Dr. Janaki Amin

Biography

Janaki Amin is a Professor specializing in Public Health and has held the position of the inaugural course director for the Master of Public Health from 2017 to 2023. She is an infectious diseases epidemiologist with significant experience in clinical trials and cohort studies, and her research focuses on analyzing routinely collected population data to assess the public health impacts on marginalized populations, including those with limited access to therapeutic resources, people who inject drugs, and the LGBTQI+ community. Janaki's primary research interests include data linkage studies examining morbidity and mortality in populations affected by hepatitis B and C, as well as HIV and STIs. Over her career, she has acted as the chief investigator on numerous studies, attracting over $20 million in research funding and leading to more than 200 publications. She has also contributed to the methodological advancements in epidemiology, especially in data linkage and meta-analysis. In addition to her research efforts, Janaki is committed to mentoring early-career researchers and has spearheaded training programs focused on epidemiological and biostatistical methods in Australia and Southeast Asia.

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