Sema Sgaier
About Sema Sgaier
Sema Sgaier joined the Foundation in September 2008. She manages the Avahan implementation grants in the states of Karnataka, Manipur and Nagaland.
Dr. Sgaier comes from a background of scientific discovery. Prior to joining the foundation, Sema was a scholar at Harvard Medical School pushing the envelope of research on the Human Genome to discover new genes that underlie complex diseases. Sema was also a Fellow with the Centre for Global Health Research (University of Toronto) and worked with the Indian government to establish a National Health Surveillance System and a national Indian biobank.
She received her PhD in Genetics from New York University, her M.A in Neuroscience from Brown University and a B.Sc. in Molecular Biology and Genetics from Bogazici University (Istanbul, Turkey).
Role(s) / Profession(s)
- Program Officer
Organization
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Language(s)
- Arabic
- English
- Italian
- Turkish
Recent Contributions
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Sema Sgaier replied to "Business Unusual - The Avahan Experience" in the HIV Prevention community.
Thank you GHD for hosting us (The Avahan Team) in Boston. It's great to be here and engage with the community. We look forward to an active discussion today at noon on HIV prevention in India. See the GHD blog for details.
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Sema Sgaier started a discussion "A Nurse-Led STI Management Model for High Risk Groups" in the HIV Prevention community.
The treatment and prevention of STIs among high-risk groups in resource poor settings can be challenging due to the shortage of doctors. Project ORCHID, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, provides HIV prevention services to IDUs, FSWs and MSM in the states of Manipur and Nagaland of India. ORCHID has tackled the human resource constraint by developing and implementing a nurse-led model of STI prevention and treatment. Details of this innovation can be ...
Recent Recommendations
- None at this time.