Andrea Seiermann
Doctoral student
Andrea developed an interest in Global Health even before her first year in medical school at Heidelberg University, when she volunteered at a charity hospital in Faridabad, India. During her studies, she worked at the Heidelberg Institute of Global Health as a student assistant for Global Health teaching for medical students. She then joined the Food and Agricultural Approaches to Reducing Malnutrition (FAARM) project in 2015 for a research internship including field work in Nabiganj, Bangladesh.
For her dissertation, Andrea investigates long-term effects of exposure to Ramadan in utero on health of children, particularly in low and middle income countries.
Positions
| 2018-current | Research assistant, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit |
Education
| 2015-current | Doctoral student (Dr. med.) in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University | |
| 2010-2017 | Medical school, Heidelberg University (MD equivalent) |
Project
Food and Agricultural Approaches to Reducing Malnutrition (FAARM)
Full title: Reducing young child undernutrition through an integrated agricultural project with women’s groups: A cluster-randomised trial in rural Bangladesh
Other activities
Coordination assistant, Global Health elective course for medical students, Heidelberg University
