L.Jeyaseelan obtained his PhD degree from Madras University, India. He has made important contribution in training for Biostatistics and Epidemiological Methods in India. Established Biostatistics Resource and Training Centre (BRTC) with the Funding from INCLEN, USA and PATH India. He has developed nMaster 2.0 sample size calculation software which is widely used in India. Currently involved in promoting Bayesian Methods and Machine and Deep Learning work in Medicine.
Academic Appointments
Professor of Biostatistics
Mohammed Bin Rashid University, College of Medicine, Dubai, UAE.
Chair of the Dept. of Biostatistics (on 4 year rotation)
Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Deputy Director Clinical Epidemiology Unit
Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Chief Superintendent of University Examinations
Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Professional Education
Diploma in Medical Statistics and Clinical Epidemiology
New Castle University, Australia.
PhD in Biostatistics
Christian Medical College, Madras University, India.
MSc Statistics
Presidency College, Madras, India.
Teaching
- Teaching Biostatistics to Undergraduate and Post Graduate Medical students.
- Teaching Biostatistics to Masters in Nursing
- Teaching Advanced Level Statistics Methods for Post Graduate Medical Students and Researchers in India
- Guided 7 PhD Students in Biostatistics
Honors and Awards
Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship to study in Newcastle University, Australia
Fellow of International Clinical Epidemiology Network (INCLEN)
President of Indian Society for Medical Statistics (ISMS), India
Publications
Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations
- International Biometric Society (IBS).
- American Statistical Association
- Royal Statistical Society
- International Clinical Epidemiology Network (INCLEN)
Reseach Interests
- Obstetrics Epidemiology
- Epidemiology of Nutrition, Growth and Development
- Designs in Clinical Trials
- Bayesian Methods
- Machine and Deep Learning Algorithms in Medicine
Clinical and Community Service
- Community Health Dept. Involved in Community Orientation Program
- Worked with HIV AIDS Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) in Tamil Nadu