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Workshop Leaders

  • Alice Mitchell

    Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin

  • Amy Sanyahumbi

    Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children's Hospital

  • Andrea Beaton

    Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA

  • Andrew Steer

    Murdoch Children's Research Institute 

  • Asha Bowen

    Perth Children's Hospital/ The Kids Research Institute Australia 

  • Bistra Zheleva

    Children’s Heartlink

  • Craig Sable

    Ochsner Children’s Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

  • Jafesi Pulle

    Rheumatic Heart Disease Research Collaborative in Uganda (RRCU)/ Uganda Heart Institute (UHI)

  • James Marangou

    Menzies School of Health Research, Australia

  • Jeremiah Mwangi

    Reach

  • Joselyn Rwebembera

    Rheumatic Heart Disease Research Collaborative in Uganda (RRCU)

  • Joshua Agnew

    Health New Zealand

  • Laurens Manning

    University of Western Australia

  • Sarah de Loizaga

    Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

meet the experts

  • Abdullah Al Mamun

    The University of Queensland

  • Alex Kaethner

    Strong Hearts

  • Alexander Keeley

    University of Sheffield

  • Alma Fulurija

    The Kids Research Institute Australia and The University of Western Australia

  • Alyssa Cho

    International Vaccine Institute, Karolinska Institutet

  • Amam Mbakwem

    University of Lagos

  • Amiliana Mardiani Soesanto

    Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/National Cardiovascular Center Harapan Kita, Jakarta, Indonesia

  • Ana Olga Mocumbi

    Universidade Eduardo Mondlane & Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Mozambique

  • Andy Campbell

    Leducq Foundation Advisor and RSH Board Member

  • Anita Saxena

    Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi

  • Anna Ralph

    Menzies School of Health Research

  • Anneka Anderson

    The University of Auckland and The National Hauora Coalition

  • Annette Kraus

    International Vaccine Institute, Europe Regional Office

  • Anu Gomanju

    NCD patient advocate, Nepal

  • Ario Kuncoro

    Indonesia Heart Foundation

  • Arush Kalra

    PECA Labs

  • Bamba Gaye

    Alliance for Medical
    Research in Africa (AMedRA)

  • Beth Dunbar

    University of Washington, Digital Initiatives Group

  • Bhagawan Koirala

    Kathmandu Institute of Child Health

  • Bill Brown

    RUA Structural Heart Ltd

  • Bistra Zheleva

    Children’s Heartlink

  • Blanche Cupido

    University of Cape Town / Groote Schuur Hospital 

  • Bo Reményi

    Menzies School of Health Research

  • Brenda Kwambana

    Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

  • Brian Wahl

    Yale School of Public Health

  • Casey Shannon

    PROOF Centre of Excellence

  • Charles Oyoo

    Ministry of Health, Uganda

  • Christine Katsuiime

    Uganda Heart Institute

  • Ciira Maina

    Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

  • Collins Agaba

    Uganda Heart Institute- RRCU

  • Danika Hill

    Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI)

  • David Hollinworth

    CamBris Cardiac

  • David Prim

    DesBroadview Ventures, Inc.

  • David Watkins

    University of Washington

  • Devina Gaundan

    Cure Kids Fiji

  • Doreen Nakagaayi

    Uganda Heart Institute

  • Ela Fernandes

    Menzies School of Health Research

  • Elizabeth Morgan-Brett

    AIG’s Remote Laundries Project

  • Emma Ndagire

    The Uganda Heart Institute

  • Emma Pearson

    The Kids Research Institute Australia

  • Emmy Okello

    Uganda Heart Institute

  • Evaline Ayya

    Uganda Heart Institute

  • Fatoumata Camara  

    Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia @ LSHTM; The Kids Research Institute Australia. 

  • Frederic Seghers

    Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)

  • Gabrielle Belz

    Frazer Institute, The University of Queensland

  • Ganesan Karthikeyan

    All India Institute of Medical Sciences

  • Gene Bukhman

    Harvard Medical School, Mass General Brigham, NCDI Poverty Network

  • Glenn Pearson

    The Kids Research Institute Australia

  • Grace Androga

    Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Program

  • Hank Wirth

    University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

  • Hannah Moore

    The Kids Research Institute Australia / Curtin University

  • Hannah Thomas

    The Kids Research Institute Australia

  • Hilary Hardfeldt

    Royal Darwin Hospital

  • Isaac Ssinabulya

    Uganda Heart Institute | Makerere University College of Health Sciences

  • Jacqui Williamson

    Menzies School of Health Research

  • Jafesi Pulle

    Rheumatic Heart Disease Research Collaborative in Uganda (RRCU)

  • Jane Oliver

    The Kids Research Institute Australia

  • Jaishankar Raman

    Spectromix Lab, University of Melbourne

  • Jean-Marc Ségalin

    Health Directory, French Polynesia

  • Jennifer Yan

    Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University/Royal Darwin Hospital

  • Jimaima Kailawadoko

    Cure Kids Fiji

  • Johan Vekemans

    R&D Vaccine Advisor

  • Joselyn Rwebembera

    Rheumatic Heart Disease Research Collaborative in Uganda (RRCU)

  • Joseph Kado

    The Kids Research Institute Australia

  • Josh Francis

    Menzies School of Health Research

  • Joshua Osowicki

    Tropical Diseases Research Group, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria

  • Judith Katzenellenbogen

    University of Western Australia

  • Julie Bennett

    University of Otago

  • Juliet Balderas

    Philippine Society of Pediatric Cardiology Inc

  • Kofi Nyarko

    World Health Organization African Region

  • Kristen Danforth

    University of Washington School of Medicine

  • Laurens Manning

    University of Western Australia

  • Lavinia Ndinangoye

    Namibia Rheumatic and Congenital Hearts

  • Linda Waters

    WA Country Health Service

  • Lisa Wiese

    The Kids Research Institute Australia

  • Liz Kennedy

    Reach

  • Loise Nyanjau

    Ministry of Health, Kenya

  • Manisha Pandey

    Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University

  • Mark Engel

    South African Medical Research Council & UCT

  • Masood Sadiq

    University of Child Health Sciences, The Children's Hospital, Lahore

  • McCall Miller

    Cincinnati Children's Hospital

  • Michael Baker

    University of Otago, Wellington

  • Mpiko Ntsekhe

    University of Cape Town

  • Nikki Moreland

    Maurice Wilkins Centre at the University of Auckland

  • Pacita Jay Lopez-Ballelos

    Philippine Heart Center

  • Penda Johm

    Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (MRCG at LSHTM)

  • Peter Zilla

    University of Cape Town

  • Philippe Pibarot

    Québec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University

  • Praveen Varma

    Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences

  • Rachel Helena Webb

    University of Auckland 

  • Renata Mendoza

    Feira de Santana State University (UEFS)

  • Sharon Lockyer

    WA Country Health Service, Karratha WA

  • Sheila Klassen

    Harvard Medical School

  • Sura Markos

    Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital

  • Taariq Salie

    University of Cape Town

  • Tangeni Auala

    Windhoek Central Hospital Cardiac Services / CTSH Namibia

  • Tanya Hall

    Hearts4heart

  • Tayamika Tambala

    Baylor College of Medicine - Malawi

  • Tehmina Kazmi

    The Children's Hospital and University of Child Health Sciences, Lahore

  • Thel Hla

    Telethon Kids Institute

  • Thushan de Silva

    University of Sheffield / MRC Unit The Gambia

  • Timothy Barnett

    The Kids Research Institute Australia

  • Tom Parks

    Imperial College London 

  • Twalib Aliku

    Uganda Heart Institute

  • Valdano Mateus Correio Osório Manuel

    Faculty of Medicine, Jean Piaget University of Angola

  • Vivek Sagar

    Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER)

  • Wyman W. Lai

    Rady Children’s Health Orange County

    University of California, Irvine Medical Center

    CHOC Sharon Disney Lund Mi4 Institute

  • Ya Jankey Jagne

    Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia at LSHTM

  • Yamikani Francis Gaveta Chimalizeni

    Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

  • Yvette Kiska

    Ministry of Health, Kenya