Dr. Vanishree Shriraam – took Community Medicine by choice in order to work with community and do projects; Actively involved in academics since last 14 years and taking classes for all UG and PG medical and paramedical courses; Done upto 15 research projects as primary or co-investigator and published 25 papers in indexed journals including 4 publications in Q1 journals; Regularly guiding all students in research – has been guide for MBBS – ICMR – STS projects for 3 students, for MD summer research projects for students; co-guide for 2 Ph.D students in nutrition and psychology and has been co-guide for MD Community Medicine students in the yester years; I engage myself in lot of health education sessions for school, college students on Nutrition and lifestyle, substance abuse awareness etc; I am involved in promotion of Yoga as a healthy lifestyle measure among students, doctors and general public; Also in my sparetime I help organise medical camps for specific populations; I promote volunteering for community service among students
Currently Co-investigator in )ICMR – MERA India (Malaria Elimination Research Alliance – Its a 2 year project (2022-2024) with 67 lakh funding, aimed at Knowledge and Behaviour assessment at baseline at two districts – chennai and Rameswaram in Tamilnadu followed by interventions and a reassessment of the behaviour change in the same population; it s a quantitative and qualitative study done at different levels – community, stake holders in the health department of government as well as key persons in the community
Co-investigator in ESI and GATE funded (4 lakhs+90000) project on Thyroid disorders in the adult population in the field practice area of RHTC and its association with iodization level of salt, dietary intake, iron intake, and serum ferritin levels
Got Kesavulu gold medal in MD Community Medicine
Got best paper award in Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism in 2014 and 2015
2023- best Oral paper in EPHICON held in Balaji Medical college
Life Member, Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine Life Member
Life member – National Medicos Organisation