Dushyant Joshi

Convinced participants for survey participation through clear communication & trust-building Conducted door-to-door household listing & tablet-based data collection (dietary, KAP, socio-economic) Filled multiple schedules per household with consent, ensuring data quality & accuracy

Project Field Worker (ICMR-NIN) - ICMR-NIN Hyderabad (Regional institute ICMR NIOH Ahmedabad) - Ahmedabad

(2023-08-25 - 2023-12-31)

• Convinced participants for survey participation through clear communication & trust-building
• Conducted door-to-door household listing & tablet-based data collection (dietary, KAP, socio-economic)
• Filled multiple schedules per household with consent, ensuring data quality & accuracy
• Built rapport with participants and coordinated fieldwork with ASHA/ANM teams

Project Senior Research Fellow - ICMR-NIN Hyderabad (Regional institute ICMR NIOH Ahmedabad) - Ahmedabad

(2024-01-01 - 2024-04-30)

• Conducted 24-hour dietary recall interviews and assessed diet intake
• Managed food sample collection, packing, processing, and ensured cold chain maintenance
• Supervised data quality, entry, and daily reporting

Senior Technical Assistant (Diet and Biomarkeers study) - ICMR-NIN Hyderabad (Field Unit Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu) - Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

(2024-07-02 - 2024-09-30)

• Conducted home visits & field surveys with ASHA/ANM for diet and biomarker data collection
• Organized community awareness and mobilization for nutrition and health surveys
• Performed sample processing, microbiological/biochemical tests & operated lab instruments (centrifuge, spectrophotometer, diagnostic kits)
• Maintained sample logistics, ensured quality data recording & supported research coordination

Project Technical Support-II (LT) (DLSS-Tuberculosis survey) - ICMR-NIRT, Chennai (Regional institute ICMR NIIRNCD Jodhpur, Punjab-Patiala & Jammu) - Chennai

(2024-10-01 - 2025-01-31)

• Managed TB diagnostics using CBNAAT (Genexpert)
• Collected, processed & safely transported clinical samples
• Operated lab equipment (centrifuge, incubator)
• Conducted TB surveys & patient data collection
• Maintained records & documentation for compliance

Secondary - Board of Secondary Education Rajasthan, Ajmer (2013)

Senior Secondary - Science Biology - Board of Secondary Education Rajasthan, Ajmer (2015)

Bachelor of Science - Jai Narayan Vyas University, Jodhpur (2021)

Master of Science - Zoology - Bhagwant University, Ajmer (2024)

Rajasthan State Certificate in Information Technology - RSCIT - Vardhman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU), Kota (2019)

Certificate in Food and Nutrition - CFN - Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi (2023)