Muhammad Zaman
Professor of Biomedical Engineering Director of BU Center on Forced Displacement
Current research in the Zaman lab uses multi-disciplinary approaches to improve health outcomes among refugees, internally displaced persons and stateless communities. Our research approaches use computational, experimental and field-based methods, along with strong partnership with scholars and researchers on the ground to understand the dynamics of disease in complex emergencies, refugee camps and urban informal settlements. We are interested in systems level improvement of health outcomes and work with scientists, social scientists, humanists, public health professionals and policy makers. Projects include understanding antimicrobial resistance in vulnerable communities, improving medicine quality and access, and developing robust solutions for equitable access to diagnostics. We are interested in developing ethically grounded, context-appropriate approaches (methodologies, programs, technologies and policies) to improve health outcomes among these forcibly displaced communities.