Janana Priya. G
Janana Priya Gunasekaran is a public health researcher and evidence synthesis specialist with over five years of experience in systematic review and meta-analysis (SRMA), clinical guideline development, and research capacity-building. She built her research foundation at ICMR–National Institute of Epidemiology, where she worked on zoonotic influenza surveillance in collaboration with WHO, and through Evidencian Research Associates, where she developed end-to-end expertise in the SRMA workflow. She subsequently served as a Consultant with the Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Programme (supported by World Bank), coordinating state-level health assemblies and JICA-supported oncology programme across Tamil Nadu. At SRM she leads systematic reviews commissioned by India's Department of Health Research for national clinical practice guideline development, regularly facilitates national workshops on SRMA methodology for researchers across medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, and public health, and mentors participants through to peer-reviewed publication.
- Master of Public Health (MPH) — Health Management
SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - B.Sc. Physician Assistant
MIOT Academy of Allied Health Sciences (Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University), Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- SRM Institute of Science and Technology 2026–Present
Division of Medical Research, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India - TNHSRP — Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Programme 2022-2024
Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services, Chennai, India - ICMR – National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE) 2021-2022
Chennai, India - Evidencian Research Associates Private Limited (ERA) 2020-2021
Bangalore, India - Annai Arul Multispecialty Hospital 2018-2019
Bangalore, India
- Systematic Review & Meta-analysis
- Health Policy & Government Programme Management
- Research Capacity-Building & Training
- Implementation research
- Network meta-analysis (NMA) methodology
Publications
- Muthappan S, Abdulkader RS, Mohd G, Beryl Lydia J, Priya J, Salvankar A, et al. Risk of swine influenza virus spillover at the human–swine interface — a scoping review. Int J Public Health. 2025;70:1608380. doi:10.3389/ijph.2025.1608380
- Roy S, Hassan MM, Mohd G, Rizwan AS, Sendhilkumar M, Lydia JB, Priya J, et al. Implications for influenza A virus surveillance in Southeast Asian Region countries: a scoping review of approaches for the surveillance of swine influenza viruses at human–swine interfaces. BMJ Public Health. 2025;3:e002330. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2024-002330
- Rajeshkannan S, Yenuganti VV, Solomon MAT, Rajsri TR, Janana Priya G. Association of visual impairment with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Indian J Psychol Med. 2023;45(4):345–351.
- Gunasekaran JP, Dongre R, Mahendiran SM, Raju MK, Ponnaiah M. Profile of clinical trials registered as a medical postgraduate research thesis, 2007 to 2019: Lessons for capacity building. Perspect Clin Res. 2023;14:45–46.
- Janana P, Ayyasamy L, Mahendiran SM, Selvarathinam A. Occupational safety and health hazards among cashew processing workers of Cuddalore district: A cross-sectional study. Indian J Health Sci Biomed Res. 2021;14:254–259.
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