About me
Tahmeed Ahmed is the Executive Director of icddr,b, based in Bangladesh. He conducts community-based and clinical research to improve health outcomes for women and children, focusing on diarrheal diseases and associated conditions. One of his areas of focus is upstream research using tools to study microbiota, microbiome, and metabolome in improving the treatment of nutritional disorders. He has been recognized globally for his critical work in public health, especially in the areas of childhood malnutrition, diarrheal diseases, and COVID-19. He completed a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery at Mymensingh Medical College and completed his PhD at the University of Tsukuba.