Aging & Neurodegenerative Diseases

A global health advocate and epidemiology MPH student dedicated to health equity. Having lived in six countries, I’ve witnessed firsthand the disparities in healthcare systems, driving my commitment to improving health outcomes for underserved communities. Passionate about bridging research, advocacy, and policy to create lasting impact in under-resourced settings. If you share this interest or...

Ithiri Lansakaranayake is Sri Lankan and grew up in England, Houston, and Washington State. She is a second-year MPH candidate in Epidemiology at the University of Washington, where she also earned her B.S. in Public Health–Global Health with a minor in Data Science. Before graduate school, Ithiri worked as a Workplace Health and Safety Specialist...

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Rosa Weyula earned her MBChB from the University of Nairobi School of Medicine in Kenya. She is passionate about using epidemiological methods and data-driven research to address health challenges, particularly cardiometabolic diseases, multimorbidity, and the intersection of infectious and noncommunicable diseases. She currently works as a Research Assistant at the START Center at the University...

Augusto graduated from the School of Medicine at University of Buenos Aires in 2016 and specialized in Internal Medicine through 2022. Between 2022 and 2024, he completed his Master of Public Health – Epidemiology degree at University of Washington with the sponsorship of the Fulbright Foreign Students program, and he is currently continuing his studies...

Hiwot Weldemariam is a PhD student in Epidemiology at the University of Washington School of Public Health and a pre-doctoral research associate with the University of Washington Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program. She holds an MPH in Epidemiology from the University of Washington. Her research centers on the intersection of firearm and social policies,...

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