Staff Profile

Educational Qualification

MBBS, MPH

Personal Statement

Involved in RCTs of NIRT which were Phase III Clinical trials for new TB drug development and in shortening TB treatment duration since December 2000.Also involved in the preparation of protocol, study procedures, monitoring patients. Also presenting reviews in Scientific and Ethical Committees. Also involved in preparations manuscript for publication. I completed my post-graduation Master of Public Health.I am working as Scientist “E” in National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (ICMR)-Chennai, from 1.7.2025 to till date.

Research Focus

• • Clinical Research in Tuberculosis and HIV
• • Epidemiological Research in TB and Diabetes Mellitus
• • Bioethics
• • Vaccine Trials in TB and HIV

Ongoing projects as Principal investigator

• Comparative evaluation of intensified short course regimen and standard regimen for adults TB meningitis : an open label randomized controlled trial (INSHORT trial)

• Identifying gaps and challenges in Continuum of TB care among labourers working in quarries in Madurai district

Significant Publications

• 4-month moxifloxacin containing regimens in the treatment of patients with sputum-positive pulmonary tuberculosis in South India - a randomised clinical trial. Journal Impact Factor: 3.918

• Operational Challenges in Conducting a Subnational Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey in India: Lessons Learned for Resource-Limited, High-Burden Settings. Submitted for publication to Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Journal Impact Factor: 2.2.

• Sm3E7O7: An Effective Intermediary Antituberculosis Regimen during Hepatic Derailment in Patients with HIV and Pulmonary Tuberculosis Coinfection. Submitted for publication to Open Forum Infectious Diseases. Journal Impact Factor: 3.8

Research Profiles