IDIE Alumni
See alumni of the IDIE group, who have contributed to strengthening immunisation programs, outbreak detection systems and pandemic responses across diverse settings
Tasnim Hasan
Dr Tasnim Hasan is a post-doctoral fellow and infectious diseases physician. She has a passion for global health and tuberculosis, including drug-resistant tuberculosis. She has international field experience treating tuberculosis and has worked with WHO contributing to recent WHO drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment guidelines.
Cyra Patel
Cyra is an experienced public health professional with a keen interest in public health, strengthening health systems and health policy. She has worked across multiple projects to increase the uptake of research evidence in clinical practice and policy, and has been involved in developing technical advice and recommendations for immunisation policy in Australia for more than 8 years.
Gemma Saravanos
Dr Gemma Saravanos is an early career researcher, educator and clinician based at the Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney. She also holds a post-doctoral research fellow appointment at the University of Sydney Children’s Hospital Westmead Clinical School and contributes to multidisciplinary research at part of the Centre for Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research.
Mathida Thongseng
Dr Mathida Thongseng is a public health professional from Vientiane, Lao PDR.
Michelle Lynch
Michelle is a Research Officer at the Sydney School of Public Health. She holds a Bachelor of Health Sciences (Psychology) and a Master of Global Health from the University of Sydney. Michelle completed her Masters dissertaiton under the supervision of Associate Professor Meru Sheel.
Jessica Hall
Dr Jessica Hall is a global health researcher with expertise in child health & nutrition. Dr Hall’s research aims to improve the health status and livelihoods of communities living in rural and remote areas. Dr Hall has worked on several public health research projects in Asia and the Pacific.