Ashish Pokharel
Ashish Pokharel is working as the research manager for the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition’s AflaCohort study in Nepal. He has an educational background in nutrition and possesses a Masters’ degree in Food Policy and Applied Nutrition from Friedman School of Nutrition, Tufts University, Boston, USA. Mr. Pokharel has more than 3 years of professional experience in managing large scale longitudinal mycotoxin research. His research interest lies in studying neglected biological pathways affecting nutrition outcomes in 1000 days mothers and children, including the role of mycotoxin contamination and food safety in nutrition. Mr. Pokharel continues to work with the stakeholders to highlight and address the issues of mycotoxin contamination at the district and national level in Nepal.