Cochrane Review Summary on “Probiotics for Preventing Gestational Diabetes”

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Naisi Zhao

Dr. Naisi Zhao is a research assistant professor at the Department of Public Health & Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine. During doctoral study, she was trained in systematic review methodology related to nutrition epidemiology studies. Since then, she has served as a key member of multiple scoping reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses, including an evidence synthesis report for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Dr. Zhao is also a trained cancer epidemiologist and has expertise in analyzing high dimensional datasets including microbiome data and DNA methylation data. Her current research interests include developing novel Knowledge Translation strategies, including knowledge synthesis methods, to better translate epidemiological evidence involving multi-omics data into public health practices and policies. Dr. Zhao is also interested in advancing systematic review methods to support the synthesis of nutrition-related microbiome study results.

Isha Taneja

Isha Taneja Cochrane Fellow Tufts University, Affiliate of Cochrane US. She holds a master’s in public health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) and is a biostatistician in the division of Allergy and Immunology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Isha has assisted in multiple scoping reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, Cochrane reviews, and prospective cohort studies focusing on the infant food allergies and early introduction of the peanut. She had both clinical and research experience. As a Clinician, she worked in the Antenatal clinics and organized special counseling sessions for pregnant women, emphasizing the importance of preventing prenatal and postnatal complications, low birth weight through diet and lifestyle modifications. Isha’s current research interests include maternal & child health and chronic diseases.

Mei Chung

Dr. Mei Chung is an associate professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy of the Tufts University. She is a nutrition epidemiologist by training. Before transitioned to the Tufts University in 2013, Dr. Chung was an assistant director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) designated Tufts Evidence-based Practice Center at the Tufts Medical Center. She led and published several evidence reports and associated publications that have impacted public health nutrition policy, and Medicare/Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage decisions. Moreover, she has expertise in conducting research to adapt and improve evidence synthesis methods specifically for the field of nutrition and public health. Dr. Chung’s current research focuses are on applying and advancing systematic review and meta-analytical methods to inform and support the development of evidence-based dietary guidelines and nutrient reference values (e.g. Dietary Reference Intake values [DRIs]). She is also interested in the research area of engaging stakeholders in research, as well as collaborative research to perform policy impact analyses and data analyses for supporting public health nutrition policy decision-making.