Global Health Aging

Name: Nataša LazarevicJob: eHealth PhD Fellow, STEM Advocate, and IllustratorCountry: Germany, Serbia, Botswana, UAE, AustraliaAge: 25 Nataša Lazarevic is completing a PhD in the fields of digital health, machine learning, and anatomy at the University of Sydney, where she previously obtained an Honours degree in Immunology and Infectious Diseases. She…

Name: Ova CerenJob: Programmer and Web DesignerCountry: England and TurkeyAge: 38 Ova Ceren is a SharePoint specialist with 15 years of experience in development, technical documentation, configuration, migration, administration, support, and end-user workshop training for the SharePoint server. Previously, Ova worked as a Senior SharePoint Developer for Anglia Ruskin University,…

Name: Andrew DowlingJob: Founder and CEOCountry: Australia and United StatesAge: 51 Andrew Dowling is the Founder and CEO of Stitch, the world’s leading companionship and activities community for over 50’s. Andrew wrote his Master’s thesis on social enterprise a decade ago — long before most people had even heard of…

Name: Nathasia Mudiwa MuwanigwaJob: Neurobiology PhD Researcher and STEM AdvocateCountry: Zimbabwe, Luxembourg, Netherlands, CyprusAge: 26 Nathasia Muwanigwa is currently pursuing a PhD in neurobiology at the University of Luxembourg. Her research focuses on stem cell based modeling of Parkinson’s disease at the Luxembourg Center for Systems Biomedicine. Nathasia has a Bachelors in Human Biology,…

Name: Dr. Monica JavidniaJob: Experimental Therapeutics FellowCountry: United States and IranAge: 31 Dr. Monica Javidnia is a neuropharmacologist and Experimental Therapeutics in Neurological Disease Fellow at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She earned both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Neuroscience at the University of Texas at Dallas and…

Name: Dennis EckmeierJob: Science Editor and CommunicatorCountry: Germany, USA, PortugalAge: 41 Dennis Eckmeier supports scientists who are preparing manuscripts and funding applications. He is further establishing himself as a podcast producer in science communication. His podcast is about the role of science and academia in society. The project resulted from his engagement in the…

Name: Beth PrusaczykJob: Instructor of Medicine and Health InformaticsCountry: United StatesAge: 34 Beth Prusaczyk is an Instructor at the Institute for Informatics and in General Medical Sciences at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She is an implementation scientist who specializes in improving healthcare for older adults and other vulnerable populations…

Name: Crystal GrantJob: Genetics Researcher and Science AdvocateCountry: United States and the NetherlandsAge: 27 Crystal Grant was recently awarded a PhD in Genetics at Emory University. As an NSF Graduate Research Fellow, she used bioinformatics tools to characterize the molecular changes in humans with age. Originally from New York City, Dr. Grant completed her…

Name: Rory McGillJob: Public Health Specialty RegistrarCountry: Ireland and EnglandAge: 33 Rory McGill is currently training as a Public Health Specialty Registrar in the North West of England. He is a health and social psychologist by background and worked as a Postdoc in academia upon completing his PhD in psychology from Queen’s University Belfast.…