The Founders of JustMilk

The inventors came together in 2008 at the International Development Design Summit (IDDS) [iddsummit.org] at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and were given the task of addressing the problem of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. By gaining insight from individuals and organizations living in HIV affected nations, the group developed a solution that is not only potentially effective, but also culturally appropriate.

Founding JustMilk Members and IDDS Product Design Team:

• Tombo Banda, BS, Mechanical Engineer, Prime Engineering, Malawi
• Geoff Galgon, Mathematics PhD Student, UC Irvine, CA
• Stephen Gerrard, Chemical Engineering PhD Student, Cambridge University, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, UK
• Ryan Hubbard, BS, Program Associate, Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, USA
• Elizabeth Kneen, BS, MS, Mechanical Engineer, Continuum, USA
• David Sokal MD, Scientist, Behavioral and Biomedical Research, Family Health International, USA

Current JustMilk Team

JustMilk is currently an open collaboration among several organizations to achieve prototype development and testing.  The JustMilk effort now includes the following entities:

	David Sokal, MD, Scientist II, Project Leader Shelly Fischer, BS, Clinical Laboratory Specialist, Project Manager David Jenkins, PhD, Scientist, Associate II, Device Optimization and Materials Science Catherine Hart, AAS, Research Associate II, User Acceptability
	Stephen Gerrard, Chemical Engineering Ph.D Student Prof. Nigel Slater, Head of the BioScience Research Group for the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Engineering World Health, Cambridge University Branch
	Sandra Urdaneta Hartmann, MD, PhD, Research Assistant Professor OB/GYN and Microbiology and Immunology Fred C. Krebs, PhD, Associate Professor Microbiology and Immunology Brian Wigdahl, PhD, Professor and Chair, Microbiology and Immunology
	Kiersten Israel-Ballard, PhD, Senior Program Officer Maternal and Child Health/Nutrition Global Program Margaret Waithaka, Kenya Principal Investigator, Senior Program Officer