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Dr

Zakari Ali

Research Fellow in Epidemiology

GM-Nutrition and Planetary Health

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  • Research Fellow in Epidemiology
    GM-Nutrition and Planetary Health
  • +2203309656 Ext.2909 (Mobile)
  • MRC Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Nutrition Theme, Atlantic Boulevard, Fajara, Banjul, 273, Gambia

BIO

I am a Research Fellow working on Climate and Health at the MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM. My research interests are in food systems sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa. I completed my PhD at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), working on food systems resilience in low income settings. I also previously completed the MSc Nutrition for Global Health with Distinction and received the John Rivers Prize for outstanding achievement on the MSc at LSHTM in 2019. I am a Registered Associate Nutritionist (ANutr.) with the Association for Nutrition, UK

LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE APPOINTMENTS

  • Research Fellow
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Population Health, London, United Kingdom1 Dec 2022 - present
  • Higher Scientific Officer
    MRC Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Nutrition Theme, Fajara, Gambia12 Jan 2020 - 30 Nov 2022

DEGREES

  • PhD
    Nutrition Epidemiology and Food Systems, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom1 Apr 2021 - 19 May 2023
  • MSc (Distinction)
    Nutrition for Global Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, Unite Kingdom25 Sep 2018 - 24 Sep 2019
  • BSc (hons. first class)
    Community Nutrition, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana10 Sep 2012 - 30 Jul 2016

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

REGIONS & COUNTRIES

  • Bangladesh
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • South Asia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)

TOPICS & DISCIPLINES