The Research team for TBMM meets once a month and includes representatives from the UK, South Asia and East Africa. These researchers and collaborators represent the interests of the wider network, guiding the strategic direction of research and activities.
The Union


Professor Yan Lin
Senior AdvisorPublic Health England


Ian Walker
Consultant in Global Public HealthPeshawar Medical College (PMC), Pakistan


Dr Muhammad Irfan
Professor/Head of the Department of Psychiatry & Director of ResearchKings College London (KCL), UK


Dr Brendon Stubbs
Clinical LecturerARK Foundation (ARK), Bangladesh


Professor Rumana Huque
Executive Director, ARK Foundation, and University of Dhaka, BangladeshHayatabad Medical Complex (HMC), Pakistan


Professor AH Aamir
Chairman provincial Task force on Diabetes Executive committee and a member of Federal Task force On Diabetes.National TB Control Program (NTP), Pakistan


Dr Razia Fatima
National TB Control programme, Pakistan. Chief Research The Common Unit to Manage TB AIDS and MalariaEpidemiological Laboratory (EpiLab), Sudan


Dr Asma El Sony
Executive DirectorNational Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania


Dr Nyanda Elias Ntinginya
Centre Director
Dr Theodora Mbunda
Public Health Specialist and Research ScientistIMPALA Consortium - Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Kenya


Dr Uzochukwu Egere
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Health Systems)Centre for Injury Prevention and Research (CIPRB), Bangladesh


Dr Mashreky
DirectorKhyber Pakhtunkhwa TB Programme, Pakistan

Aga Khan University (AKU), Pakistan


Dr Sameen Siddiqi
Professor and Chair, Department of Community Health SciencesUniversity of York (UoY), UK


Alexander Jarde
Research Associate Global Health (Multimorbidity)
Professor David Torgerson
Director, York Trials Unit
Professor Kamran Siddiqi
Professor in Global Public Health
Dr Helen Elsey
Senior Lecturer in Global Health
Professor Najma Siddiqi
Clinical Professor in Psychiatry
Nicky Traynor
Research Project Co-ordinator/Administrator
Professor Catherine Hewitt
Professor of Trials and Statistics and Deputy Director of York Trials UnitKhyber Medical University (KMU), Peshawar


Dr Saima Afaq
Assistant Professor and PhD Coordinator
Professor Zia Ul Haq
Vice Chancellor and Professor of Public HealthInstitute of Psychiatry (IoP), Pakistan


Dr Faiza Aslam
Coordinator and Research Fellow