Danil Nikitin, M.Sc. in SW (danil.nikitin@glori.kg), has represented the Global Health Research Center of Central Asia since 2007 and has headed the Global Research Institute (GLORI Foundation) since 2011. He earned his master’s degree in Social Work from Columbia in 2006. Internship with the UJA-Federation, the Open Society Institute, and the Social Intervention Group at Columbia University contributed a lot to his professional development. Prior to his graduate studies, he worked with Osh Regional Narcological Center as a programme administrator. After graduating from Columbia, Danil returned to Kyrgyzstan and as a director, principal investigator (PI), and co-investigator he led intervention research focused on GBV, overdose and HIV prevention in drug-using communities. The GLORI Foundation that Danil runs, hosts the first and only non-government Kyrgyz-based Committee on Bioethics, which provides high-quality expertise to researchers who focus their studies on Kyrgyzstan.
