People

• President: Sangeeta Shirname, PhD (Education), India
• Secretary: Sangita Kulathinal, PhD (Statistics), India
• Treasurer: Bijoy Joseph, PhD (Hydrogeology), India

Researchers:

• Biostatistics and multi-disciplinary research: Sangita Kulathinal, PhD (Statistics), Senior scientist
• Education: Sangeeta Shirname, PhD (Education), Senior researcher
• Hydrogeology, environmental science and bioinformatics: Bijoy Joseph, PhD (Hydrogeology), Senior researcher
• Multi-disciplinary research:
  1. Tuula Virman-Ojanen, Helsinki, Finland
  2. Hitesh Karia, Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial electronics), India. President during 2007-2012

Research collaborators:

• Computers and software: Sachin Mandhare, Software Professional, Mumbai, India
• Epidemiology: Hanna Tolonen, PhD (Epidemiology), National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Finland
• Language and cultural studies: Biju Joseph, M.A. (English), Lecturer, Marymatha Arts and Science College, Kerala, India
• Library science: Indumati Badiani, Retired teacher and librarian, Nashik, India
• Mathematics, finance and genetics: Dario Gasbarra, PhD (Applied Mathematics), Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Helsinki, Finland
• Microbiology: Swati Jhunjhunwala, M.Sc. (Microbiology), Consultant microbiologist and president of the Lioness Club (2010-11), Akola, Maharashtra, India. Associated with Lioness club since the last 10 years and undertaking community programmes.
• Nutrition:
  1. Katja Korhonen, M.Sc. (Nutrition), Researcher, Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Finland
  2. Marja Mutanen, PhD (Nutrition), Professor of Nutritional Physiology, Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Finland
• Sociology:
  1. Tulsi Patel, PhD (Sociology), Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Delhi, India
  2. Minna Säävälä, PhD (Sociology), Population Research Institute, The Family Federation of Finland (Väestöliitto), Finland
• Statistics:
  1. Kari Auranen, PhD (Biometry), Senior Scientist, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, Finland
  2. Isha Dewan, PhD (Statistics), Associate Professor, Stat Math Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi Centre, India
  3. Jukka Jokinen, PhD (Biometry), Head, Vaccine Research Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, Finland
  4. Olli Saarela, PhD (Statistics), Researcher, International CVD Epidemiology Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Finland.
  5. Andrew Thomas, PhD (Theoretical physics), Research Fellow, The CREEM School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom.

Staff:

• Instructors for non-formal education:
  1. Nalini Manikrao Chavan: In-charge, INSEED Activity Centre, Kamatwada, Nashik
  2. Jyoti Patil: Drawing and Crafts Instructor, INSEED Activity Centre, Kamatwada, Nashik

Volunteers:

• Thakur Village: Plastic-free suburb of Mumbai
  1. Shruti Baluni
  2. Priti Modha
  3. Priti Modi
  4. Babita Pachisia
  5. Pamila Pushp
  6. Sunipa Sekhar
  7. Pamila Pushp
  8. Shaheen Desai
  9. Poonam Poddar
  10. Anupama Padi
  11. Rashmi Malik
  12. Shivani
  13. Aashi Gupta