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Scientific & ClinicalDr Wieger Voskuijl, MD, PhD
Paediatrician | Principal Investigator | Global Child Health Researcher
Severe malnutrition, acute childhood illness, CHAIN, MITS and early risk prediction.
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Clinical science, nutrition, public health, data and technology
The Malawi Nutrition Research Group brings together clinicians, nutrition scientists, public-health researchers, laboratory and translational scientists, research coordinators and data professionals working toward improved survival, recovery, growth and development.
Collaboration between Malawian institutions and international partners allows locally important questions to be investigated using rigorous clinical, laboratory, analytical and data-driven approaches.
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Scientific & ClinicalDr Robert H.J. Bandsma, MD, PhD
Paediatric Gastroenterologist | Nutrition Scientist | Clinician-Scientist
A clinician-scientist investigating biological mechanisms underlying childhood malnutrition and acute illness.
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Scientific & ClinicalDr Emmie Mbale
Senior Lecturer & Consultant Paediatrician | Child Health Researcher
Paediatric medicine, malnutrition, child development, neurodevelopment and clinical research.
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Nutrition & Global HealthDr Kenneth Maleta, MD, PhD
Senior Nutrition & Public Health Researcher
A Malawian researcher with extensive experience in nutrition, public health and epidemiology.
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Nutrition & Global HealthDr Céline Bourdon, PhD
Nutrition, Metabolism & Global Child Health Researcher
Nutrition, metabolism, childhood growth, biomarkers and biological mechanisms of severe malnutrition.
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Nutrition & Global HealthDr Allison I. Daniel, PhD
Global Nutrition & Child Development Researcher
A nutrition and global-health researcher focused on wasting, severe acute malnutrition, development and caregiver-centred interventions.
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Nutrition & Global HealthDr Isabel Potani, PhD, MSc, BScN
Nutrition & Global Health Researcher
A Malawian health researcher with a background in nursing, nutrition and clinical research.
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Research CoordinationDr Philliness Prisca Harawa
Paediatric Clinician | Child Health Researcher
A Malawian clinician and researcher experienced in paediatric and child-health research.
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Research CoordinationDennis Chasweka, MPhil
Research Coordinator | Public Mental Health & Health Systems Researcher
Research implementation, mental health, HIV, community research and health systems.
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Data & Digital ResearchChikondi Makwinja, BSc
Research Data Manager | Clinical Research Systems Developer | Data Analyst | Research Trainer
A Malawian research data and information-systems professional specialising in clinical research data management, database architecture, electronic data capture, analytics, automated reporting, dashboards and research capacity building.
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Data & Digital ResearchEmmanuel Chimwezi, BSc
Research Data Manager | Child Nutrition Researcher | Clinical Research & Digital Data Systems
A Malawian research data professional and child-nutrition researcher with extensive experience supporting clinical and nutritional studies involving severe acute malnutrition, acute childhood illness and long-term recovery.
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Scientific capacity for collaboration
Paediatrics
Care and research involving critically ill and nutritionally vulnerable children.
Nutrition Science
Malnutrition, feeding, metabolism, growth and recovery.
Clinical Trials
Observational, intervention and randomized clinical studies.
Laboratory & Translational
Biomarkers, microbiome, metabolomics and multi-omics.
Public & Global Health
Evidence addressing child-health challenges locally and globally.
Research Data & Analytics
Databases, REDCap, data quality, statistics and reporting.
Digital Research Systems
Electronic capture, participant tracking and automated monitoring.
Training & Capacity Building
Ethics, policies, data management and professional development.