My current research aim is to integrate high-resolution data from multiple modalities (imaging, biomarkers, etc) to better understand population differences in cardiometabolic disease progression and risk. Most of my work focusses on India, where I am closely involved with running APCAPS, an intergenerational cohort on non-communicable disease and ageing (apcaps.lshtm.ac.uk). We are currently following-up the cohort for the fourth time to track the incidence and multimorbidity of non-communicable diseases, and to investigate their pathways using untargeted metabolomics. I also have an interest in structural and behavioural interventions to prevent cardiovascular diseases, and have worked on trials of Yoga in India, fruit and vegetable access in India, and diabetes management in Thailand. My PhD, also at LSHTM, investigated the influence of poverty across the life course on cardiovascular risk in Brazil and India.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, I have contributed to the design and execution of several projects aiming to reduce the impact of COVID-19 globally. These include a cluster trial of face-masks for preventing COVID-19 in India, a comparative study of COVID-19 incidence in India and the UK, and a clinical trial of an Indian traditional herb for promoting recovery in Long COVID in the UK (The APRIL Trial).