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Spotlight
Associate Director, Research Development
Syed Uzair Junaid is the Associate Director, Research Development, CERP. His interests lie in policy issues and research related to public health, nutrition, gender, employment, GIS, energy, and environment. He also serves as a technical advisor on the evaluation of market tests of maternal nutrition supplements in Pakistan. He formerly led the Women’s Mobility Program at CERP which consisted of multi-year RCT studies on the barriers to women’s labour force participation in Pakistan. He was part of CERP’s team collaborating with the health department of Punjab, Pakistan in developing its emergency health policy response to COVID-19. Uzair is a Fulbright Scholarship alumnus with a degree in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University. He also has a background in banking and is an alumnus of IBA Karachi.
Syed Uzair Junaid
Associate Director, Research Development
Syed Uzair Junaid is the Associate Director, Research Development, CERP. His interests lie in policy issues and research related to public health, nutrition, gender, employment, GIS, energy, and environment. He also serves as a technical advisor on the evaluation of market tests of maternal nutrition supplements in Pakistan. He formerly led the Women’s Mobility Program at CERP which consisted of multi-year RCT studies on the barriers to women’s labour force participation in Pakistan. He was part of CERP’s team collaborating with the health department of Punjab, Pakistan in developing its emergency health policy response to COVID-19. Uzair is a Fulbright Scholarship alumnus with a degree in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University. He also has a background in banking and is an alumnus of IBA Karachi.
Syed Uzair Junaid is the Associate Director, Research Development, CERP. His interests lie in policy issues and research related to public health, nutrition, gender, employment, GIS, energy, and environment. He also serves as a technical advisor on the evaluation of market tests of maternal nutrition supplements in Pakistan. He formerly led the Women’s Mobility Program at CERP which consisted of multi-year RCT studies on the barriers to women’s labour force participation in Pakistan. He was part of CERP’s team collaborating with the health department of Punjab, Pakistan in developing its emergency health policy response to COVID-19. Uzair is a Fulbright Scholarship alumnus with a degree in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University. He also has a background in banking and is an alumnus of IBA Karachi.
Research Fellow
Daron Acemoglu is a Research Fellow at CEPR. He is the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2010. His research interests are in Political Economy, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Economic Theory, Technology, Income and Wage Inequality, Human Capital and Training, Labor Economics and Network Economics. He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, the British Academy of Sciences, the Turkish Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Society of Labor Economists. He is also a member of the Group of Thirty. He is the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller Why Nations Fail: Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (joint with James A. Robinson), Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, and The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty (with James A. Robinson). Dr Daron has received the Statistical Research Institute prize in 2021, the Global Economy Prize in 2019, the Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize in 2018, the Carnegie Fellowship in 2017, 2016 BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award, the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in 2012, distinguished Science Award from the Turkish Sciences Association in 2006. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 2005, inaugural T. W. Shultz Prize from the University of Chicago in 2004, and the inaugural Sherwin Rosen Award for outstanding contribution to labor economics in 2004. Dr Daron earned his PhD and MSc from London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA from University of York.
Daron Acemoglu
Research Fellow
Daron Acemoglu is a Research Fellow at CEPR. He is the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2010. His research interests are in Political Economy, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Economic Theory, Technology, Income and Wage Inequality, Human Capital and Training, Labor Economics and Network Economics. He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, the British Academy of Sciences, the Turkish Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Society of Labor Economists. He is also a member of the Group of Thirty. He is the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller Why Nations Fail: Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (joint with James A. Robinson), Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, and The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty (with James A. Robinson). Dr Daron has received the Statistical Research Institute prize in 2021, the Global Economy Prize in 2019, the Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize in 2018, the Carnegie Fellowship in 2017, 2016 BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award, the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in 2012, distinguished Science Award from the Turkish Sciences Association in 2006. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 2005, inaugural T. W. Shultz Prize from the University of Chicago in 2004, and the inaugural Sherwin Rosen Award for outstanding contribution to labor economics in 2004. Dr Daron earned his PhD and MSc from London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA from University of York.
Daron Acemoglu is a Research Fellow at CEPR. He is the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2010. His research interests are in Political Economy, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Economic Theory, Technology, Income and Wage Inequality, Human Capital and Training, Labor Economics and Network Economics. He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, the British Academy of Sciences, the Turkish Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Society of Labor Economists. He is also a member of the Group of Thirty. He is the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller Why Nations Fail: Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (joint with James A. Robinson), Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, and The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty (with James A. Robinson). Dr Daron has received the Statistical Research Institute prize in 2021, the Global Economy Prize in 2019, the Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize in 2018, the Carnegie Fellowship in 2017, 2016 BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award, the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in 2012, distinguished Science Award from the Turkish Sciences Association in 2006. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 2005, inaugural T. W. Shultz Prize from the University of Chicago in 2004, and the inaugural Sherwin Rosen Award for outstanding contribution to labor economics in 2004. Dr Daron earned his PhD and MSc from London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA from University of York.
Senior Associate, Business Development, Analytics
Safia Nisar holds a Master’s in Public Health from St. John’s University, New York (2017), and recently completed a Master’s in Healthcare Management and Innovation from the Lahore University of Management Sciences.
She brings experience in qualitative analysis and has worked with two non-governmental organisations. She has worked in biorisk safety and management at Pakistan Biological Safety Association as a Program Coordinator, training lab researchers on safer work behaviors in the lab. Later on she joined Ipas as a Health Systems Advisor, working on safer abortion practices for women across Pakistan. After her time at Ipas, she took on various short term consultancies gaining broader perspectives and skills along the way. She has an interest in the business side of healthcare and is always open to growth and new ideas.
Outside of work, Safia enjoys reading and listening to music. She reads both fiction and non-fiction, and one of the books that has had a lasting impact on her is The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz – a profound and thought-provoking read.
She brings experience in qualitative analysis and has worked with two non-governmental organisations. She has worked in biorisk safety and management at Pakistan Biological Safety Association as a Program Coordinator, training lab researchers on safer work behaviors in the lab. Later on she joined Ipas as a Health Systems Advisor, working on safer abortion practices for women across Pakistan. After her time at Ipas, she took on various short term consultancies gaining broader perspectives and skills along the way. She has an interest in the business side of healthcare and is always open to growth and new ideas.
Outside of work, Safia enjoys reading and listening to music. She reads both fiction and non-fiction, and one of the books that has had a lasting impact on her is The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz – a profound and thought-provoking read.
Safia Nisar
Senior Associate, Business Development, Analytics
Safia Nisar holds a Master’s in Public Health from St. John’s University, New York (2017), and recently completed a Master’s in Healthcare Management and Innovation from the Lahore University of Management Sciences.
She brings experience in qualitative analysis and has worked with two non-governmental organisations. She has worked in biorisk safety and management at Pakistan Biological Safety Association as a Program Coordinator, training lab researchers on safer work behaviors in the lab. Later on she joined Ipas as a Health Systems Advisor, working on safer abortion practices for women across Pakistan. After her time at Ipas, she took on various short term consultancies gaining broader perspectives and skills along the way. She has an interest in the business side of healthcare and is always open to growth and new ideas.
Outside of work, Safia enjoys reading and listening to music. She reads both fiction and non-fiction, and one of the books that has had a lasting impact on her is The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz – a profound and thought-provoking read.
She brings experience in qualitative analysis and has worked with two non-governmental organisations. She has worked in biorisk safety and management at Pakistan Biological Safety Association as a Program Coordinator, training lab researchers on safer work behaviors in the lab. Later on she joined Ipas as a Health Systems Advisor, working on safer abortion practices for women across Pakistan. After her time at Ipas, she took on various short term consultancies gaining broader perspectives and skills along the way. She has an interest in the business side of healthcare and is always open to growth and new ideas.
Outside of work, Safia enjoys reading and listening to music. She reads both fiction and non-fiction, and one of the books that has had a lasting impact on her is The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz – a profound and thought-provoking read.
Safia Nisar holds a Master’s in Public Health from St. John’s University, New York (2017), and recently completed a Master’s in Healthcare Management and Innovation from the Lahore University of Management Sciences.
She brings experience in qualitative analysis and has worked with two non-governmental organisations. She has worked in biorisk safety and management at Pakistan Biological Safety Association as a Program Coordinator, training lab researchers on safer work behaviors in the lab. Later on she joined Ipas as a Health Systems Advisor, working on safer abortion practices for women across Pakistan. After her time at Ipas, she took on various short term consultancies gaining broader perspectives and skills along the way. She has an interest in the business side of healthcare and is always open to growth and new ideas.
Outside of work, Safia enjoys reading and listening to music. She reads both fiction and non-fiction, and one of the books that has had a lasting impact on her is The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz – a profound and thought-provoking read.
She brings experience in qualitative analysis and has worked with two non-governmental organisations. She has worked in biorisk safety and management at Pakistan Biological Safety Association as a Program Coordinator, training lab researchers on safer work behaviors in the lab. Later on she joined Ipas as a Health Systems Advisor, working on safer abortion practices for women across Pakistan. After her time at Ipas, she took on various short term consultancies gaining broader perspectives and skills along the way. She has an interest in the business side of healthcare and is always open to growth and new ideas.
Outside of work, Safia enjoys reading and listening to music. She reads both fiction and non-fiction, and one of the books that has had a lasting impact on her is The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz – a profound and thought-provoking read.
News & events
News & events
Events
CERP Launches the Femtech Innovation Hub to Transform Women’s Healthcare in Pakistan
February 27, 2025
CERP has launched the Femtech Innovation Hub for Pakistan (FIHP) at LUMS, marking a major step towards improving women’s healthcare through technology and women-led innovation. The initiative is funded by the Gates Foundation.
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CERP Launches the Femtech Innovation Hub to Transform Women’s Healthcare in Pakistan
February 27, 2025
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CERP Launches the Femtech Innovation Hub to Transform Women’s Healthcare in Pakistan
February 27, 2025
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CERP, in collaboration with Princeton, hosts “Navigating the Energy Transition for a Sustainable Future in Pakistan: Edition III” Workshop
October 30, 2025
CERP and Princeton University co-hosted a two-day workshop, “Navigating the Energy Transition for a Sustainable Future in Pakistan: Edition III,” to address the nation’s urgent energy demands and pave the way for a low-carbon future through technical lectures, interactive group work, and high-level policy dialogues.
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CERP, in collaboration with Princeton, hosts “Navigating the Energy Transition for a Sustainable Future in Pakistan: Edition III” Workshop
October 30, 2025
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CERP, in collaboration with Princeton, hosts “Navigating the Energy Transition for a Sustainable Future in Pakistan: Edition III” Workshop
October 30, 2025
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The Analytical Angle: Mothers’ mental health key to boosting childhood immunisation in Pakistan
February 17, 2024
Addressing maternal mental health is not just about nurturing mothers; it’s about safeguarding the health of our future generations.
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The Analytical Angle: Mothers’ mental health key to boosting childhood immunisation in Pakistan
February 17, 2024
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The Analytical Angle: Mothers’ mental health key to boosting childhood immunisation in Pakistan
February 17, 2024
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Events
CERP, in collaboration with Princeton, hosts “Navigating the Energy Transition for a Sustainable Future in Pakistan: Edition III” Workshop
October 30, 2025
CERP and Princeton University co-hosted a two-day workshop, “Navigating the Energy Transition for a Sustainable Future in Pakistan: Edition III,” to address the nation’s urgent energy demands and pave the way for a low-carbon future through technical lectures, interactive group work, and high-level policy dialogues.
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CERP, in collaboration with Princeton, hosts “Navigating the Energy Transition for a Sustainable Future in Pakistan: Edition III” Workshop
October 30, 2025
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CERP, in collaboration with Princeton, hosts “Navigating the Energy Transition for a Sustainable Future in Pakistan: Edition III” Workshop
October 30, 2025
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Events
CERP Launches the Femtech Innovation Hub to Transform Women’s Healthcare in Pakistan
February 27, 2025
CERP has launched the Femtech Innovation Hub for Pakistan (FIHP) at LUMS, marking a major step towards improving women’s healthcare through technology and women-led innovation. The initiative is funded by the Gates Foundation.
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CERP Launches the Femtech Innovation Hub to Transform Women’s Healthcare in Pakistan
February 27, 2025
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Events
CERP Launches the Femtech Innovation Hub to Transform Women’s Healthcare in Pakistan
February 27, 2025
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Articles
The Analytical Angle: Mothers’ mental health key to boosting childhood immunisation in Pakistan
February 17, 2024
Addressing maternal mental health is not just about nurturing mothers; it’s about safeguarding the health of our future generations.
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Articles
The Analytical Angle: Mothers’ mental health key to boosting childhood immunisation in Pakistan
February 17, 2024
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The Analytical Angle: Mothers’ mental health key to boosting childhood immunisation in Pakistan
February 17, 2024
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Articles
The Analytical Angle: Mothers’ mental health key to boosting childhood immunisation in Pakistan
February 17, 2024
Addressing maternal mental health is not just about nurturing mothers; it’s about safeguarding the health of our future generations.
Read More
Articles
The Analytical Angle: Mothers’ mental health key to boosting childhood immunisation in Pakistan
February 17, 2024
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The Analytical Angle: Mothers’ mental health key to boosting childhood immunisation in Pakistan
February 17, 2024
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