Rukman Manapurath

Experience

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  Kristu Jayanti Hospital, Rural Training Centre, Affiliated to St.Johns Bangalore

  Jan 2014 - Mar 2016

  Medical Doctor
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  GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai

  Jul 2019 - Aug 2020

  Assistant Professor
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  Society for Applied Studies

  Aug 2020 - now

  Role: Data Monitor and Trial Designer for Community-Based Randomized Controlled Trials in Maternal and Child Health. Collaboration: Worked with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on research projects of national priority. International Collaboration: Partnered with the World Health Organization (WHO) to generate evidence on child care guidelines. Data Monitoring and Trial design for Community Based Randomized Controlled Trials, in the field of Maternal and Child Health Worked in Knowledge Integration and Translational Platform (KnIT)– Nutrition Domain Center with support from Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, Dept. of Biotechnology and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to collate and analyzing available evidence within India, to inform policymakers and health authorities and aid in the development of evidence-based policy.

  • Young Investigator - PRERNA(Platform for Research Excellence Related to National Aims)

    Nov 2021 - now

  • Research Scientist

    Aug 2021 - now

  • Assistant Scientist

    Aug 2020 - Aug 2021
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  Universitetet i Bergen (UiB)

  Oct 2022 - now

  PhD programme at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway

  Research Focus: To understand the burden of childhood obesity in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) and developing community-based interventions to address this issue. Additional Research: Explored the role of early life nutrition in future cardiovascular health.