Who We Are
Principal Investigators
Maureen Lichtveld, MD, MPH
Lead PI, Research Training Project (U2R)
Dean, Graduate School of Public Health
Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health
Jonas Salk Chair in Population Health
University of Pittsburgh
Wilco Zijlmans, MD, PhD
Lead PI, Research Project (U01)
Senior Researcher, Foundation for Perinatal Interventions and Research in Suriname (PeriSur)
Head, Discipline of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Anton de Kom University of Suriname
Pediatrician and Co-Founder, KidsClinic, Department of Pediatrics, Diakonessenhuis Hospital, Paramaribo, Suriname
Jeffrey Wickliffe, PhD
Professor and Chair, Environmental Health Sciences
School of Public Health
University of Alabama Birmingham
Dennis Mans, PhD
Professor, Pharmacology
Faculty of Medical Sciences, Anton de Kom University of Suriname
Co-Investigators
Hannah Covert, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Stacy Drury, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry, and Vice Chair of Research, Pediatrics
Tulane University School of Medicine
Ashna Hindori-Mohangoo, PhD
Principal Investigator
Foundation for Perinatal Interventions and Research in Suriname (PeriSur)
Arti Shankar, PhD
Professor, Biostatistics and Data Science
Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine
Firoz Abdoel Wahid, MD, PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Research Staff
Anisma Gokoel, MSc
Study Coordinator, Scientific Research Center Suriname
Academic Hospital Paramaribo
UJMT Fogarty Global Health Fellow 2021-22
Shellice Sairras, MSc
Data Manager, Scientific Research Center Suriname
Academic Hospital Paramaribo
PhD Graduates - Suriname
- Gaitree Baldewsingh, MD
- Anisma Gokoel, MSc
PhD Students - Suriname
- Aloysius Koendjbiharie, MD
- Sheila Kort, MSc
- Radha Ramjatan, MD, MSPH
- Jimmy Roosblad, MSc
- Shellice Sairras, MSc
- Vinoj Sewberath Misser, MSPH
- Arioene Vreedzaam, MS