national institute of epidemiology national institute of epidemiology the national institute of epidemiology (nie) is a medical research organisation located in chennai, tamil nadu. nie conducts research including interventional studies, disease modelling and health systems, conducts epidemiological investigations and clinical trials of traditional remedies. national institute of epidemiologyestablished1999research typepublicbudget₹500 crore (us$63 million)field of researchepidemiology public healthdirectordr. manoj v. murhekarlocationchennai, indiacampusurban, ayappakkamaffiliationssctimst, university of madrasoperating agencyicmrwebsitenie.gov.in academics nie has been conducting mph (epidemiology and health systems) programme of the sree chitra thirunal institute of medical sciences and technology. the institute is also recognised by the university of madras for research leading to ph.d. degrees in the areas of epidemiology and bio-statistics.