I very much enjoyed my commission for The George Institute for Global Health to photograph 4 remarkable women researchers from the Institute. Offices of the Institute in China, India, Australia were also taking part with their own portraits. My work often allows me to meet and photograph people who have made a special contribution and I feel very lucky my profession brings these opportunities.
Shobhana Nagraj
Shobhana is a primary care physician with a special interest in global
Margie Peden
Margie’s work focuses on how to prevent unintentional injuries, particularly in resource-strapped countries.
While road injuries are the biggest issue, Margie’s work also canvases other significant problems of drowning, burns and falls, and identifies interventions that could save lives. Her research looks at what works, specifically in developing countries. It will provide evidence on how to prevent injuries before they happen. But it will also hope to look at the post-crash phase, working with nurses – who are the mainstay of healthcare provision in developing countries – to provide optimum treatment management
Sanne Peters
Her research is primarily focused on the determination and quantification of major and modifiable risk factors for chronic diseases and how these associations may differ between women and men.
Nathalie Conrad
Her research focuses on the analysis of large electronic health record databases as well as the design of IT-supported care delivery models.
Nathalie has a broad expertise in information technology and healthcare and has previously worked for IBM, Johnson & Johnson Medical as well as a United Nations Agency.