Scientific Advisors

Professor Clive Osmond, MA, PhD
Workpackage: Senior Scientific Advisor for Biomedical statistics
Emeritus Professor of Statistics, MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton
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Dr Linnea Karlsson, MD, PhD
Workpackage: Senior Scientific Advisor for Child Development
Associate Professor, Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku, Finland
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Dr Kalyanaraman Kumaran, MBBS, MSc, DM, FFPH
Workpackage:  Senior Scientific Advisor for Epidemiology
Epidemiology Research Unit, CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, India
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Professor James Batchelor
Workpackage: Senior Scientific Advisor for Data Science
Director, Clinical Informatics Reserach Unit, University of Southampton & Professorial Fellow of Clinical Informatics and Healthcare Innovation
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Dr  Mark Johnson
Workpackage: Senior Scientific Advisor for Neonatal Medicine Research
Academic Career Development Lead, Nutrition Theme, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton & Head of Neonatal Medicine, University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton. 
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Dr Justin Davies, MBBCh, MRCP, FRCPCH, MD
Workpackage: Senior Scientific Advisor for Paediatrics and Child Health
Honorary Associate Professor, University of Southampton & Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist, University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton. 
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Data Partners

The INTERGROWTH-21st Project 
University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Study Sites: Brazil, India, Italy, Kenya and the UK
Number of Projects: 1
Chief Investigator: Professor J Villar, Professor S Kennedy
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The INTERBIO-21st Study
University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Study Sites: Brazil, Kenya, Pakistan, Thailand, South Africa and the UK.
Number of Projects: 1
Chief Investigator: Professor J Villar, Professor S           Kennedy
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The Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation (WINDREF)
St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies
Study Site: Grenada
Number of Projects: 3
Chief Investigators: Dr R Waechter, Dr B Landon, Dr D La Beaud, Dr M Fernandes
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The Women First Preconceptional Maternal Nutrition RCT
University of Denver, Colorado, USA
 Study Sites: DRC, Guatemala, India, Pakistan
Number of Projects: 1
 Chief Investigators: Professor N Krebs, (late) Professor M Hambidge
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The FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study
University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Study Site: Turku
Number of Projects: 1
Chief Investigators: Professor H Karlsson
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The Pakistan MCBRS
Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Study Site: Pakistan
Number of Projects: 1
Chief Investigators: Dr S Ariff
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The Omama Project
CESTA VON, Slovakia
Study Site: Slovakia
Number of Projects: 1
Chief Investigators: Mrs O Shaw, Mr P Hrica, Dr M Fernandes
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The Mysore Parthenon Birth Cohort
CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, India & the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, Southampton, UK
Study Site: India
Number of Projects: 1
Chief Investigators: Dr G Krishnaveni, Dr K Kumaran, Professor C Fall
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