Vitalis Foundation

Our People

Vitalis Foundation is run by a board of three. Our Research Director leads our research, with our Chairperson working alongside him as Research Associate.

  • Dr Abdul Mannan Baig

    Dr Abdul Mannan Baig

    MBBS, PhD. Research Director and Board Secretary

    Dr Baig is a medical doctor and scientist who leads Vitalis Foundation's research into long COVID. He was among the first researchers in the world to argue, in early 2020, that SARS-CoV-2 can reach and damage the brain, and his research has been cited more than 5,500 times.

    [email protected]. Read Dr Baig's full profile

  • Sandy Rosko

    Chairperson and Research Associate

    Sandy chairs Vitalis Foundation's board and works alongside Dr Baig as a Research Associate on the Foundation's research projects. She is a co-author, with Dr Baig, of peer-reviewed papers on long COVID in Inflammopharmacology (2024) and the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (2025).

  • Tibor Voros

    Treasurer, IT and Systems

    Tibor is Vitalis Foundation's Treasurer and looks after its IT and systems. He has a background in software and business.