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