Organizations:
This cohort is conducted as part of the Prospective Epidemiological Research Studies in IrAN (PERSIAN) cohort, which is a nationwide cohort study launched in the year 2014 in an attempt to encourage research in the fields of medicine, epidemiology, health, and nutrition. PERSIAN has empowered medical schools around the country with the necessary resources to take part in the study, in order to identify the risk factors related to the most prevalent chronic diseases in Iran, with the ultimate goal to reform the health system and enhance the health of Iranians, while contributing to the world’s medical knowledge.
Project Management:
The project will be managed by the following bodies:
A. 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 centre, up to two representatives from the PERSIAN cohort, plus other cohort researchers with essential roles in the PERSIAN birth cohort
Members in alphabetical order
AMIN Mohammad Mehdi, PhD, DADVAND Payam, MD, PhD, DANAEI Navid, MD, KELISHADI Roya, MD, MALEKZADEH Reza, MD, MEHRPARVAR Amirhooshang, MD, MOJIBIAN Mahdieh, MD, NOORISHADKAM Mahmood, MD , POUSTCHI Hossein, MD, SHADNOUSH Mehdi, MD, VAEZ Ahmad, MD, PhD, ZARE Mohammad Javad, MD.
B. Executive Committee
Roles
Day-to-day management of the project, approval of publications, approval of external collaborations, approval of the proposals for MSc, MD, and PhD theses, preparation of common follow-up protocols, coordination of working groups
Members
Project co-director, PIs from each PERSIAN birth cohort centre, representatives from the PERSIAN cohort
Members in alphabetical order
DADVAND Payam, MD, PhD, KELISHADI Roya, MD, LOTFI Mohammad Hassan, MD, MEHRPARVAR Amirhooshang, MD, MIRMOHAMMADI Seyyed Jalil, MD, MIRMOHAMMADKHANI Majid, MD, MOSTAGHASI Mehrdad, MD, NIKOUKAR Habib, MD, NOORIPOUR Shamsollah, MD, POUSTCHI Hossein, MD, ZARE Mohammad Javad, MD, ZAREAN Elham, MD
C. Scientific Advisory Committee
Roles
Advising the Direction Committee on strategies, identifying knowledge gaps and research priorities, and evaluating the progress of the project.
Members
Expert scientists covering different aspects of this multidisciplinary project.
Members in alphabetical order
DADVAND Payam, MD, PhD, DANAEI Navid, MD, HASHEMIPOUR Mahin, MD, KELISHADI Roya, MD, MALEKZADEH Reza, MD, MEHRPARVAR Amirhooshang, MD, MODDABERNIA Amirhossein, MD, MOHAMMADIZADEH Majid, MD, NOORISHADKAM Mahmood, MD, NIEUWENHUIJSEN Mark J, MD, QASABBIAN Akhgar,MD, SHADNOUSH Mehdi, MD, SUNYER Jordi, MD, YAGHINI Omid, MD, ZARE Mohammad Javad, MD, ZAREAN Elham, MD
D. Working Groups
Roles
Harmonisation of data and analysis issues in each area of research, developing ideas for new studies, reference for central data manager, assistance in developing common protocols for new follow-ups
Members
Cohort researchers interested in one of the main cohort research topics
Management organization of the PERSIAN birth cohort
International partnerships:
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.
Amirhossein Modabbernia, M.D., PGY2
Neuroscience PhD Candidate, Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
Dr. Akhgar Ghassabian
Departments of Pediatrics, Population Health, and Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine.
