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Ramesh Ramakrishnan PhD

Viswanathan Ramakrishnan PhD

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(843) 876-1153

ramakris@musc.edu

135 Cannon St. Room 302D

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Rank
  • Professor
College
  • College of Medicine
Department
  • Public Health Sciences
Academic Focus
  • All topics in Biostatistics
  • Longitudinal Mixture, Skewed and Truncated Normal Models
  • Clinical Trials
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Biography

Appointments:

  •  2023 - Current Professor Emeritus, Department of Public Health Sciences, Mdeical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
  • 2011 – 2023 Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
  • 2015 – Present Associate Director, Collaborative Unit, Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
  • 2011 – 2015 Graduate Program Director, Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
  • 2006 - 2011 Director, Biostatistics Shared Resources, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
  • 2000 - 2011 Tenured Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
  • 1995 - 2000 Tenured Associate Professor of Biostatistics, Division of Epidemiology-Biostatistics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
  • 1990 - 1995 Director, Biostatistics Consulting Lab, Division of Epidemiology-Biostatistics, University of Illinois at Chicago.
  • 1996 - 1998 Biostatistics Section Coordinator, Division of Epidemiology-Biostatistics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
  • 1989 - 1995 Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Division of Epidemiology-Biostatistics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Top 2 Current Projects:

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for MCI: A Phase II Dose-Finding Study

Major Goals: The goal of this grant is to establish the dose-response curves for reduced depression and improved cognition following iTBS-rTMS and to examine alterations in functional connectivity following treatment.
Role: Biostatistician
Name of PD/PI: Benitez, Andreana
Source of Support: NIH/NIA

COBRE in Restoration of Neural-Based Function
Major Goals: This COBRE grant establishes a research center in recovery from stroke. It provides mentored research projects for junior faculty members, establishes 4 full service scientific core resources to support stroke recovery research, and offers a competitive, peer-reviewed pilot project program.
Role:Biostat. Leader
Name of PD/PI: Kautz (PI)
Source of Support: NIH/NIGMS

Education:

  • PhD,FSU, Tallahassee, 1989
  • M. Phil, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 1985
  • M.S., University of Pune, India, 1979
  • B.S., University of Madras, Chennai, India, 1979