Study team:
Study team in details:
1. International Advisory Committee:
Roles
Advising the Direction Committee on strategies, identifying knowledge gaps and research priorities, and evaluating the progress of the project
Members
International world-leading scientist covering different aspects of this multidisciplinary project
2. Steering Committee:
Roles
Setting strategies and priorities, looking for funding opportunities, and coordinating common follow-up protocols
Members
Project director, two PIs from each PERSIAN birth cohort center, up to two representatives from the PERSIAN cohort, plus other cohort researchers with essential roles in the PERSIAN birth cohort
3. Executive Committee:
Roles
Day-to-day management of the project, approval of publications, approval of external collaborations, approval of the proposals for sub-studies, preparation of common follow-up protocols, coordination of working groups
Members
Project co-director, two PIs from each PERSIAN birth cohort center, two representatives from the PERSIAN cohort
4. Working groups:
Roles
Oversight of data collection and quality control, harmonization of data and statistical analysis, leading protocol development, defining the research agenda, and developing novel ideas, identifying emerging priorities, interdisciplinary and institutional coordination, mentorship, training, and capacity building, leading and coordinating scientific publications
Members
Cohort researchers interested in one of the main cohort research topics , including neurodevelopment, genomics, nutrition, environmental exposures
Executive manager: DANIALI Seyede Sahrbanoo, PhD, MD, HEIDARI-BENI Motahareh, GOLI Parvin, MD
Statistical Committee: PhD, KHOSHHALI Mehri, PhD, YAZDI Maryam, PhD
Director of Neurodevelopment Section: BADIHIAN Negin, MD, BEMANALIZADEH Maryam, MD
