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Malcolm Macleod is Professor of Neurology and Translational Neurosciences at the University of Edinburgh. He co-founded the Collaborative Approach to Meta-Analysis and Review of Animal Data from Experimental Studies (CAMARADES) in 2005, and since then he has been at the forefront of the application of evidence synthesis tools to pre-clinical research. This has included using systematic approaches to selecting drugs for multi-arm multi-stage trials in neurodegenerative diseases (https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00326-0); Living Systematic Reviews of animal data in mental health, as part of the GALENOS project; evidence synthesis as a tool for research improvement; and the development and evaluation of automation approaches for pdf retrieval, de-duplication, risk of bias annotation and citation screening. He was an author on the Lancet Series on Research Waste, spends a day a week as an NHS Neurologist, and is a keen runner. Most of 'his' success can be attributed in large part to the work of others.
Ashrita Saran has led research teams across multiple disciplines, collaborating with organizations such as the WHO/PMNCH, UNICEF Office of Research Innocenti, FCDO, PENDA, CGIAR, and Giving Evidence. Through these partnerships, she has spearheaded a variety of evidence synthesis projects—including systematic reviews, rapid evidence assessments, scoping reviews, and evidence and gap maps, integrating machine learning to enhance the efficiency of the review process. Ashrita has effectively harnessed 'active learning' modalities in advanced review management tools and crowdsourcing to expedite various stages of the systematic review process, such as searching, screening, and data extraction. She has also worked on testing the sensitivity and specificity of AI-driven searches compared to manual methods, further advancing the accuracy and efficiency of review processes. As a contributing author to the "Responsible and Safe Use of AI in Evidence Synthesis (RAISE): Guidance and Recommendations," she contributed to developing guidelines that ensure the ethical and practical use of AI in this field. She is the Director of Evaluation and Evidence Synthesis at the Global Development Network Additionally, she serves as the editor for Campbell’s Climate Solutions Coordinating Group. |
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During this meeting participants were separated into breakout sessions to identify the purpose and 5 key priorities for the group. Meeting details, including the recording and slides can be found here.
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Cedric Mabire, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, Education, Health Promise Nduku, Pan-African Collective for Evidence, South Africa, Climate (and environmental protection more generally), Education, Health, International development, Social protection (e.g. financial protection, children & social services) Ronald Munatsi, Zimbabwe Evidence Informed Policy Network and University of Johannesburg, Zimbabwe, Climate (and environmental protection more generally), Health, General public services (e.g. consumer protection, food safety & security, energy supply, natural resources) Samuel Mbugua, United States International University-Africa; Ampath Kenya, Kenya, Health Anna Noel-Storr, Cochrane, United Kingdom, Health Iain Marshall, King's College London, UK, Climate (and environmental protection more generally), Education, Health James Thomas, EPPI Centre, UCL Social Research Institute, University College London, UK, My work is not sector specific Jan Mix, Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC), and, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impacts Research (PIK) Head of Research Group Evidence for Climate Solutions (ECS) Gabriel Rada , Epistemonikos Foundation, Chile , Health Lucy Kuhn-Barrientos, Ministry of Science of Chile, EPPI-Centre/Social Research Institute/University College London, Chile, Health, General public services (e.g. consumer protection, food safety & security, energy supply, natural resources) Pamela Velasquez Salazar, Unit of Evidence and Deliberation for Decision Making (UNED), Universidad de Antioquia. Cochrane Colombia. The AGREE Collaboration, Colombia, My work is not sector specific Racha Fadlallah, Knowledge to Policy Center, American University of Beirut , Lebanon Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development, Karachi, Pakistan, Pakistan, Education Ambika Thapa Pachya, Kathmandu Medical College/ University of Bergen, Nepal, Health, Social protection (e.g. financial protection, children & social services), General public services (e.g. consumer protection, food safety & security, energy supply, natural resources) Krishna Pandalaneni Cynthia Lokker, Health Information Research Unit, McMaster University, Canada, Health Aurelie Larmoyer, Senior Evaluation Specialist, WFP Eduard Bonet Porqueras, Evaluation Specialist, UNICEF Ja Eun Lee | Patricia Vidal Hurtado, Evaluation Specialist, ILO; Senior Evaluation Officer, ILO Neha Karkara, Evaluation Specialist, UNFPA Srilata Rao; Hanife Cakici, Section Chief, Evaluation, OIOS; Evaluation Specialist, OIOS Aisha Naz Ansari, Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development, Karachi, Pakistan, Education Ex-Officio |