Ridwana Nahrin is enhancing the research and innovation landscape at SAIST as the Coordinator of Research & Innovation. In this role, she actively performs and monitors project-related activities while supervising the team to foster organizational development. Her professional journey is marked by a rich tapestry of experiences across academia, research, and program sectors. Ridwana embarked on her career journey as a Nutrition Officer at the Rohingya Camp under Save the Children International, where she gained invaluable hands-on experience working at the grassroots level. Further enriching her career, she contributed to the Career Development Center at her alma mater, the Asian University for Women (AUW).

Her foray into the research domain commenced with her involvement in Early Childhood Development and Maternal Mental Health programs at the BRAC Institute of Educational Development (BRAC IED). Seeking to deepen her expertise in the public health arena, she later joined the Maternal and Child Health Division (MCHD) of icddr,b. Ridwana's academic foundation in public health was laid at the Asian University for Women (AUW), where she completed her bachelor's degree in 2018. She is furthering her education by pursuing a Master’s in Public Health (MPH) at North South University, Dhaka. Driven by a profound commitment to community service through rigorous research, Ridwana aspires to specialize in Epidemiology, with a keen research interest in Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology.