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

Education

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