Meet our 2022 Student Ambassadors

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Meenakshi is studying Nutrition for Global Health program at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, she has keen interest in research advancing nutrition and improving planetary health. Prior to joining LSHTM, her work focused on implementing nutrition programs policies and humanitarian response. 

@MM4socialinnov

Student of biology at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Victor is interested in studying sustainable development as human development mechanism. He has a passion for the study of plant communities ecology (especially cycads). 

 "Nature conservation can only work when the people doing it have the mechanisms to live a worthy life and pursue their goals" @victorphyta 

Felix is an accounting student at the Sunway Center for Planetary Health, Malaysia. He is a passionate sustainability advocate looking for every opportunity to volunteer in climate action, social impact and youth activism. Currently, he is operating a non-profit organization, YouthCare Malaysia to mobilize the youth towards volunteerism, development and activism.

A PhD student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Rebecca’s research mission is to combine her current training in optimization and machine learning with her background in product design to address pressing global health and planetary health challenges. 

She has ongoing projects in the areas of health clinic electrification, democratization of clean energy, and disease prediction. 

Grace is a student at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, studying an MSc in Nutrition for Global Health. 

"I hope to pursue a career in research after completing the MSc. One of my main areas of interest is the intersection between the climate crisis and health."

Seemah is a second-year MBBS student and researcher in MedTech integration at Fatima Jinnah Medical University.

 "I always wonder how to make complex things simple. A future that promotes justice to all includes planetary health"

Anandita is a medical doctor from India and is currently pursuing her master’s in public health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in the UK. 

She is interested in studying the effects of climate change on health and advocate for policy reforms related to planetary health worldwide.

@dr._.aveller 

Annicia is a student in Communication at the Sunway Center for Planetary Health,  Malaysia. She is looking for every opportunity to increase the lifespan of this planet and hopefully make futuristic planetary health her career one day!