Dr. Rama R
Quality Control & Support Services

Dr. Rama R

BSc, MSc, PhD

verifiedProfessor & Head of Department
location_onChennai, India

Dr. Rama R

Quality Control & Support Services

Clinical Philosophy

Dr. Rama R is a Professor and the Head of the Department of Epidemiology at the Cancer Institute (WIA). She is a recipient of the prestigious Prof. P.V. Sukhatme Award (2010) for her pioneering research in estimating breast cancer survival using cure models.

She has served as a visiting scientist at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), France, contributing to global cancer surveillance projects. Her work integrates biostatistics with nutrition and clinical care to improve cancer outcomes.

Areas of Expertise

Precision Focus
biotech

Bio-Statistics

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Cancer Epidemiology

biotech

Dietetics in Oncology

Academic Credentials

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Fellowship

Early Career and Visiting Scientist (ECVS) Fellow, IARC, Lyon, France (2023)

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Fellowship

ICRETT Fellowship, IARC, Lyon, France (2005)

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Super Speciality

PhD

Madras University

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Post Graduation

MSc

Madras University

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Undergraduate

BSc

Madras University

Clinical Experience

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Associate Professor & Head

Department of Epidemiology.

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In-charge

Department of Dietetics.