Aga Khan University, Institute for Human Development
Antipa Sigilai
Aga Khan University, Institute for Human Development
Antipa graduated with a Master of Public Health-Global Health from the University of Wolverhampton in the UK under the supervision of Prof Amina Abubakar and Dr Bilha Chepchirchir. His research project focused on understanding the impact of different air pollutants on the neurocognitive development in children and adolescents residing in low-income settings. Through this study, he sought to provide invaluable insights into complex interaction between air pollutants and brain functions and explore mechanisms through which these pollutants exert their effects on overall brain health.
Antipa Sigilai
Aga Khan University, Institute for Human Development
Eunice Njoroge
Aga Khan University, Institute for Human Development
Master of Public Health Nutrition Stellenbosch University Funded by the Hilton Foundation affiliated to the ALMA programme
The Master of Public Health Nutrition (MPH Nutrition) programme is designed to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of nutrition-related public health challenges and effective strategies to address them. The programme emphasises on nutrition’s critical role in maternal and child well-being and policy advocacy. Through the programme, Eunice gained the necessary skills, knowledge and practical experiences that have enabled her to advance research, contribute to effective interventions, and improve the health and well-being of children in the communities we serve.
Eunice Njoroge
University of Cape Town
Jae Eun Park
University of Cape Town
Jae was an Intercalated Honours student in Neuroscience and Physiology at the University of Cape Town with a background in 3 years of medicine. As a future clinician scientist, her interests are in paediatrics and neuroscience. Her research focused on investigating the effects of early exposure to intimate partner violence on the grey matter volume of the visual cortex, specifically looking at MRI scans of infants at 12 months old. Her supervisors were Prof Kirsty Donald and Dr Marlie Miles.
Jae Eun Park
University of CapeTown
Mia Lombard
University of CapeTown
Mia graduated with an MSc Med Neuroscience degree at the University of Cape Town, South Africa under the supervision of Associate Professor Nastassja Koen (UCT) and Assistant Professor Anke Hüls (Emory University, USA). Her project is nested within the Drakenstein Child Health Study (DCHS) focused on the association between exposure to maternal psychological distress during the prenatal period and DNA methylation (DNAm) signatures in the index of newborns. Additionally, she investigated whether these measurable DNAm changes could be associated with adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in infancy.
