Scientific Advisory Committee

The Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) advises on all technical and research activities. Appointed from across the VL and broader scientific research community, SAC members have significant expertise in research, policy and funding.

Professor Shyam Sundar
Professor
Shyam
Sundar
Member of VL SAC
Programme Director, Kala-Azar Medical Research Centre
Dr Jorge Alvar
Dr
Jorge
Alvar
Senior Leishmaniasis Adviser
Fabiana Alves
Dr
Fabiana
Alves
Head of Visceral Leishmaniasis Clinical Program
DNDi
Professor Marleen Boelaert
Professor
Marleen
Boelaert
Member of VL SAC
Head of Epidemiology and Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases unit, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Mitali Chatterjee
Professor
Mitali
Chatterjee
Member of VL SAC
Professor, Dept of Pharmacology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, IPGMER
Dr Carlos Costa
Professor
Carlos
Costa
Member of VL SAC
Head of the Department of Community Medicine, Federal University of Piauí
Dr Dinesh Mondal
Dr
Dinesh
Mondal
Member of VL SAC
Senior Scientist, International Centre For Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Professor Ahmed Mudawi Musa
Professor
Ahmed
Mudawi Musa
Member of VL SAC
Professor of immunology and infectious diseases, Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum
Dr Koert Ritmeijer
Dr
Koert
Ritmeijer
Member of VL SAC
NTD Adviser, Médecins Sans Frontières, Operational Centre Amsterdam