One of the biggest strengths of the NEST360° plan is its multi-disciplinary team. Newborn mortality is a complex problem and each of our team members bring a unique lens to the table that allows us to better see the big picture. Without this diverse team, we believe it would not be possible to tackle newborn mortality in a comprehensive and sustainable way.
The NEST360° team started at Rice University and has extended beyond to include members from Northwestern University, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Malawi College of Medicine, Malawi Polytechnic, 3rd Stone Design, Ifakara Health Institute, Center for Public Health and Development, and Oxford KEMRI-Wellcome Trust, as well as partner institutions: Malawi University of Science & Technology, Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology, University of Lagos, University of Ibadan, and Kenya Pediatrics Association.
OUR TEAM
Principal Investigators
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Ph.D
RICE University
Maria Oden, Ph.D
RICE University
Kara Palamountain, MBA
Kellogg School of
Management
Joy Lawn, MBBS, MPH, Ph.D., FRCPCH, FMedSci
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Queen Dube, MBBS, MMed, PhD
Malawi College of Medicine
Kondwani Kawaza, MBBS, FC
Malawi College of Medicine
Theresa Mkandawire MSc, PhD, MMIE
Malawi Polytechnic
Robert Miros
3rd Stone Design
Honorati Masanja, PhD
Ifakara Health Institute
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Bernard Olayo, MD, MPH
Center for Public Health and Development
Steven Adudans, MD
Center for Public Health and Development
Mike English, MD
Oxford KEMRI-Wellcome Trust
Grace Irimu, MBChB , MMed, PhD
Oxford KEMRI-Wellcome Trust
nest Team
Aba Asibon, MPH
Rice University
Veronica Leautaud, PhD
Rice University
Yvette Mirabal, MPH
Rice University
Matthew Wettergreen, PhD
Rice University
Ann Saterbak, PhD
RiceUniversity
Sara Liaghati-Mobarhan
Rice University
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Robert Murphy, MD
Northwestern University
Kate Klein, MA, MPH
Northwestern University
Hannah Blencowe, MBChB, MSc, MRCGP, PGCert, MedEd, MRCPCH
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Simon Cousens
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Josephine Langton, MBBS, MBChB, MRCPCH
Malawi College of Medicine
Elizabeth Molyneux, MBBS, FRCP, FRCPCH, FRCEM, DSc, hcBA
Malawi College of Medicine
Gregory Gamula, MSc, DEng, MIET
Malawi Polytechnic
Million Mafuta, MPhil
Malawi Polytechnic
Danica Kumara, MA
3rd Stone Design
Brett Bowman, MS
3rd Stone Design