Robin Sudandiradas, BNYS, MPH (Epidemiology)
Assistant Professor and Program Lead
Edward and Cynthia Institute of Public Health

Degrees
Master of Public Health [MPH], Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
Bachelor in Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences [BNYS], Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India
Research Interests
Global Health
Infectious Diseases
Field Epidemiology
Outbreak Investigation
Public Health Surveillance
One-Health
Antimicrobial Resistance
Urban Health
Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Studies
Books Published
Book Chapter
Book title: COVID-19: A Multidimensional Response
Chapter: Epidemiology of COVID-19
Piya Paul Mudgal, Robin S, Naren Babu N, Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay Manipal Institute of Virology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India – 576104. Available at: https://www.amazon.in/COVID-19-Multidimensional-Response-N-Udupa/dp/8195279708
Honors & Awards
Junior Research Fellow & Assistant Professor
Subject: Social Medicine and Community Health.
University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET), Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), June 2015.
Erasmus+ Project PREVENT IT – Risk Management and Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance
Recipient of the ERASMUS+ grant, European Union, Project PREVENT IT, and took part in the intensive training mobility program at Maastricht University, the Netherlands, Oct-Nov 2022.
Recipient of the ERASMUS+ grant, European Union, Project PREVENT IT, and took part in the intensive training mobility program at Maastricht University, the Netherlands, Oct-Nov 2022.
Publications
Babu, N., Mahilkar, S., Jayaram, A., Ibemgbo, S.A., Mathur, G., Shetty, U., Robin, S., Kumar, P.S., Singh, S., Pani, S.S. and Mudgal, P.P., 2023. Cytokine profile, neutralisation potential and viral replication dynamics in sera of chikungunya patients in India: a cross-sectional study. The Lancet Regional Health-Southeast Asia.
Sabeena, S., Ravishankar, N., Robin, S. and Pillai, S.S., 2023. The Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Bronchiolitis (Lower Respiratory Tract Infection) Due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Indian Journal of Public Health, 67(2), pp.284-291.
Suba Sooria, P., Salins, C.C., Praharaj, S.K., Varma, M., Rao, M., Robin S., Kumar, V.A., Oberleitner, L. and Mathew, T.A., 2023. Psychological effects of COVID-19 pandemic among frontline nurses and targeted intervention to mitigate its effects: Experience from a tertiary care center. Journal of Medical and Dental Science Research, 10(2), pp.98-104.
Sabeena, S., Ravishankar, N. and Robin, S., 2022. The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on influenza surveillance: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Indian Journal of Public Health, 66(4), pp.458-465.
Jayaram, A., Jagadesh, A., Kumar, A.M., Davtyan, H., Thekkur, P., Vilas, V.J.D.R., Mandal, S.K., Robin, S., Babu, N., Varamballi, P. and Shetty, U., 2022. Trends in Influenza Infections in Three States of India from 2015–2021: Has There Been a Change during COVID-19 Pandemic?. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 7(6), p.110.
Jagadesh, Anitha, Anup Jayaram, Naren Babu, Piya Paul Mudgal, and Robin S. 2021. “Current Status of Chikungunya in India.” Frontiers in Microbiology 12 (June): 1–21. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.695173. Available at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.695173/full
Ameen, Alyusif, Sasidharanpillai Sabeena, Robin S, Ramachandran Sanjay, Varamballi Prasad, Fernandes M Mevis, Puneet Bhatt, and Govindakarnavar Arunkumar. 2021. “Currently Circulating Genotypes of Hepatitis A Virus in South West, East and North East India, 2017–2018.” Medical Journal Armed Forces India. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0377123720302495?via%3Dihub
RE, Sanjay, Sabeena S, Robin S, Shaji JT, Jayakrishnan MP, Suresh EKK, Michael CJ, et al. 2021. “Genetic Analysis of Enterovirus D68 Associated with Pneumonia in Children from South India.” Journal of Medical Microbiology 70 (5). Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33999799/
Mevis FM, Sabeena S, Sanjay R, Robin, S, Devadiga S, Prasad V, Oliver Dsa, Alyusif Ameen, Arunkumar Govindakarnavar. Currently circulating genotypes of hepatitis E virus in India, 2014–2018. Indian J Med Microbiol 2019;37:563-8. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32436881/
Shweta Chelluboina, Robin S, Sushama Aswathyraj, Govindakarnavar Arunkumar. Persistence of antibody response in chikungunya. VirusDisease. 2019. pp.1-5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13337-019-00534-5. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31803816/?from_term=Persistence+of+antibody+response+in+chikungunya&from_pos=1
Nikitha S, Sabeena S, Robin S, Hiren D, Prasad V, Aswathyraj S, et al. The prevalence of anti‑hepatitis C antibody among acute febrile illness cases in Idar taluk, Gujarat, West India. Indian J Med Microbiology. 2019. Available at: http://www.ijmm.org/article.asp?issn=0255-0857;year=2019;volume=37;issue=2;spage=225;epage=229;aulast=Nikitha
Arunkumar, G., Devadiga, S., McElroy, A.K., Prabhu, S., Sheik, S., Abdulmajeed, J., Robin, S., Sushama, A., Jayaram, A., Nittur, S. and Shakir, M., 2019. Adaptive immune responses in humans during Nipah virus acute and convalescent phases of infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases. Available at: https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciz010/5274660
Arunkumar, G., Abdulmajeed, J., Devadiga, S., Sushama, A., Robin, S., Jayaram, A., Radhakrishnan, C., Sajeeth, K.K., Sakeena, K., Vasudevan, J. and Reena, J.K., 2018. Persistence of Nipah virus RNA in semen of survivor. Clinical infectious diseases: an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Available at: https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciy1092/5257879
Arunkumar, G., Chandni, R., Mourya, D.T., Singh, S.K., Sadanandan, R., Sudan, P., Bhargava, B., Gangakhedkar, R.R., Gupta, N., Mourya, D.T. and Yadav, P.D., 2018. Outbreak Investigation of Nipah Virus Disease in Kerala, India, 2018. The Journal of infectious diseases. Available at: https://academic.oup.com/jid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/infdis/jiy612/5144922
Kamath, R., Robin, S. and Chandrasekaran, V., 2014. Common mental disorders: A challenge among people living with human immunodeficiency virus infection/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Udupi, India. Annals of medical and health sciences research, 4(2), pp.242-247. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3991948/