Meet the Team

Ms Chiamaka Odilora

Project Coordinator, Yobe
Organization:

Ms. Eunice Oluba

Project Manager, Lagos
Organization:

Ms Faith Ofila

Research Nurse, Lagos
Organization:

Mr Larema Baba Zau

Research Administrator (Facilitator), Yobe
Organization:

Dr Adedoyin Ogunyemi

Position: Site Principal Investigator – Lagos, Nigeria
Group: Co-Investigators & Core Leads, Medical Anthropology and Community Engagement Core, Site Principal Investigators
Organization: University of Lagos

Faculty at the Department of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos

Prof Adesola Ogunniyi

Position: Professor of Medicine
Group: Executive Steering Committee
Organization: University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Professor of Medicine at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan and Consultant Neurologist to the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan

Prof Agustin Ibanez

Position: Professor and Director
Group: Executive Steering Committee
Organization: Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat) at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI, Chile)

Director, Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat)

Prof Alina Solomon

Position: Associate Professor of Neuroepidemiology
Group: Clinical Diagnostics, Interventions & Data Analytics Core, Independent Steering Committee
Organization: University of Eastern Finland

Associate Professor of Neuroepidemiology, University of Eastern Finland

Prof Anthony Ngugi

Position: Site Principal Investigator, Kilifi, Kenya
Group: Site Principal Investigators
Organization: Aga Khan University Medical College, East Africa

Associate Professor and Chair and an Epidemiologist at the Department of Population Health, Aga Khan University Medical College, East Africa.

Ashley Wamaitha Njoroge

Position: Research Assistant
Group: Kenya, Project Team
Organization:

Research assistant

Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University

Dr Benard Aliwa

Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Group: Kenya, Project Team
Organization:

Brain Momoh

Position: Cognitive Enrichment Specialist
Group: Project Consultants
Role: Nutrition Intervention Consultant
Organization:

Dr Caroline Harris

Position: Programme Manager – Global Health Strategy
Group: Independent Steering Committee
Organization: Medical Research Council

Programme Manager for Global Health Strategy, Medical Research Council

Catherine Ajalo

Position: Intervention Specialist
Group: Kenya, Project Team
Organization:

Clinical Research Intervention Specialist

Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University

Dr Celeste Loots

Position: Research Fellow
Group: Clinical Diagnostics, Interventions & Data Analytics Core, Co-Investigators & Core Leads
Organization: Imperial College London

Research Fellow, Imperial College London

Dr Chi Udeh-Momoh

Position: Chief Investigator (Kenya, UK, GBHI)
Group: Chief Investigators, Independent Steering Committee
Organization: Aga Khan University – Brain and Mind Institute

Dr Chiadi Onyike

Position: Site Principal Investigator – Yobe State, Nigeria
Group: Site Principal Investigators
Organization: Johns Hopkins Medicine

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences

Ms Chiamaka Odilora

Position: Project Coordinator, Yobe
Group: Nigeria, Project Team
Organization:

Dr Christine Musyimi

Position: Research Ethics and Scientific Publications Officer
Group: Co-Investigators & Core Leads, Health Economics and Health Systems Implementation Core
Organization: Africa Mental Health Research and Training Foundation (AMHRTF).

Prof Craig Ritchie

Position: Deanery of Clinical Sciences Center for Clinical Brain Sciences
Group: Independent Steering Committee
Organization: The University of Edinburgh

Deanery of Clinical Sciences Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, The University of Edinburgh

Dr Crystal Glover

Position: Associate Professor of Psychatry
Group: Independent Steering Committee
Organization: Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences and Neurological Sciences, Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Centre, Rush Medical College

Dr Cyprian Mostert

Position: Mental Health Economist
Group: Co-Investigators & Core Leads, Health Economics and Health Systems Implementation Core
Organization: Aga Khan University – Brain and Mind Institute

Mental Health Economist​,

Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University

Dr Darina Bassil

Position: Neuroepidemiologist and Director of HAALSI-Dementia
Group: Executive Steering Committee
Organization: Harvard University

Neuroepidemiologist and Director

Dr Dimitra Kafetsouli

Position: Clinical Fellow, Ageing Epidemiology Research Unit
Group: Clinical Diagnostics, Interventions & Data Analytics Core, Co-Investigators & Core Leads
Organization: Imperial College London

Clinical Fellow, Ageing Epidemiology Research Unit, Imperial College London

Dr Dominic Trepel

Position: Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Group: Co-Investigators & Core Leads, Health Economics and Health Systems Implementation Core
Organization: Trinity Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN)

Associate Professor, Psychiatry, Trinity Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN)

Ms Dorcas Oreoluwa

Group: Nigeria, Project Team
Organization:

Douglas Nyakira

Position: Phlebotomist
Group: Kenya, Project Team
Organization:

Dr Edna Bosire

Position: Medical Athropologist
Group: Co-Investigators & Core Leads, Medical Anthropology and Community Engagement Core
Organization: Aga Khan University - Brain and Mind Institute

Assistant Professor and Medical Ant​hropologist​​​​, Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University

Work Package 1 Co-Lead

Elizabeth Ayuo

Position: Clinical Research Regulatory Manager
Group: Kenya, Project Team
Organization:

Clinical Research Regulatory Manager

Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University

Ms. Eunice Oluba

Position: Project Manager, Lagos
Group: Nigeria, Project Team
Organization:

Ms Faith Ofila

Position: Research Nurse, Lagos
Group: Nigeria, Project Team
Organization:

Dr Francesca Mangialasche

Position: Executive Director
Group: Executive Steering Committee
Organization: WW-FINGERS Global Coordinating Center

Executive Director, WW-FINGERS Global Coordinating Center.

Francis Angira

Position: Clinical Trial Manager
Group: Kenya, Project Team
Organization:

Clinical Trial Manager

Geoffrey Gamoyo Katana

Position: Research Associate
Group: Kenya, Project Team
Organization:

Research Associate

Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University

George Vradenburg

Position: Founding Chairman
Group: Independent Steering Committee
Organization: Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative

Founding Chairman of the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative

Gloria Chemutai

Position: Communications Specialist
Group: Co-Investigators & Core Leads, Medical Anthropology and Community Engagement Core
Organization: Aga Khan University – Brain and Mind Institute

Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Manager

Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University

Harrison Kaleli

Position: Laboratory Technologist
Group: Kenya, Project Team
Organization:

Prof Henrik Zetterberg

Position: Group Leader, Pioneering the development of fluid biomarkers for dementia
Group: Executive Steering Committee
Organization: UK Dementia Research Institute

Professor of Neurochemistry

Prof Hidenori Arai

Position: President
Group: Independent Steering Committee
Organization: National Centre for Geriatrics and Gerontology

President, National Centre for Geriatrics and Gerontology

Dr Imre Lengyel

Position: Professor of Translational Ophthalmology
Group: Clinical Diagnostics, Interventions & Data Analytics Core, Co-Investigators & Core Leads
Organization: School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences Queen's University Belfast

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast

Dr Jasmit Shah

Position: Analytics Core Lead
Group: Clinical Diagnostics, Interventions & Data Analytics Core, Co-Investigators & Core Leads
Organization: Aga Khan University - Brain and Mind Institute

Data Scientist

Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University

Dr Jenni Lehtisalo

Group: Project Consultants
Organization:
Role: Nutrition Intervention Consultant

Prof Jennifer Yokoyama

Position: Associate Professor, Neurology
Group: Executive Steering Committee
Organization: UCSF Weill Institute for Neuroscience

Associate Professor, Neurology
UCSF Weill Institute for Neuroscience

John Andrew Odhiambo

Position: Data Associate
Group: Kenya, Project Team
Organization:

Dr Karen Blackmon

Position: Consultant Neuropsychologist
Group: Clinical Diagnostics, Interventions & Data Analytics Core, Co-Investigators & Core Leads
Organization: Aga Khan University - Brain and Mind Institute

Consultant Neuropsychologist

Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University

Dr Kendi Muchungi

Position: Manager – Education & Technology
Group: Clinical Diagnostics, Interventions & Data Analytics Core, Co-Investigators & Core Leads
Organization: Aga Khan University – Brain and Mind Institute

Manager, Education, Technology and Strategic Partnerships Development​

Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University

Dr Kirsteen Steenkamp

Position: Behaviour Change Specialist
Group: Project Consultants
Organization: UCT Neuroscience Institute
Role: Nutrition Intervention Consultant

Dr Kirsten Steenkamp

Position: Nutrition Intervention
Group: Co-Investigators
Organization: Consultant

Dr Kunle Adewale

Position: Social Engagement
Group: Project Consultants
Role: Nutrition Intervention Consultant
Organization:

Mr Larema Baba Zau

Position: Research Administrator (Facilitator), Yobe
Group: Nigeria, Project Team
Organization:

Prof Laura Baker

Position: Professor, Gerontology and Geriatrics, Internal Medicine (Winston-Salem)
Group: Executive Steering Committee
Organization: Wake Forest University, School of Medicine

Professor, Gerontology and Geriatrics, Internal Medicine (Winston-Salem)

Wake Forest University, School of Medicine

Dr Laz Ude Eze

Position: Public health physician, health policy advocate and sustainable development consultant
Group: Co-Investigators & Core Leads, Medical Anthropology and Community Engagement Core
Organization: WANELHPS

Country Coordinator for Nigeria, West Africa Network of Emerging Leaders in Health Policy & Systems

Consultant, Communications, Advocacy and Monitoring & Evaluation

Linda Khakali

Position: Project Manager
Group: Co-Investigators & Core Leads, Medical Anthropology and Community Engagement Core
Organization: Aga Khan University - Brain and Mind Institute

Prof Lucia Crivelli

Position: Chair, World Young Leaders in Dementia (WYLD)
Group: Executive Steering Committee
Organization: Lat-Am FINGERS

Chair, World Young Leaders in Dementia (WYLD)

Leader of Lat-Am FINGERS.