Dr. Nusrat Homaira

Biography

Nusrat Homaira is a medically trained respiratory epidemiologist with over 15 years of experience in child health research across low- and high-income settings. She currently leads the Epidemiology of Common Lung Diseases in Childhood (CoLD) research program. Her work focuses on the intersection of early childhood respiratory infections and chronic respiratory conditions in high-risk populations. Dr. Homaira's research spans epidemiology, health systems, and policy, and it has directly informed clinical guidelines and public health strategies nationally and internationally. She has extensive methodological expertise in outbreak investigations, surveillance design, and the use of large-scale linked administrative health data. Dr. Homaira has led and contributed to a wide range of studies, from implementation evaluations and randomized controlled trials to diagnostic studies, longitudinal cohorts, and systematic reviews. Prior to joining UNSW, she worked as an Assistant Scientist at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Bangladesh. Her involvement in various research and professional organizations includes being an elected council member of the International Society for Influenza and Respiratory Viruses (ISIRV) and serving as a member of the steering committee for the Triple Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation group at UNSW.

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