Dr. Mohamed has extensive national and international experience and holds a reputation as an expert in preventive medicine and public health, in particular within health service and policy development. He has previously held academic and senior health service roles in the UK and Europe. At PHCC, Dr. Mohamed, in addition to providing evidence informed health care advise, oversees governance and planning of public health and primary care research.

Dr. A.Jaleel is physician with expertise in community medicine. He has over 14 years of work experience in the community medicine practice and research. Dr. A. Jaleel actively leads research projects at PHCC and has a special interest in research related to smoking cessation and nutrition. He is also involved in supporting the department with many of its administrative activities.

Dr. Ahmed is a researcher, medical professor, physician, epidemiologist and an expert in e-learning. He has over 27 years of experience as a national consultant for national research projects in Iraq and Jordan funded by UNFPA and UNICEF. Dr. Ahmed has over 70 scientific articles. His area of expertise is research methods, data management and biostatistics.

Dr. Hafiz is a physician with expertise in the field of occupational health and safety. He has over 14 years of work experience in public health practice and research. Dr. Hafiz leads on numerous research projects and has co-authored several publications. He has a keen interest in research related to tropical diseases and supporting new researchers in different clinical projects.

Hanan is actively involved in research governance, administration, and the design of research proposals. She is also engaged in research capacity building and has contributed to developing accredited training programs for doctors, nurses, and other allied health professionals at PHCC.

Hanan has received training in ethics and has served as the secretary of PHCC’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the past 10 years. She has participated in designing and developing ethical policies and procedures.

Additionally, she coordinates the collaborating institutional agreements with the legal department and supports the department's day to day activities.

Dr. Shajitha Thekke Veettil has 16 years of experience in research governance and administration. She has been instrumental in research capacity building and has developed accredited training programs for health professionals working in PHCC. She is familiar with the ethical processes involved in research and has participated in the design and development of ethical policies, procedures, and structures for research.

In her current role at PHCC, she is responsible for activities related to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) committee.

Tamara has over nine years of experience in health research. For the last four years, she has been working at PHCC, supporting the department’s day to day activities.

Tamara is involved in activities related to PHCC’s research governing committees, which review, commission, and fund research studies. She provides regulatory and research ethics guidance and facilitates communications with committee members, reviewers, and researchers. Additionally, she supports departmental administrative work, including preparing reports, budget plans, and disseminating departmental achievements.

In her current role at PHCC, Tamara is responsible for activities related to the Research Budget Sub Committee (RBSC).

Dana supports various functions of the department, in particular, research governance and coordination of research projects. She has a strong academic background in biological sciences, with a particular focus on genetic engineering research methods and techniques. Dana has extensive project and data management skills acquired by engaging in several research projects in previous years.

In her current role at PHCC, she is responsible for activities related to the Clinical Scientific Committee (CRC).

Dr. Mariam’s professional career spans 18 years during which she held leadership roles at leading health care research organizations and has been responsible for research governance and oversight, management of clinical trials, research related education, capacity development and policy making. Dr. Mariam has also worked in various consulting and collaborative capacities with international academic and development sectors such as the World Health Organization, The Global Health Network, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the University of Stanford.

In her current role at PHCC, she is responsible for design and delivery of high value research projects around primary health care, managing the research support program, and supporting research governance.

Dr. Muslim is a public health specialist, health economist and medical educationist with over 13 years of work experience. He has worked for prestigious higher education institutions, pharmaceutical industry, and leading health-based organizations (for example, Novartis, University of Sheffield, Kings College London, University of York, University of Birmingham, World Health Organization, Mercy Corps International, UNICEF etc.). Dr. Muslim is a published researcher and has reviewed more than 900 research articles for Journals such as Springer Nature, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Public Health, and PLOS One to date.

Dr. Muslim is mainly involved in the clinical research department in initiating research projects, drafting research articles pertaining to key priority areas of PHCC and providing specialised technical support within the department. He is currently leading research projects relating to uncontrolled diabetes, integrated care, application of ergonomic within healthcare settings and health services research.

Bindya is a Certified IRB Professional with extensive experience in research ethics and healthcare. She has previously held key roles with healthcare organizations in Canada and Qatar. Bindya is responsible for providing regulatory expertise, guidance and administrative support to PHCC’s IRB. She assists in managing and evaluating current policies and procedures and develop new policies and programs as needed to ensure regulatory compliance and research integrity.