is a  public health researcher with a demonstrated history of working with UNICEF, ICMR, and CMC Vellore. He has expertise in Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Dental Public Health.

Dr Mae Lim is a Research Fellow at The George Institute and a Conjoint Associate Lecturer at the University of New South Wales. She is also a Postdoctoral Fellow at Neuroscience Research Australia.

Her research promotes adaptive ageing and empowers older people to stay independent in the community. More specifically, she currently leads a research program on applying the health literacy lens to preventing falls and reducing concerns about falling in older people. She developed the novel Falls Health Literacy Scale which enabled clinicians to quantify a person's health literacy in the context of fall prevention. 

Dr Lim is also passionate about investigating the potential benefits of intergenerational practice in preventing frailty and falls in older people. Currently, she is the leading Research Fellow working on the NHMRC-funded large multi-site clinical trial to test the impact of intergenerational practice on improving the physical, cognitive, and psychological outcomes in older people.

Sarah Iqbal works at the George Institute as Research Manager in the India office and has 3+ years of experience in research administration. As a part of Research Support Services in CORE India, she assists researchers with pre-award funding processes. Sarah has a PhD in Biochemistry from Aligarh Muslim University where she spent 5+ years investigating the effect of vitamin D supplementation in diabetes and pancreatic cancer. She also worked briefly at the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi in the chemical genetics’ lab as a postdoctoral fellow, before joining DBT-Wellcome Trust India Alliance in the capacity of a Grants Adviser. At the George, Sarah also looks after the global publications database as the institutes Publications Officer. She is interested in developing her capacity in science policy research.

Anshuman is the Quality Assurance Officer with the CORE India. His role involves the implementation of Quality Assurance processes in collaboration with researchers. He completed MPH with a WHO-TDR fellowship in Implementation Science from BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, Dhaka and M.Sc. in Environmental Studies from Nalanda University, Rajgir, with a small grant from Bihar Government for Policy Research Work.

Before joining The George Institute, Anshuman has worked in Accenture, Cognizant, Icon Clinical Research, Community Empowerment Lab, Pragya NGO and Outline India. Some of the projects he has worked on were on person centred maternal care in health care facilities, evaluation of clinical quality improvement programs, translation of policies etc. His earlier roles also included clinical data management, capacity building, training management and supporting projects for documentation audits.

Dr. Rajesh is a BHMS graduate and has completed a Post Graduate Program in Clinical Research & Clinical Data Management. He is currently working as a Clinical Research Associate at the George Institute. He is ICH GCP certified and carries over all 16 years of healthcare industry experience under different therapeutic areas, Clinical research, and phases of Clinical Trials. He has expertise in pharmacokinetic sampling and processing, centralized & remote monitoring, source data verification, CAPA, and regulatory reporting. 

Earlier, he worked as a duty medical officer & Health administrator, overseeing clinic operations at a corporate setup. His responsibilities have included clinical data management, patient management, protocol development, training, and regulatory compliance. His work demonstrates a commitment to holistic healthcare delivery and continuous professional development.

Shani completed her bachelor’s in Medical Biotechnology and holds a Master’s degree in Public health from Amity University, India. In addition, Shani completed a course in Clinical Trial Fundamentals facilitated by Monash University, Australia and Project Management Fundamentals  by Australian Institute of Management.

Prior to joining George Institute, she worked as a Junior research fellow at the International Clinical Epidemiological Network (INCLEN) New Delhi on multiple epidemiological studies and was involved in project designing and database management. Presently, she is involved in the operations and management of academic randomised clinical trials like Long Covid ,PACE in COPD and works closely with the trial steering committees, regulatory authorities, ethics committees and clinical sites across India to conduct trials ethically and efficiently.

Dr Suparna is a nutritionist by training and has more than 26 years of experience as a clinical, academic and research nutritionist. At The George Institute, she is actively engaged in research projects on food systems, its drivers, food security, food and nutrition policy, dietary diversity and nutritional status of women and children in vulnerable communities.

Before joining The George Institute, she has worked at the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) as a Professor and Head, Community Nutrition, a faculty at Delhi University, a research dietitian at The Children‘s Hospital at Westmead, Australia, a consultant at the Planning Commission of India and a senior clinical nutritionist at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi.

Her research interests include developing innovative tools for nutritional assessment, evaluation of nutrition-specific programs, developing low-cost food-based solutions to address malnutrition and food policies to address non -communicable diseases in India. In clinical nutrition, she has a special interest in medical nutrition therapy for children with inborn errors of metabolism. She is an expert member of the steering committee for Public Health and Nutrition under the department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India. She is also a member of the taskforce formed by the Government of the state of Madhya Pradesh, India, to reduce MMR, NMR, IMR and malnutrition in the state.

Aishwarya is a dental surgeon with training in public health. She completed her undergraduate training from Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences and Research in Faridabad, India. She holds a master’s degree in public health and health promotion from Brunel University, United Kingdom. In addition, recently Aishwarya completed a course in Clinical Trial Fundamentals facilitated by Monash University, Australia

At the George Institute, Aishwarya is involved in the operationalisation and management of several clinical trials and academic randomised clinical trials in areas of renal disease, cardiovascular diseases, and COVID-19. Aishwarya works closely with the trial sponsors, regulatory authorities, ethics committees and clinical sites across India to conduct trials ethically and efficiently.

Manoj is Data Manager at the George Institute. He is a post-graduate in computer sciences and population studies with 15 years of experience in data management of health research data that includes- database design, implementation and data analysis using various applications. He has experience of working with national and international surveys (NFHS, DLHS, SAGE, GATS) and academic clinical trials. Before joining The George Institute, he worked at the Indian Institute of Public Health, Delhi, Public Health Foundation of India and Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur.

Murari is currently working as a Statistical Programmer in the George Institute or Global Health. He is an engineering graduate with Masters in Clinical Research from Medical University of South Carolina, USA. Additionally, he holds a Diploma in Clinical Data Management and Global Base and Advanced SAS Certification. He has 6 years of experience in Clinical Research domain and has worked extensively in Clinical Data Management and Statistical Programming. He has worked in Preterm Birth Cohort, Comprehensive National Nutritional Survey, Breast cancer and Tuberculosis Vaccine trial.  His area of expertise includes database programming and Biostatistics.

Professor Berwanger leads the Institute’s work in the UK in partnership with Imperial College London, with a core focus on health systems science, multimorbidity, women’s health, large-scale clinical trials and planetary health. He is also building on his personal research interests in exploring innovative clinical trial models, as well as the conduct of efficient implementation science studies.

Prior to joining The George Institute, he was Director of the Academic Research Organisation (ARO) of the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. An esteemed cardiologist and clinical trialist, Professor Berwanger has extensive research and managerial experience and has led large-scale, randomised clinical trials nationally and internationally across many countries including Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, China, Chile, Argentina, Peru and Colombia. Trials led by him have been published in high-impact journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, JAMA and the BMJ.