DR RAJENDRAN KRISHNAN

About

Thirty-two years of exposure to Bio-Statistics in Bio-medical Research includes applied research fields of diarrhoeal diseases (past) and Tuberculosis (present), of which design the research proposal, data management, statistical Analysis of Epidemiological studies, Clinical Trials, Microbiological Studies, Vaccine trials Etc... the details proficiency of statistical application of Multivariate models include parametric and non-parametric models, cluster models, General linear models, mixed models, regression models, log-linear models, survival Models, and time series model. I have exposure to statistical packages SPSS, S-PLUS, EPI-INFO, and spatial analysis using Geographical Information system (GIS) Arcview, Gram++ in health research and disease burden Analysis. Handled around 30 intramural and extramural projects, which resulted in 82 publications in international and national journals. I have acquired 32 pieces of training in different fields in the reputed international and national Instructions including Awarded WHO fellowship to equip competence in Epidemiology and Bio-Statistics at KKU, Thailand. Received best poster award in climatic research at an International symposium in 2009, WHO Clinical Data Management training has been received at TU, Thailand. I have acquired exposure to GIS at ISI, Kolkata, and IVI, Seoul, Korea. I have presented my research work in 13 national and international conferences including India, Japan, USA, Malaysia, and Bangladesh.

Employment

• ICMR-NIRT SCIENTIST-E
  1994 - Present

Education

• Jadavpur University Faculty of Science PHD
  2005 - 2009

Projects & Funding

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Publications (90)

• The Predicted Potential Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Tuberculosis Epidemic in Tamil Nadu, South India
  Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 2024 DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed9010012
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• The Prevalence of Self-Reported Tuberculosis in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India: Evidence from the NFHS-IV and V
  Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 2023 DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed8100464
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• The Prevalence of Self-Reported Tuberculosis in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India: Evidence from the NFHS- IV and V.
  Trop Med Infect Dis 2023
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• Revisiting the Chingleput BCG vaccination trial for the impact of BCG revaccination on the incidence of tuberculosis disease
  Indian Journal of Medical Research 2023
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• Recurrence of pulmonary tuberculosis in India: Findings from the 2019-2021 nationwide community-based TB prevalence survey
  PLoS one 2023
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• Prevalence of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease Among Homeless Persons Staying in NGO Shelters in Chennai
  Journal of Health Management 2023
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• Pre-sensitization with tuberculosis and non-tuberculosis mycobacteria and its impact on TB incidence in different age groups: Chengalpattu BCG trial revisited
  Tuberculosis 2023
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• Holistic Approach to Enhance Airborne Infection Control Practices in Health Care Facilities Involved in the Management of Tuberculosis in a Metropolitan City in India - An Implementation Research.
  WHO South East Asia J Public Health 2023
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• A study on tuberculosis disease disclosure patterns and its associated factors: Findings from a prospective observational study in Chennai.
  PLoS one 2023
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• Prevalence and factors associated with tuberculosis infection in India
  J Infect Public Health. 2023
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