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Fields of Research (FoR)
Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Database Management, StatisticsSEO tags
Biography
I have been a project statistician and coordinator for the Kirby Institute’s TREAT Asia studies for over 15 years, with a primary focus on the HIV observational databases (TAHOD, TAHOD-LITE, TAHOD CC) and antiretroviral resistance studies (TASER-M, TASER-S, TASER-2). My career spans across academia, pharmaceutical industry and contract research organizations, where I have contributed to clinical trials and data-driven research. I have...view more
I have been a project statistician and coordinator for the Kirby Institute’s TREAT Asia studies for over 15 years, with a primary focus on the HIV observational databases (TAHOD, TAHOD-LITE, TAHOD CC) and antiretroviral resistance studies (TASER-M, TASER-S, TASER-2). My career spans across academia, pharmaceutical industry and contract research organizations, where I have contributed to clinical trials and data-driven research. I have recently joined the National Centre for Clinical Research and Emerging Drugs as a Senior Research Fellow. I bring extensive expertise in the analysis of diverse medical and epidemiological data types—including matched case-control, cross-sectional, and longitudinal datasets—particularly within large, multi-regional cohorts. In addition to my research, I supervise several PhD candidates across a range of disciplines. My broader research interests include haematological malignancies and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.
My Qualifications
- PhD - "HIV Drug Resistance and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Asia" (The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Australia)
- Master of Statistics (UNSW Sydney, Australia)
- Bachelor of Science (Statistics and Pharmacology, University of Sydney, Australia)
My Research Activities
I have been a biostatistician for the TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD, TAHOD-LITE, TAHOD-CC) and contributed to numerous publications over the years, focusing on risk factors, treatment adherence, and genotypic resistance among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Asia. I was involved in the development and analysis of several TAHOD sub-studies, including those examining pregnancy outcomes among women living with HIV, mental health-related issues, linkage strategies for patients lost to follow-up, and the incidence and outcomes of COVID-19 among PLHIV. I also participated in a multi-regional study assessing risk factors for treatment and survival outcomes in both HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals diagnosed with malignant lymphoma. I have recently joined the National Centre for Clinical Research and Emerging Drugs as a Biostatistician/Senior Research Fellow.
My Research Supervision
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Areas of supervision
I offer higher degree research supervision in the field of biostatistics and epidemiology. I have been a statistics tutor for the Kirby Institute Biostatistics workshop and a lecturer for the Kirby's CHART program. I have conducted statistics workshops at international conferences and meetings. I am particularly interested in cohort databases. If you are interested in pursuing your postgraduate degree, please get in touch with me for a chat.
Currently supervising
PhD candidates
Continuing
PhD co-supervisor: Rebecca Henry: 2018-ongoing (part time)
Completed
Scientia PhD joint supervisor: Win Min Han (Scientia PhD candidate): 2019-2023
Primary PhD supervisor: Dhanushi Rupasinghe (Kirby Institute Student Prize Winner): 2019-2023
PhD co-supervisor: Manisha Yapa: 2017-2021
Joint PhD supervisor: Rimke Bijker: 2016-2020
UNSW Independent Learning Project Medical student:
Johnathan Kwan: 2018
Fogarty IeDEA Mentorship Program Candidates:
Thinh Toan Vu
Maylin Palatino
Dyna Khoun
My Teaching
Course convenor and tutor: Cooper HIV AIDS Research Training (CHART) 2025 Workshop 2: Data Management and Analysis, August 18th – August 22nd , 2025. The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Course convenor and tutor: Cooper HIV AIDS Research Training (CHART) 2024 Workshop 2: Data Management and Analysis, August 12th – August 16th, 2024. The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Course convenor and tutor: Cooper HIV AIDS Research Training (CHART) 2023 Workshop 2: Data Management and Analysis, August 7th – August 12th, 2023. The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Trainer: TAHOD Concept Sheet Development Workshop, October 26th 2022, Bangkok – Thailand
Course convenor and tutor: Cooper HIV AIDS Research Training (CHART) 2019 Workshop 2: Data Management and Analysis, August 26th – August 31st, 2019, The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
Presenter: Capacity Building session: Critical Reading/Bias in Clinical Research. Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-infections Conference (APACC), June 27th – June 29th, 2019, Hong Kong
Presenter: Capacity Building session: Research Methodology. Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-infections Conference (APACC), June 28th – June 30th, 2018, Hong Kong
Trainer: HIVNAT statistical training workshop, 2015, October 14th, Bangkok-Thailand
Trainer: TAHOD-TApHOD Concept Sheet Development Workshop, 2015, June 15th – June 16th, Bangkok – Thailand
Tutor: The Kirby Institute biostatistics workshop, 2014, November, UNSW Sydney
Trainer: TREAT Asia statistician meeting, 2014, October 10th, Siem Reap – Cambodia
Contact
Publications
ORCID as entered in ROS
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4810-0783