Visiting Scholars
We regularly welcome scholars and medical practitioners from across the globe as visiting scholars to the Platform. These visits foster new research collaborations and help strengthen our developing strategic partnerships.
Recent visitors include:
- Rong Huang (Peking University, China) – October 2024-25
- Peggy Lu (Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan) – May 2025-September 2025
- Talia Ritondo (University of Ottawa, Canada) – September 2025-November 2025
- Martin Garwicz and Katarina Bernhardsson (Birgit Rausing Centre for Medical Humanities (BRCMH), Lund University, Sweden) – October 2025
- Pradeep Narayanan (Praxis, India) – January 2026
- Marie Aabo (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) – February 2026
- Revathy Krishnan (Centre for Memory Studies, IIT Madras, India) – April 2026
- Upendra Bhojani (Institute of Public Health, Bangalore) – April 2026
- Faith Liao (Taipei Medical University, Taiwan) – May 2026
- Ruben Verwaal (Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands) – May 2026
- Danielle Spencer (Colombia University, USA) – June 2026
- Cecilia Rodéhn (Uppsala University, Sweden) – June 2026
To find out more about some of our current and previous visiting scholars, please explore the articles below.
Meet our Visiting Scholars
Meet Visiting Scholar, Rebecca Whitely
A warm welcome to Rebecca Whitely, Visiting Scholar in The Visual and Material Lab for the academic year 2026–27.
Introducing Janne-Elin Yttri
We are delighted to welcome to Janne-Elin Yttri, MD, who joins the Discovery Research Platform as a Visiting PhD student for the next two weeks.
Introducing Visiting Scholar Nicholas Duddy
The Platform welcomes Nicholas Duddy, who will be spending two months with us as a Visiting Scholar.
Meet Kristin Zeiler
We warmly welcome Kristin Zeiler, who joins the Platform as an International Professorial Fellow for the next two months.
Welcome to Visiting Scholar, Alison Downham Moore
A warm welcome to Alison Downham Moore, who joins us as a Visiting Scholar from 24 September to 30 September 2026.
Welcome to visiting PhD student, Sree Lekshmi
We warmly welcome PhD student Sree Lekshmi, who joins the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities for two months.
