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Workshop on ‘Research Methodology and Biostatistics’ held at SRHU

Published on: February 7, 2024

Workshop on ‘Research Methodology and Biostatistics’ held at Swami Rama Himalayan University

Swami Rama Himalayan University, Jolly Grant organized its first workshop on “Research Methodology and Biostatistics” jointly through its Research and Development Cell and Himalayan Institute of Medical Science from 2nd to 3rd Feb 2024.

The Resource Faculty included Dr Dharmendra Kumar Yadav, Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics & Demography, National Institute of Health & Family Welfare, New Delhi and Dr. Chandan Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Policy and Management Studies, TERI School of Advanced Studies (SAS), New Delhi.

The aim of the workshop was to provide hands-on training to young faculty of the University on conducting innovative, novel, hypothesis-based research following a robust rationale, their socio-health-economic impact, detailed methodology and implementation strategy. The working sessions included descriptive statistics, presentation of data visualization, inferential statistics, application of biostatistics in public health, sample techniques, and sample size calculation. Hands-on sessions on descriptive statistics and visualization of data, graphical presentation, and logistic regression (using NFHS data) were conducted. Faculties (40 participants) from various academic units of the Himalayan Institute of Medical Science, Himalayan School of Pharmaceutical Science, Himalayan School of Bioscience, and Himalayan College of Nursing participated in the workshop. Community Medicine and Department of Biostatistics faculty co-ordinated the sessions and presented initial research methodology tools. All participants were encouraged to write case-study based proposals for various funding agencies and intramural research, adopting the research methodology principles taught in the class. The Vice Chancellor, Dr Rajendra Dobhal felicitated the guest faculty in traditional manner and suggested signing of MoU for regular updates on the methodology for research faculty.

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International Endowed Chair Professor

Prof Rakesh Kumar

Prof Rakesh Kumar is the Founder and President of the Breast Cancer in Young Women Foundation (USA), dedicated to vaddressing the distinct issues affecting young women with breast cancer. He also serves as the International Endowed Chair Professor at the Cancer Research Institute of the Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences. Additionally, he holds adjunct professorships at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Dr Kumar earned his Ph.D. from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 1984 and began his research career at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in January 1986. From 1988 to 2017, he held various academic and leadership positions —including faculty member, tenured professor, distinguished professor, endowed chair, department chair, and research leader—at esteemed institutions such as Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. From 2017 to 2022, he served as the National Chair for Cancer Research for the Government of India and as a distinguished professor, continuing his innovative work in breast cancer research.

With nearly 40 years of research and professional experience, Dr. Kumar has made conceptual contributions to the field of cancer research (h-index 108, citations >50,000). He has authored over 325 peer-reviewed publications, edited or co-edited nine books, and delivered 290 invited lectures worldwide. His work has been featured on the covers of 18 major cancer journals and has been highlighted in institutional research reports of the MD Anderson Cancer Center.

A passionate educator and mentor, Dr. Kumar has guided 67 trainees throughout his career. He serves on the editorial boards of multiple leading cancer journals and has served on the editorial boards of 21 top cancer journals. His global reputation is further demonstrated by his participation in about 100 peer-review panels for cancer research funding in the US and internationally over the past 28 years.

Dr. Kumar's innovative research has earned him numerous prestigious honors, including the Hinkle Society Faculty Award at Penn State University (1994), the Dalla/Fort Worth Living Legend Faculty Achievement Award in Basic Sciences (2004), the Ranbaxy Research Award (2006), and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association of Indian Scientists in Cancer Research (2013), among others. Dr. Kumar's pioneering research continues to have a profound influence on the fields of oncology and breast cancer, opening up new opportunities for biomedical scientists and trainees worldwide.