Janaki’s training and research is based in the fields of epidemiology and biostatistics. Her primary activities and interests include design and analysis of clinical trials and data linkage studies, analysis of cohort studies and training and student supervision. She is also a Professor of Public Health at Macquarie University and Director of the Epidemiology and Data Systems Branch, Health Protection, NSW Health.

Research Interests:
Major fields of research include data linkage studies examining morbidity and mortality in population-based cohorts of people with hepatitis B and C; clinical trials and cohort studies of therapies for the treatment of HIV, hepatitis C and STIs. These studies have encompassed populations with poor access to therapeutics, people who inject drugs and the LGBTQI+ community. More recently her research has focused on enhancement of surveillance systems and the analysis of routinely collected data to assess the impact of COVID-19 and other respiratory infections.

Broad Research Areas:
Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Biostatistics