National Institute of Epidemiology
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| Established | 1999 |
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| Research type | Public |
Field of research |
Epidemiology Public Health |
| Director | Dr. Sanjay Mehendale |
| Location | Chennai, India |
| Campus | Urban, Ayappakkam |
| Affiliations | SCTIMST, University of Madras |
Operating agency | ICMR |
| Website | nie.gov.in |
The National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE) is a medical research organization located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. NIE conducts research including interventional studies, disease modeling and health systems, conducts epidemiological investigations and clinical trials of traditional remedies.[1]
Academics
NIE has been conducting MPH (Epidemiology and Health Systems) programme of the Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology.[2] The Institute is also recognized by the University of Madras for research leading to Ph.D. degree in the areas of epidemiology and bio-statistics.[3]