Team
urFIT-child Team
Meet our dedicated team of researchers working to improve children's cardiometabolic health and fitness.
Andrew Agbaje
Principal Investigator
MD, MPH, PhD, FACC, FESC, FAHA, FNYAM, Professor (associate) of Clinical Epidemiology and Child Health
Tomi -Pekka Tuomainen
Senior Researcher
MD, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology
Douglas Corsi
Doctoral (PhD) Researcher
MD, Internal Medicine Resident, New Jersey, United States
Mahidere Ali
Project Researcher
MD, MPH
Idowu Senbanjo
Doctoral (PhD) Researcher
Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health, MBChB, MSc, PGD (Boston), FWACP, Cert Paediatric Gastroenterology (South Africa)
Tolu Shogade
Doctoral (PhD) Researcher
MBChB, MWACP, FMCP, FESC, Consultant/Specialist in Internal Medicine
Benedict Michelle
Doctoral (PhD) Researcher
MD, MPH
Samuel Barmi
Doctoral (PhD) Researcher
RN, MPH
Basil Apaokwueze
Master's degree candidate
MBBS, MPH candidate
Ada Korhonen
MD candidate
MD candidate
Viivi Heijari
Alumni
Bachelors thesis in Biomedicine
(Completed May 2024)
Juhani Juusola
Senior developer
Architecture, design, db admin, testing
Meet our collaborators
Learn how our global network of collaborators helps drive innovative pediatric health research and supports our mission.