Asad Zaidi

Asad Zaidi

Principal Data Scientist & Epidemiologist @ UK Health Security Agency

London, England, United Kingdom
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  • UK Health Security Agency

    UK Health Security Agency

    9 months

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      COVID-19 Epidemiologist (Senior Scientist)

      UK Health Security Agency

      - 3 years

      London, England, United Kingdom

      • Developed, managed, and maintained national dataset of COVID-19 cases through various iterations by creating and documenting tools and processes for data QA, cleaning, enhancement and dissemination

      • Managed change from case-level reporting of COVID-19 to episodic reporting by preparing detailed documentation of current processes, envisioning new processes and presenting these to various audiences – SQL developers, epidemiologists, project managers – bridging gaps between these groups,…

      • Developed, managed, and maintained national dataset of COVID-19 cases through various iterations by creating and documenting tools and processes for data QA, cleaning, enhancement and dissemination

      • Managed change from case-level reporting of COVID-19 to episodic reporting by preparing detailed documentation of current processes, envisioning new processes and presenting these to various audiences – SQL developers, epidemiologists, project managers – bridging gaps between these groups, validating automated outputs, developing new processes for sub-teams with more limited SQL capacity, communicating changes to upstream, lateral, and downstream users of the data, and planning dry-runs to ensure minimal disruption to our expected services.

      • Developed a surveillance system for detecting travel-associated cases of COVID-19 using Passenger Locator Forms, contact tracing data, and test booking data.

      • Provided data products to several public-facing reports, including the weekly National COVID-19 and Influenza Surveillance Report, the Variant Technical Briefings, and the weekly COVID-19 Vaccine Surveillance Report. I met with the teams preparing these reports to understand their needs/requirements, developed the data products, and produced SOPs so that junior scientific colleagues could take over production.

      • Co-authored over 20 peer-reviewed publications in top journals including New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

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      Data Coordinator, Monkeypox Enhanced Incident

      UK Health Security Agency

      - 7 months

      • Led team of developers to produce end-to-end process for the management of over 9,000 close contacts

      • Developed the PowerBI HPT MPX App, which hosted several resources for Health Protection Teams including line-lists for public health action. I communicated specifications with my team, performed QA checks, liaised with stakeholders, negotiated new data flows and products, created relevant documentation, wrote user guides and briefs, and held webinars and Q&A sessions for end-users.

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    HCAI & AMR Scientist

    Public Health England

    - 1 year 4 months

    London, United Kingdom

    Infection in Critical Care Quality Improvement Programme
    • Automated data analysis and report production process for 126 participating ICUs
    • Analysed data for and authored PHE Health Protection Reports for Pseudomonas and S. aureus

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    Research Assistant (Volunteer)

    Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) UK and Ireland

    - 5 months

    London, United Kingdom

    • Monitor and assess the performance of 70 global projects in their ability to target most vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Collect baseline data for impact evaluation of interventions in Ethiopia

  • Monitoring And Evaluation Officer

    Freundeskreis für Internationale Tuberkulosehilfe e.V.

    - 5 months

    Vietnam

    • Developed institution-wide Monitoring and Evaluation Standard Operating Procedures
    • Created back-end architecture for mHealth survey implementation and patient tracking tool
    • Produced templates for routine data analyses and weekly data presentations
    • Drafted protocol for virtually observed treatment feasibility study
    • Created data entry systems for all collected data

  • Research Assistant

    Harvard Medical School Center for Global Health Delivery-Dubai

    - 6 months

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    • Developed study protocols for 7 research studies worth USD 500,000 in grant money collectively
    • Reviewed consent forms, study tools, and budgets prepared by grantees
    • Collaborated with researchers to address IRB requests for clarification
    • Provided logistical support, took meeting minutes, prepared presentations, and coordinated events

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    Research Associate, Maternal and Child Health

    Interactive Research and Development

    - 1 year 1 month

    Karachi, Pakistan

    Project: Zindagi Mehfooz Immunization Registry Expansion in Shikarpur District
    • Performed routine and exploratory analyses on incoming data for 10,000 enrolled children at 30 rural health facilities
    • Designed questionnaire and data entry system for district-wide immunization coverage baseline study
    • Supported field teams by remote troubleshooting, producing health worker training materials and assisting with training
    • Drafted regular reports for donors and…

    Project: Zindagi Mehfooz Immunization Registry Expansion in Shikarpur District
    • Performed routine and exploratory analyses on incoming data for 10,000 enrolled children at 30 rural health facilities
    • Designed questionnaire and data entry system for district-wide immunization coverage baseline study
    • Supported field teams by remote troubleshooting, producing health worker training materials and assisting with training
    • Drafted regular reports for donors and stakeholders

    Project: Mobile Conditional Cash Transfers for Immunization – Randomized Controlled Trial
    • Prepared consent forms and key informant interview questionnaires for Institutional Review Board application
    • Outlined program management documents including MOUs and risk mitigation plans
    • Developed codebook for Android-based data-collection application and conducted beta-testing

    Other Responsibilities
    • Conducted literature reviews for grant proposals and edited proposal documents
    • Drafted team presentations to update Executive Director on progress of projects across Maternal and Child Programs
    • Coordinated team meetings, generated meeting minutes, managed calendars and provided logistics support

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    Public Health GIS Analysis Assistant

    City of Minneapolis

    - 4 months

    Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

    • Mapped and identified populations most at-risk to complications due to infectious airborne respiratory diseases in Minneapolis

  • Macalester College

    Macalester College

    10 months

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      Teaching Assistant - Introduction to International Public Health

      Macalester College

      - 5 months

      Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

      • Scheduled office hours to provide additional academic support
      • Tracked assignment submissions and grades
      • Updated digital class resources on Moodle and Piazza
      • Provided feedback on submitted papers and essays

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      Teaching Assistant - Introductory Immunology

      Macalester College

      - 5 months

      Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

      • Scheduled office hours to provide additional academic support
      • Tracked assignment submissions and grades
      • Provided feedback on submitted papers and essays

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    Risk Assessment Analyst

    University of Minnesota

    - 3 months

    Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

    • Evaluated toxicological impact of exposure of 35 chemicals found in hydraulic fracturing fluid

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    Kenyan Tuberculosis National Strategic Plan Drafting Committee Member

    World Health Organization

    - 3 months

    Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

    • Synthesised documents from various member parties into comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation plans
    • Wrote, edited and fact-checked portions of the National Strategic Plan draft

  • Macalester College

    Macalester College

    1 year 2 months

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      Howard Hughes Global Health Scholar

      Macalester College

      - 6 months

      Greater sain

      • Analyzed rabies Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) survey data from Uganda

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      Immunology Lab Research Assistant

      Macalester College

      - 1 year 9 months

      Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

      • Investigation of role of mast cells in initiation of inflammatory pain and swelling in hind paws of mice
      • Establishment of a murine model of vulvar pain

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      Student-Faculty Summer Research (SFSR) Fellow

      Macalester College

      - 3 months

      • Optimized flow cytrometric analysis of mast cell populations in peritoneal lavage
      • Studied cellular changes in lymph and peritoneal tissue due to allergen exposure

  • Founding Member/Creative Director

    Kuch Karo

    - 1 year 1 month

    Karachi, Pakistan

    • Conducted workshops to promote critical thinking and community-based problem-solving in underprivileged schoolchildren
    • Photographed and documented workshop
    • Created and monitored blog where daily achievements were highlighted
    • Utilized various social media platforms for project publicity

  • Project Assistant

    Keego Technologies

    - 2 months

    Greater Boston Area

    • Developed a microbial fuel cell kit as an informational tool for use in schools
    • Soldered and tested circuit-boards for prototype
    • Designed supporting curriculum for 6th graders

Education

  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London Graphic

    London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London

    Master of Science (MSc) Control of Infectious Diseases Distinction

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  • Macalester College Graphic

    Macalester College

    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Biology; Community and Global Health; English

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    • Major: Biology
    • Minor: English
    • Concentration: Community and Global Health

  • The Lyceum School

    CIE Advanced Levels Physical Sciences 1 A* 4 A

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  • The City School

    GCE Ordinary Levels Physical Sciences 8 A 1 B

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Courses

  • AIDS, influenza and malaria: ancient pathogens in a brave new world

    BIOL 194

  • Accelerated General Chemistry

    CHEM 115

  • Advanced Crafts of Fiction Workshop: Narrative Mechanics

    ENGL 394

  • Advanced GIS for Health

    GEOG 394

  • Applied Calculus

    MATH 135

  • Biochemistry I

    BIOL 351

  • Biodiversity and Evolution

    BIOL 270

  • Biology

    CIE 9700

  • Cell Biology

    BIOL 265

  • Cell Biology and Genetics Lab

    BIOL 255

  • Chemistry

    CIE 9701

  • Community Youth Development

    EDUC 230

  • Crafts of Writing: Fiction

    ENGL 281

  • Crafts of Writing: Screenwriting

    ENGL 284

  • Creative Writing: Young Adult Fiction

    ENGL 294

  • Critical Thinking

    PHIL 119

  • Data/Computing Fundamentals

    MATH 191

  • Ecology

    BIOL 285

  • Elementary Japanese

    JAPA 101

  • English Language

    CIE 8693

  • Epidemiology

    MATH 125

  • Genetics

    BIOL 260

  • Immunology

    BIOL 357

  • International Public Health

    INTL 282

  • Intro to Creative Writing

    ENGL 150

  • Intro to Geog Information Systems

    GEOG 225

  • Intro to Statistical Modeling

    MATH 155

  • Japanese Horror Films and Literature

    JAPA 194

  • Mathematics

    CIE 9709

  • Organic Chemistry I

    CHEM 211

  • Organic Chemistry II

    CHEM 212

  • Photography: Histories and Practices of an International Medium

    INTL 294

  • Physics

    CIE 9702

  • Principles of Physics I

    PHYS 226

  • Projects in Global Health

    BIOL 394

  • Seminar in Infectious Diseases

    BIOL 394

  • The Empathy Machine: Feeling 20th Century Literature and Film

    ENGL 394

Projects

  • Community Action Workshop

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    The Community Action Workshop, set up as a series of discussion-based conversations, was conducted in the summer of 2012, with 16 high school students from Lead High School in Karachi, Pakistan. I independently developed a three-week curriculum that revolved around topics in the news or topics that were controversial or simply left out in “polite” discussions, and approached these topics using news articles, essays, poems, TED Talk videos and various other engaging mediums. As the facilitator…

    The Community Action Workshop, set up as a series of discussion-based conversations, was conducted in the summer of 2012, with 16 high school students from Lead High School in Karachi, Pakistan. I independently developed a three-week curriculum that revolved around topics in the news or topics that were controversial or simply left out in “polite” discussions, and approached these topics using news articles, essays, poems, TED Talk videos and various other engaging mediums. As the facilitator, I engaged the participants through role-playing exercises, debate, writing, research and activities involving teamwork and multimedia resources. Throughout the course of the workshop, participants were expected to develop critical thinking skills so they could begin to ask the whats, the whys, and the hows of the problems they identified around them and then to try to find solutions to these problems.

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Honors & Awards

  • In-Year Staff Award 2023/24

    UK Health Security Agency

  • In-Year Staff Award 2022/23

    UK Health Security Agency

  • Civil Discourse Award

    Macalester College

    The Civil Discourse Award is given in recognition of efforts to promote on-campus civil discourse around issues related to difference and inclusivity. The award may be given to individuals, groups or organizations for their work to increase understanding and dialogue among members of the Macalester community through programming, education and negotiation.

  • Lealtad-Suzuki Center Award

    Macalester College

    Awarded for hard work towards the integration and affirmation of discourses, thoughts, and experiences of historically marginalized people into the fabric of the Macalester community, while simultaneously demonstrating academic excellence.

  • Kofi Annan Scholarship

    Macalester College

    Four-year scholarship awarded to non-US students with outstanding academic achievement.

  • Rhoda Vania Award for Integrity

    The Lyceum School

    Award given to one graduating senior with outstanding work-ethic.

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Urdu

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Hindi

    Professional working proficiency

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