
Aakash Shrivastava
Aakash Shrivastava is the Lead of the National Program for Climate Change and Human Health at the National Centre for Disease Control, India. Since 2018, Aakash has been the Additional Director and Head of the Department focusing on Environmental & Occupational Health, Climate Change & Health at the National Centre for Disease Control. His prior roles include serving as Joint Director and Chief Medical Officer in Epidemiology, where he contributed significantly to disease control initiatives.
The Salata Institute
The Salata Institute supports interdisciplinary research that leads to real-world action, including high-risk/high-reward projects by researchers already working in the climate area and new endeavors that make it easier for Harvard scholars, who have not worked on climate problems, to do so. Faculty interested in the Climate Research Clusters program should note an upcoming deadline for concepts on April 1, 2024.