Dr. Pallavi Muraleedharan is a public health researcher specializing in health systems strengthening, clinical research, and maternal-newborn health in low- and middle-income countries. She holds a PhD in Clinical Medicine Research (Brain Sciences) from Imperial College London, where her doctoral work focused on neonatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. Her research combined health systems analysis with the development of a machine learning-based clinical prediction model to support early identification of neonatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy in Indian tertiary hospitals. Pallavi also holds a Master’s in Health Administration from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, and a B.Sc. in Nursing from the University of Calicut, Kerala.

With over eight years of experience, Pallavi has contributed to the Global Burden of Disease Study at the Public Health Foundation of India, conducted field research on indigenous health with the Association for Health Welfare in the Nilgiris, and coordinated neonatal encephalopathy studies across India and South Asia at the Centre for Perinatal Neuroscience, Imperial College London. Her extensive involvement in large-scale global health research initiatives includes leading capacity-building efforts, research management, and stakeholder engagement across multi-country partnerships.

Pallavi combines robust qualitative and quantitative research skills with practical experience in health systems evaluation. She has a proven track record of managing complex global health collaborations, presenting her work at major international conferences, and publishing in high-impact peer-reviewed journals.

 She has received the NIHR UK’s Global Health Research Short Placement Award for Research Collaboration (SPARC). She has also served on the NIHR Global Health Research Training Steering Committee and the NIHR Global Health Research Academy Member Event Planning Committee, supporting training initiatives across the NIHR Global Health Research portfolio.