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| Name: Dr. Muhammad Aziz Rahman |
| PhD Candidate, The University of Adelaide, Australia. |
| Research Fellow, IEDCR. |
PhD topic: Smokeless tobacco and coronary heart disease: risks among non-smokers in Bangladesh. |
Research conducted by: Discipline of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Australia and IEDCR, Bangladesh. |
Supervisors: |
| 1. Professor Mahmudur Rahman, IEDCR, Bangladesh (Local supervisor and local study coordinator) |
| 2. Professor Konrad Jamrozik, The University of Adelaide, Australia. |
| 3. Dr. Nicola Spurrier, The University of Adelaide, Australia. |
| 4. Dr. Mohammad Afzal Mahmood, The University of Adelaide, Australia. |
| 5. Professor Stephen Leeder, The University of Sydney, Australia. |
Study period: January-June 2010. |
Study sites: National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), National Heart Foundation Hospital and Research Institute (NHFH&RI), respective communities within Dhaka City Corporation. |
Type of study: Case-control study. |
Sample size: 1510 (302 coronary heart disease cases and 1208 community controls). |
Study population criteria: People of 40-75 years of age, non-smoker, living within Dhaka City Corporation areas in Bangladesh. |
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Name:Yasmin Sultana |
| PhD (Research) Student |
| Faculty of Medicine |
| University of Sydney |
| NSW, Australia |
Awardee of Australian Leadership Award Scholarship (ALAS) sponsored by Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), Govt. of the Commonwealth of Australia. |
Research Title- Immunoepidemiologic studies of Strongyloides stercoralis: In the context of Bangladesh and Australia. |
Research work placement- Parasitology Dept. |
| Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research (ICPMR) |
| Westmead Hospital (Teaching Hospital of Sydney University) |
| NSW-2145, Australia |
Fieldwork Placement- Parasitology Dept. |
| Institue of Epedemiology, Desease Control and Research |
| (IEDCR), Mohakhali, Dhaka. |
| Bangladesh |
Primary Supervisor- Dr. Rogan Lee |
| Parasitology, ICPMR |
| Westmead Hospital, NSW |
Associate Supervisor- Prof. Gwendolyn Gilbert |
| CIDMLS, ICPMR |
| Westmead Hospital, NSW |
Co- Supervisor- Dr. Be-Nazir Ahmed |
| Principal Scietific Officer and Head |
| Parasitology, IEDCR, Mohakhali |
| Dhaka, Bangladesh |
[email protected], [email protected] |