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Martin Stefan Mumenthaler
Adjunct Professor, Psych/Public Mental Health & Population Sciences
BioMartin Mumenthaler has a PharmD and a PhD in psychopharmacology from the University of Bern, Switzerland. He holds an appointment as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine where he has been conducting research programs in addiction medicine and psychopharmacology, and teaching and mentoring medical students and residents on a voluntary basis.
Dr. Mumenthaler has also been working in various full-time positions in the pharmaceutical industry as Director in Clinical Development as well as in Medical Affairs, and as a consultant for early-stage pharma- and biotech companies providing advice on designing and conducting clinical trials, and analyzing and interpreting study results, mainly in the field of addiction medicine and pain.
His academic research has focused on the effects of psychoactive drugs on human performance, Aerospace Medicine, Alzheimer’s disease, and addiction medicine, and in these areas he has presented his results internationally and published over twenty-five peer-reviewed scientific articles. He has also served as a reviewer for various scientific journals, and is a member of the Research Society on Alcoholism, and an Associate Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association. -
Mohammad Saeed Munim
Affiliate, Epidemiology and Population Health
BioMohammad Saeed Munim works at the Health Systems and Population Studies Division of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b). Trained as an anthropologist, he holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Anthropology and has more than eight years of experience conducting public health research in Bangladesh.
His research focuses on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), environmental health, climate change and health, air pollution, antimicrobial resistance, behavioral health, and health systems. He has extensive experience working with vulnerable and underserved populations, including residents of urban and rural communities, informal settlements, remote and climate-vulnerable regions, and Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar.
Munim specializes in qualitative and mixed-methods research, community-based participatory approaches, implementation research, and behavioral interventions. His work examines how social, environmental, and structural factors shape health outcomes and access to services among marginalized populations. Drawing on anthropological perspectives, he seeks to understand the lived experiences of communities and translate research findings into evidence-informed public health action.
He has contributed to the development and implementation of numerous national and international research projects along with Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, USA. In addition to academic publications, he has produced documentary and visual communication materials to disseminate public health research findings to diverse audiences.
His current interests lie at the intersection of anthropology, environmental and climate health, WASH, infectious diseases, and community engagement, with a particular focus on advancing health equity in low-resource settings. -
Sayar Kumar Munshi
Visiting Instructor/Lecturer, Cardiothoracic Surgery
BioDr Sayar Kumar Munshi, MBBS, MS (General Surgery), MCH (Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery), is working as a Visiting instructor in the department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Research. He did his medical schooling from Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (IPGME&R), India. After MBBS, he did his post-graduate training in General Surgery from Calcutta National Medical College and post-doctoral training in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery from Nilratan Sircar Medical College, India. He has worked as an Associate Consultant in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery for four years in Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, India. He pursued advanced fellowship training in Congenital Cardiac Surgery from United Kingdom. He has worked as a Senior Clinical Fellow in Congenital Cardiac Surgery in Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool and as a Clinical Fellow in Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery (ACHD Surgery) in Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital for a year. Subsequently, he underwent fellowship training in Cardiac transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support in Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery from Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
