Premjith is Research Manager at The George Institute for Global Health, UK. He looks after the administrative matters of funding applications and funded projects.

Purnima is a public health specialist and holds an experience of over twelve years in the sector. She has extensive experience in working with policymakers, various international and national partners, multi-state geographies, and environment collaborative projects to strengthen the implementation of various public health programs.

Dr Rao holds a Master’s in hospital administration with a bachelor’s in Dentistry and has worked with various development organizations like PHFI and UNICEF. She is certified in scientific writing from Stanford University, United Kingdom.  She has liaisoned with the various state governments regarding project implementation activities and conducted wide-ranging studies with study centres and locations across India.

At The George Institute India, she is a GCP trainer in charge of the program and manages the clinical trials operations of PACE, Testing on. She is working on quality monitoring clinical drug trials on chronic kidney disease and COVID-19. Now she is also part of the team to develop modules for online clinical trial courses. Her role aligns with capturing and understanding the requirements for the stressors and barriers to accessing psychosocial well-being that are crucial in the deployment and sustainability of the finalised intervention(s). Earlier she worked on NCD projects on urban health and gestational diabetes within The Institute. 

Adam is an Intensivist who currently serves as Senior Staff Specialist, Head of Intensive Care Unit Research, and Deputy Director Intensive Care Unit at The Royal Melbourne Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.

He also holds a part-time Clinician Fellowship with the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and honorary positions as an Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne and University of Adelaide.

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.

Allison has been working in clinical research since 1992 and managing clinical trials since 2001, working in the fields of hypertension, preeclampsia, HIV, obesity and respiratory medicine. Allison has worked in hospital settings (St George Hospital, Sydney; Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK; Groote Schuur Hospital, RSA) and University/Medical Research Institutes (Kirby and The George Institute).

Since working at The George Institute, she has worked as a Senior Project Manager and Operational Lead in APO and now holds an academic position in the Respiratory Programme. Allison has managed project teams to deliver multiple clinical trials and research projects such as TASCS, ECOS, PACE in COPD and now the BREATHE CDSS.

Aman Rastogi works at the George Institute for Global Health India as a Biostatistician. He has Postgraduate degrees from Lucknow University and Christian Medical College Vellore. Prior to joining the George Institute in 2023, Aman has worked at organisations including CARE India and John Snow India where his work involved quantitative research related to maternal and child health, family planning and vaccination. Aman has experience of developing database architectures, monitoring and evaluation plans and conducting epidemiologic studies. His current work involves helping with the design, analysis and statistical reporting for clinical trials and observational studies in chronic kidney disease and nutrition.

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.

As Communications Manager, Ana is responsible for developing and implementing a communications strategy for The George Institute for Global Health in partnership with Imperial College London in the UK.

She produces high-quality communications that support TGI's research, advocacy and development work both internally and externally, and that raise The George Institute profile through media and digital channels (notably via our UK website and Twitter). This includes the staging of successful events to further disseminate our research findings and underline implications for policy and practice.

Through building relationships with UK-led global health advocacy groups, and a range of academic, health and media stakeholders within the Institute and beyond, Ana supports the strategic objectives of the wider institute, which aim to improve the health of millions of people, particularly those living in disadvantaged circumstances.

Dr Andre Pascal Kengne  earned his MD degree from the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde 1, Cameroon. He did his residency training in internal medicine at the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital. In 2009, he obtained a PhD in Medicine from the University of Sydney, Australia, the major focus of which was cardiovascular epidemiology and prevention.

Dr Kengne is a Fellow of the International Society of Hypertension, The George Institute for Global Health, Australia, The Julius Center for Health Science and Primary Care (Netherlands); member of the American Society of Hypertension, High blood pressure Council of Australia and many other local/regional societies. He is on the editorial board of the Cardiovascular Journal of Africa and Pan-African Medical Journal, and serves as reviewer for several additional medical journals.

He has authored numerous articles and book chapters in the areas of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and chronic diseases, and clinical decision making, and has lectured in Cameroon and abroad on these topics. He has been involved in many research projects in Cameroon, Europe and in Australia, including the ADVANCE trial and the Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration.

He joins the MRC South Africa after five consecutive years at the George Institute for Global Health in Sydney, and a brief collaborative visit of six months at the Julius Centre for Health Science and Primary Care in Utrecht.

Dr Anis Ta'eed is the Head of Nephrology at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Fiji, and the Director of the Fiji National Kidney Centre. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, having trained and worked in Melbourne, Australia for over 10 years. Anis' interests are in acute nephrology, nutrition and lifestyle medicine.

Dr. Ankita Mukherjee is a Senior Research Fellow at the George Institute. Ankita holds the DBT/Wellcome India Alliance Early Career Fellowship in Clinical and Public Health. Her fellowship project DAYARA aims to co-create a mental health promotion intervention for Scheduled Tribe communities in Eluru district of Andhra Pradesh.  

Ankita also provides qualitative research support (process evaluation, formative evaluation) to several projects in the mental health programme, including SMART Mental Health and ARTEMIS, INDIGO and ANUMATI 2.0. In her work, she regularly interacts with communities, service providers and other stakeholders to understand their perspectives on projects and their implementation.

Her other interest is applying Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR) to improve access to quality mental health care.

Ankita holds an M.Phil and PhD degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Anna is HR & Communications Coordinator for the UK team. She is responsible for HR matters within the UK team, as well as supporting global HR projects and internal communications.

Outside of work, Anna is a qualified life coach and is studying a Masters in Psychology (Conversion). Anna has a strong interest in mental health and wellbeing, with a particular focus on mental health and wellbeing in the workplace.