WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

Bioinformatics support for Dermatological Research?
Genomic sequence analysis, comparative genomics, protein structure prediction and visualization and docking studies are fast becoming part of everyday clinical research. However dermatologists may not have enough expertise or training to use various bioinformatics tools and come to meaningful conclusions based on the results. It is often difficult to get professional help from a bioinformatician as most of them will be either working on algorithmic bioinformatics, developing new software tools or as part of drug discovery team of pharmaceutical companies. Besides it is often difficult for a dermatologist to convey what he has in mind to a professional bioinformatician. As a dermatologist and bioinformatician, I may be able to help you if you have any need for support in your dermatological research relating to computational biology in general and bioinformatics in particular.

Preparing Clinical Trial Protocol and SOP for Dermatological products?
Small drug companies especially in the middle east often lack the necessary expertise and infrastructure to conduct even basic clinical trials. Even the phase IV trials they conduct in this region to confirm the safety of the products for the local population often have serious flaws. Unfortunately drug companies use the results of such studies as promotional material. There is no effective regulatory body in the region to control this or ensure safety. If any of the drug companies in the region need my service to prepare a CTP or SOP for their dermatological products, I may be able to help.

Statistical Analysis of Clinical Data?
With my basic training in biostatistics, I may be able to help you with statistical analysis of your clinical data and clinical trials. I may also be able to help you with study design and in deciding the sample size needed for the study.

Data Mining for strategic planning?
Electronic medical records often contain valuable information. This is invaluable for small clinics and medical centres for practice monitoring and strategic planning. I may be able to help by extracting useful inference from their electronic medical records by using data mining techniques.

Data Mining for Fraud Detection in medical insurance claims?
With the rising cost of health care in the region, fraud in medical insurance claims also have increased. Insurance companies assess each case on a one to one basis and their medical team may not have enough expertise in this field. Some even employ nurses for the same. Analysis of the entire claims database by data mining tools can unearth broad trends which points towards the possibility of fraud. This will help in identifying suspects and I may be be of help in this regard.

How can you contact me?
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