Dr. N. Sreekumaran Nair

Dr. N. Sreekumaran Nair
Department: 
BIOSTATISTICS
Designation: 
Professor & Head
Academic Qualifications: 

M.Sc., Ph.D., FSMS

Academic and Other Experiences
2017 March Onwards Professor and Head, Dept of Biostatistics, JIPMER, Puducherry
2015-2017 Founder Director, Public Health Evidence South Asia (PHESA), Cochrane Public health South Asian satellite
2006 -2017 Professor of Biostatistics & Head, Dept. of Statistics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
2003-2017 Deputy Director, Statistical Bureau, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
2003-2006 Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
1999-2003 Associate Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
1993-1999 Asst. Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
1986-1993 Statistical Assistant, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi.
Highlights:
  • General Secretary of Indian Society for Medical Statistics (ISMS) during 2017 to 2022.
  • President-Elect of Indian Society for Medical Statistics (ISMS) from 2023 to 2024.
  • Principal Investigator with research projects funding from INCLEN, WHO, DFID(UK), Gates foundation, ICMR, DST, DBT etc.
  • Author of more than 160 peer reviewed scientific publications which include 8 Cochrane reviews and 15 other systematic reviews
  • Guided 20 PhDs
  • Member of many Scientific Advisory committees Nationally and Internationally
  • Chair and member of many DSMB’s at National and International level
  • Scientific Journals Editorial board member
  • Regular trainer and speaker in Systematic Reviews
  • Research methodology and Biostatistics training programmes at National International level.
  • Resource Person in Sample Size Estimation in Health Research (SSE-2022) conducted by Dept. of Biostatistics and Division of Research, JIPMER.
  • Resource Person for various training programs and training conducted by Dept. of Biostatistics and Department of Medical Education, JIPMER.
  • Resource Person in the workshop on Sample Size Estimation in Health Research (SSE-2022) conducted by Dept. of Biostatistics and Division of Research, JIPMER.
  • Resource Person in the workshop on Statistical Methods in Design and Analysis of Observational Studies in Clinical Research (SMEDAOS-2022) conducted by Dept. of Biostatistics and Division of Research, JIPMER.
Special Area of Interest: 
Methods in Meta analysis, Epidemiological modelling, Design and analysis of Randomised Controlled trial, design and analysis of complex Public health Interventions
, Multivariate statistical methods, Bayesian methods, Bayesian Meta analysis, Multivariate Meta analysis, Bayesian network modelling.
Publication: 

https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=HiPZeaAAAAAJ&hl=en

Positions Held: 
  • Coordinator of the Biostatistics component in the Orientation Program for DM and MCh Residents and MSc students organized by the Department of Medical Education
  • Member of PG Research Monitoring committee of various departments
  • Doctoral Committee member of PhD Candidates of various Departments
  • PhD RMC representative
  • Member of JIPMER Scientific Advisory Committee.
  • Chief Co-ordinator for JIPMER Research Leadership Mentoring Programme
Staff type: 
Non-Clinical
Country: 
India