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Biostatistics
INTRODUCTION:
Biostatistics has been an integral part of St. John’s Research Institute from its inception and in 2016 the Department of Biostatistics was formed in St John’s Medical College. The department plays a pivotal role in the research activities of the St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences. Apart from research, the department is also involved in the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students of the academy.
The Mission
The mission of the Department of Biostatistics is to serve as a continuous source of expertise in research design and quantitative methods for public health and clinical research & training and to promote the application of most suitable, relevant and advanced statistical techniques in health science research. The department provides a conducive environment for developing newer advanced techniques in study design and data analysis in collaboration with multiple health disciplines.
Research:
* Longitudinal data analysis and analysis of serial cross-sectional surveys.
* Semi-parametric time series models for air pollution and health research
Our Team
Unit Head
Professor
Dr. Tinku Thomas is a Biostatistician with expertise in quantitative nutrition, survey data analysis, and advanced st...
Core Staff
Associate Professor
Dr. Santu Ghosh is an Associate Professor of Biostatistics at St John’s Medical College, Bengaluru, with over 18 year...
Associate Professor
Sumithra Selvam is a public health researcher and biostatistician at St. John’s Research Institute, Bengaluru, specia...
Senior Resident
John Michael Raj is an Experienced Biostatistician with over 8 years in clinical trials and observational research, c...
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Publications
A comparison of blood pressure reference values and the prevalence of high blood pressure in Indian adolescents aged 10–16 years using American and Indian reference standards.
Aswathi Saji,Tinku Thomas,Harshpal Singh Sachdev,Anura V Kurpad and Anil Vasudevan Adjusting for truncated study duration in recurrent event analysis: A weighting approach for clinical trials
Michael Raj A J, Thomas T, Dwarkanath P Contrasting Patterns in Ambient PM2.5 Exposure Disparity Across Population Subgroups in Urban and Rural India
Debajit Sarkar, Alok Kumar, Fahad Imam, Santu Ghosh, Julian D. Marshall, Joshua Apte, Luke D. Knibs, Pallavi Pant, Yang Liu, Sagnik Dey Estimation of habitual intake of infrequently consumed nutrients using the mixture distribution method
Smitha Joseph, Santu Ghosh, Sumathi Swaminathan, Tinku Thomas Limited pelvic radiotherapy in post-operative uterine carcinoma
Hadrian Noel Alexander, Avinash H Udayashankara, Silpa Johnson, Nirmala Srikantia, John Michael Raj Trends in radiation therapy administration at a pediatric cancer center in South India
Sakshi Garg, Sandeep Muzumder, F Hadrian Noel Alexander, Avinash H Udayashankara, Nirmala Srikantia, John Michael Raj Comparison of the cut-off for sarcopenia diagnosis among elderly Indians using reference data of young healthy Indians and the Asian working group on sarcopenia (AWGS) definition
Shinjini Bhattacharya, Sumithra Selvam, Tony DS Raj, Arvind Kasthuri, Sucharita Sambashivaiah Associations of bone health biomarkers and bone mineral density with dietary intakes in vitamin D deficient women: a cross-sectional study
Chandni Halcyon Peris, Sumithra Selvam, Sumathi Swaminathan, Ravi Rangarajan, Tony Raj, Prashanth Thankachan No Data available for Book chapters.
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