Backtosch Mustafa

Backtosch Mustafa, MD, is a seasoned professional in the fields of healthcare and education, serving as the Founder and CEO of ApplicAid since February 2018. ApplicAid is a non-profit dedicated to helping individuals facing educational disadvantages by providing scholarship assistance and guidance. Backtosch has added to their expertise through roles such as Summer Policy Analyst in Health, AI, and Data at OECD.AI and Resident Doctor in Neurology at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Previously, Backtosch was a Research Scholar at Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, contributing to the Machine Intelligence Lab. Backtosch holds a Master of Public Health from Harvard University and has pursued education at prestigious institutions including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Medical School, where research focused on neurogenetics.