Faculty & Staff
Dr. Tinku Thomas
MSc, PhD - Biostatistics
Professor & Head, Dept. of Biostatistics
Languages
English, Kannada
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Dr. Tinku Thomas is a Biostatistician with expertise in quantitative nutrition, survey data analysis, and advanced statistical modeling. She has led nationally funded projects (SERB, DBT-BiRac, WHO-India) on growth standards, statistical matching, and nutrition optimization, contributing directly to ICMR initiatives. Her work spans multilevel, Bayesian, and latent class models, dietary pattern analysis, and development of interactive public health data tools.
Qualification/ Education
- 2005; PhD - Biostatistics
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru - 1997; MSc - Biostatistics
Christian Medical College, Vellore, Madras University, Chennai - 1995; BSc - Statistics
Bangalore University, Bengaluru
Experience
- Professor & Head
St. John’s Medical College
2016 - till date
Karnataka, India - Associate Professor
St. John’s Research Institute
2012 - 2016
Karnataka, India - Assistant Professor
St. John’s Research Institute
2007 - 2012
Karnataka, India - Lecturer
St. John’s Research Institute
2005 - 2007
Karnataka, India - Senior Research Fellow
NIMHANS (Deemed University)
1999 - 2005
Karnataka, India - Junior Research Fellow
Christian Medical College
1997 - 1999
Tamil Nadu, India
Areas of interest
Longitudinal data analysis, Measurement error models, Quantitative nutrition, Infant and child growt
Field of Expertise
Biostatistics
Fellowship & Membership
Member, Statistical Review Board, American Society for Nutrition Journals Member, Indian Society for Medical Statistics
- Professor & Head
St. John’s Medical College
2016 - till date
Karnataka, India - Associate Professor
St. John’s Research Institute
2012 - 2016
Karnataka, India - Assistant Professor
St. John’s Research Institute
2007 - 2012
Karnataka, India - Lecturer
St. John’s Research Institute
2005 - 2007
Karnataka, India - Senior Research Fellow
NIMHANS (Deemed University)
1999 - 2005
Karnataka, India - Junior Research Fellow
Christian Medical College
1997 - 1999
Tamil Nadu, India
Longitudinal data analysis, Measurement error models, Quantitative nutrition, Infant and child growt
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