Sl.No

RC / IEC Number

Name of the Principal Investigator / Department

Name of the Co Investigators / Department

Title

Funding Agency

Amount Sanctioned

Status of the project

PIMS/Ethics/2009-10

Dr. Anil J Purty / Community Medicine 

Dr. Preetam Mahajan,

Dr (Brig) Zile Singh,

Dr. Natesan Murugan,

Dr. Johnson Cherian,

Dr. Joy Bazroy &

Mr. Senthilvel – Community Medicine

Ms. A Meenakshi - Biochemistry

Prevalence of goitre and urinary iodine status of school children in Puducherry - progress towards elimination of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD)

State Health Department, Puducherry

Rs.

1,59,000

Completed

PIMS/Ethics/2009-10

Dr. Anil J Purty / Community Medicine 

Dr (Brig) Zile Singh,

Dr. Joy Bazroy,

Dr. Johnson Cherian,

Dr. Murugan M &

Mr. Senthilvel - Community Medicine    Dr. K H Kisku - Respiratory Medicine

Tuberculosis case-finding and treatment under RNTCP: patient, health system delays in and around Puducherry

RNTCP State Task Force Operational Research fund, Puducherry

Rs. 4,97,300

Completed

PIMS/Ethics/2009-10

Dr. Anil J Purty / Community Medicine

Dr. Padma &

Dr. Lal Bahadur Palo - OBG, Dr. Vivekanandan – General Medicine,

 Dr. Shashikala &

Dr. Patricia Anita - Microbiology,

Dr. Renu G’Boy Varghese - Pathology,

Dr. K H Kisku &

Dr. Pratima Singh – Respiratory Medicine,

Dr. Nateshan Bhumika,

Dr. Murugan Natesan,

Dr (Brig) Zile Singh &

Dr. Y Sharma – Community Medicine,

Mr. Senthilvel - Biostatistics

Health care seeking behavior among Extra-pulmonary TB(EPTB) including Female Genital Tuberculosis (FGTB) patients under RNTCP in and around Puducherry

ICMR

Rs.

31,35,598

Completed

PIMS/IEC/Research Proposal/2011-01

Dr. Anil J Purty / Community Medicine

Dr. P Stalin,

Dr. Ramesh Chauhan,

Dr (Brig) Zile Singh,

Dr. Yogesh Sharma – Community Medicine

Dr. Mark Christopher – Cardiology

Ms. Maghida – Dietetics

Dr. Prasanna Sundara Raju – Physical Education

Dr. Sangeetha Narayanasamy – Pondicherry University

Effectiveness of diet and lifestyle intervention through Information Education Communication (IEC) tools with Angan Wadi Centres (AWCs) as the centre of knowledge dissemination for hypertension (including hypercholesterolemia and diabetes)   risk reduction – a cluster randomised controlled trial

ICMR

Rs. 1.7 Crores

Completed

RC/2014/25

Dr. Anil J Purty / Community Medicine

Dr. Amit Kumar Mishra,

Dr. Ramesh Chauhan,

Dr. Prahan Kumar,

Dr. P Stalin &

Dr. Joy Bazroy – Community Medicine

Developing an innovative tribal health system model estimate burden of TB co-infections and improve the effectiveness of RNTCP in India- ICMR. Multicenteric study

ICMR

Rs. 54,58,374

Completed

PIMS/IEC/Research Proposal/2014-2015

Dr. Sheela Devi / Micrbiology   2014-2015

Dr. Georgi Abraham – General Medicine

Dr. Reba Kanungo,

Dr. Vivian Joseph Ratnam, Dr. Ramya SR,

Dr. Anusha Rohit -  Microbiology

Dr. Ezhilnilavan Sampath &

Dr. Sreejith - Nephrology

Rapid detection and identification of bacterial pathogens in cases of peritonitis following continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Tamilnad Kidney Research (TANKER)

Foundation

Rs.

2,00,000/-

Completed

RC/16/118

Dr. P Stalin / Community Medicine

Dr. Manikandan,

Dr. Vincent Antony,

Dr. Murugan &

Dr.(Brig) Zile Singh - Community Medicine

Identifying  and addressing factors contributing to pre-treatment loss to follow up of tuberculosis patients referred for treatment from medical colleges in Pondicherry: A Quasi Experimental study

Global Fund (The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria) Implementation Research

Rs.

19,26,068/-

Completed

RC/16/156

Dr. Anil J Purty / Community Medicine

Dr. Ashok Kumar Das - General Medicine,  

Dr. Murugan &

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Konduru - Community Medicine

INDIAB Study (Puducherry)

ICMR

Rs.

42,00,000/-

Completed

RC/17/31

Dr. Sathya GR / Physiology

Dr. Priscilla Johnson,

Dr. Subhasis Das - Physiology

Evaluating the role of periostin as a novel biomarker in Asthmatics of Puducherry

Science and Engineering Research Board

Rs.

3,16,150/-

Completed

RC/17/32

Dr. D. Rekha / Physiology

Dr. Priscilla Johnson,

Dr. Subhasis Das - Physiology

Role of soluble Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator.  Receptor (SUPAR) as a predictor of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Severity

Science and Engineering Research Board

Rs.

5,95,000/-

Ongoing

RC/17/34

Dr. Ramya S R / Microbiology

Dr. Shashikala Nair &

Dr. Reba Kanungo - Microbiology,

Dr. Veeraraghavan K - Gastroenterology,

Dr. Georgi Abraham - General Medicine

Occult hepatitis B virus infection among hemodialysis and chronic liver disease patients in a tertiary care hospital.

Tamilnad Kidney Research (TANKER)

Foundation

Rs. 1,25,000

Completed

RC/18/52

Dr. Anil J Purty / Community Medicine

Dr. S. Mahendran,
 

Dr. Amit Kumar Misra &

Dr. S. Kalaiselvi - Community Medicine

Dr. Aneesh Basheer - General Medicine

Dr. Nishanth S - Paediatrics

Dr. Kevin Manuel - Pathology

Dr. Reba Kanungo &
 

Dr. Shashikala -Microbiology

Dr. Sunil Nanda
 - Biochemistry

A Phase I/II, Double Blind, Placebo controlled, Randomized, Multicenter, prospective study to evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of a single dose ‘Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine, Live Attenuated (Recombinant, Lyophilized)’ in healthy subjects: Panacea Biotech (Sponsor) for a Phase III study of Dengue Vaccine development

Panacea Biotech

Rs, 20,62,370/-

Completed

RC/18/59

Dr. Sandhya Bhat K / Microbiology

Dr. Shashikala - Microbiology &

Dr. Vasanthi - General Medicine

Serotype and genotype analysis of dengue virus by RT-PCR and sequencing from in and around Puducherry ICMR

ICMR

Rs. 13,35,000/-

Ongoing

RC/18/105

Dr. Anil J Purty / Community Medicine

Dr. Swasti Tiwari (SGPGI, Lucknow),

Dr. Newtonraj &

Dr. Stalin P - Community Medicine,

Dr. Sivaa R - Biochemistry, Dr. Moses Ambroise - Pathology

CARE - Kidney Disease - Biomarkers and newer Therapeutics.

ICMR

Rs. 5.0 Crores

Ongoing

RC/19/52

Dr. Arish/ Anaesthesiology 

Dr. Hariharasudhan,

Dr. Ranjan R V,

Dr. Mamie Zachariah &

Dr. Sagiev G. Koshy - Anaesthesiology

Comparison of anaesthetic efficacy of ropivacaine and ropivacaine with nalbuphine as an adjuvant for ultrasound guided supraclavicular brachial plexus blockade: A randomized controlled trial.

NEON pharmaceuticals with a research intent

Rs.44,950/-

Completed

RC/20/88

Dr. Anil J Purty / Community Medicine 

Dr. Sudhagar M &

Dr. Nayyar Iqbal - General Medicine,

Dr. King Herald Kisku &

Dr. Prince George Varughese - Respiratory Medicine,

Dr. JohnyAsir,

Dr. Vivian Joseph Ratnam P - Microbiology,

Dr. Isabella Topno &

Dr. Aravinda Kumar B - Pharmacology,

Dr. Stalin. P,

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Konduru, Dr. Murugan N,

Dr. R Prahan Kumar,

Dr. Velavan A,

Dr. Newtonraj A,

Dr. Manikandan M,

Dr. Abhilasha Nair - Community Medicine,

Dr. J. Ramesh &

Dr. L. Ravivarman - Govt of Puducherry

Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Multicentre Phase III Adaptive Clinical Trial to Assess the Safety and Immunogenicity of Gam-COVID-Vac Combined Vector Vaccine for SARS-Cov-2 Infection in Indian Healthy Subjects

Human Vaccine LLC, Russia & Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited, India

Rs. 36 Lakhs

Completed

RC/2020/87

Dr. Anil J Purty / Community Medicine

Dr. Joy Bazroy, 
Dr. Stalin P,
Dr. Rajesh Kumar Konduru,
Dr. Murugan N,
Dr. R Prahan Kumar,
 Dr. Amit Kumar Mishra,
Dr. Velavan,
Dr. Newtonraj A,
Dr. Manikandan M,

Dr. Abilasha Nair &
Dr. Tovia Stephen - Community Medicine
Dr. Reba Kanungo &
Dr. Shashikala - Microbiology
Dr. Aneesh Basheer - General Medicine
Dr Sunil Kumar Nanda - Biochemistry
Dr Kevin Manuel E - Pathology
Dr Nishanth Rajan - Paediatrics

Community based surveillance for Dengue / DSS at the Urban and Rural Health Training Centres and Govt. Primary Health Centres in the field practice areas of Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry.

National Biopharma Mission, Department of Biotechnology BIRAC

Rs.5.7 Crores

Ongoing

RC/2021/17

Dr. Remya Raj/ Dermatology, PIMS (Co-PI)  

Dr. Vijesh Sreedhar Kuttiatt – VCRC (PI)  

Dr. Philip Raj Abraham - VCRC,

Dr. Kiran CM - Pathology

Verrucous and hyperkeratotic lesions in filarial lymphedema affected limbs: Clinico-pathological characteristics and association with HPV infection.

Vector Control Research Centre - ICMR

Rs. 1,00,000

Ongoing

RC/2021/19

Dr. Anil J Purty/ Community Medicine  

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Konduru,      Dr. A. Velavan &     Dr. Manikandan - Community Medicine

Epidemiological impact and intersection of the COVID-19 and tuberculosis pandemics in Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa (MPAC₁₉T_B)

Department of Biotechnology

Rs. 11,60,352

Ongoing

RC/2021/57

Dr. Nayyar Iqbal/ General Medicine

Dr. Vasanthi, 

Dr. Ali H F Karnam,

Dr. Poornima Raj &     Dr. Priscilla Rubavathy – General Medicine   Dr. Velavan – Community Medicine   

Dr. Ravichandran - Biostatistics  

Dr. Mithun Raj - Radiology   

Optimizing duration of anticoagulation following acute venous thromboembolism (VTE) by assessing residual venous thrombosis by ultrasound – a multicenter randomized controlled trial

ICMR

Rs. 33,75lakhs

Ongoing

RC/2022/26

Dr. Anita/Pathology

Dr. Anand Mohanraj - Pathology

Dr. David – General Surgery

Dr. Poornima – General Medicine

Hospital Based Cancer Registry-Data Management Software-PIMS, in collaboration with ICMR-NCDIR

ICMR / National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research

Non Funded. Only Technical Support.

Ongoing

RC/2022/36

Dr. Pradeep Thilakan / Psychiatry

Dr. Parthasarathy,

Mr. Saravanan &

Dr. Rohit Balakrishnan - Psychiatry  

A PHASE II/III, prospective, multi-center, randomized, 4-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, designed to determine the safety, tolerability, EEG effects and efficacy of oral doses of 30 mg bid of Evenamide (nw-3509) in patients with chronic schizophrenia who are symptomatic on their current second-generation antipsychotic (Aripiprazole, Clozapine, Quetiapine, Olanzapine, Paliperidone or Risperidone) medication

Newron Pharmaceuticals .p.A.,

Rs. 21,00,000/-

Ongoing

RC/2022/49

Dr. Trishana Vaishali  / DVL

Dr. B. Aravinda Kumar - Pharmacology

Dr. Nithiyaa P - DVL

A Randomized, Double Blind, Three-Arm, Placebo Controlled, Parallel Design, multi-center, Clinical Endpoint Bioequivalence study of Ketoconazole Shampoo 2% (Test Product) compared with Ketoconazole Shampoo 2% (Reference Product) in adult subjects with tinea versicolor.

Novitium Pharma (a subsidiary of ANI Pharmaceuticals INC.), 70 Lake Drive, East Windsor,

NJ 08520, USA

Rs. 99,500/-

Completed

RC/2023/01

Dr. Anil Jacob Purty / Community Medicine

Dr. Velavan,

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Konduru, Dr. Stalin P,

Dr. Murugan N,

Dr. Joy Bazroy,

Dr. Manikandan,

Dr. Saranya R &

Dr. M Roselin – Community Medicine

Dr. Shashikala &

Dr. Vivian Joesph Ratnam

-          Microbiology

Dr. Nayyar Iqbal – General Medicine

Dr. Sunil Kumar Nanda - Biochemistry

Dr. Nishanth Rajan - Paediatrics

Dr. Kevin Manuel - Pathology

Community based surveillance to estimate incidence and sero prevalence of acute febrile illness with focus on Dengue and Chikungunya – A prospective multi-centric cohort study

National Biopharma Mission, Department of Biotechnology BIRAC

Rs. 3,08,41,000

Ongoing

RC/2023/53

Dr. Sandhya Bhat / Microbiology (Site PI)

Dr. Kalyani Borde (PI)

Dr. Dilip Mathai – General Medicine

Dr. Shashikala Nair &

Dr. Anusha R - Microbiology

Impact of rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing (RAST) on clinical outcomes of patients

with sepsis in low-resource settings

International Society Infectious Disease / European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Fellowship Grant

USD 7500

Ongoing

RC/2023/70

Dr. Ali Hasan Faiz Karnam /

Emergency Medicine

Dr. Roselin M &

Dr. Saranya R – Community Medicine

Dr. Naveen Kumar - ICU

Dr. Charulatha Tamilselvan – Emergency Medicine

Factors associated with sudden deaths among adults aged 18-45 years, India : Multicentric matched case-control study

ICMR / National Institute of Epidemiology

Rs. 1,50,000

Completed

RC/2023/75

Dr. Peter Prasanth Kumar Kommu / Paediatrics (Site PI)              

Dr. Michelle Joseph, PhD (PI)  

Dr. Nishanth Rajan   Dr. Priya Jose

Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (4th Edition) : Pearson Copyright and Pearson India Standardisation Project

Rs. 4,56,600

Pearson India Education Services. Pvt. Ltd

Ongoing

RC/2023/79

Dr. Sunil Subramaniam / Forensic Medicine (Site PI)

Dr. Kiruthiga U – PhD Scholar. NFSU (PI) 
Dr. Rajesh - Forensic Medicine, IGMC

Establishing Identity of the Dead Bodies through Fingerprints using
Scientific and Macrophotography Techniques

Rs. 1.8 lakhs

International Committee of Red Cross

Ongoing

RC/2023/81

Ms. Bency Mary / ENT – Site PI 

Dr Siddhanantha Kumar

Dr. Rajesh Kumar M - VIT
Dr. Prakash R- VIT
Dr. Zachariah C Alex- VIT
Dr. Rani Chinnappa Naidu
- VIT

Dr. Somaya Al-maadeed – Qatar University
Dr. Moutaz Saleh Mustafa Saleh – Qatar University
Dr. Abdulnaser Abdulraheem
M A Fakhrou– Qatar University
Dr .Noor Al-maadeed– Qatar University
Dr. Rajeev Khoodeeram -

Universite des Mascareignes , Mauritius

Intelligibility Assessment of Dysarthria using Vocal Information and Machine Learning for Healthcare Application

$ 1,10,000

IRCC, Qatar University

Ongoing

RC/2023/83

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Konduru / Community Medicine    

Dr. B. Aravinda Kumar
Dr. Saranya R
Dr. Isabella Topno
Dr. Anil J Purty
Dr. Nayyar Iqbal
Dr. Manjunatha
Dr. Anusha – JIPMER
Dr. Dineshbabu – JIPMER
Dr. Sudharsanan - JIPMER

Implementation of inter-departmental collaborative medication review to reduce potentially inappropriate medication use in the hospitalized elderly patients: A mixed method study

Rs. 93,65,926

ICMR

Ongoing

Dr. P Stalin / Community Medicine (Site PI)

Prof Jane Hirst, University Of Oxford – PI,

Dr. Ramachandran Thiruengadam (Lead Investigator),

Dr. Renu G Boy Varghese

Dr Devarsetty Praveen - George Institute for Global Health (India)

Dr Pallavi Kshetrapal - Translational Health Science and Technology

Institute

Prof Shinjini Bhatnagar - Translational Health Science and Technology

Institute

Dr Vidhya Venugopal - Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education

and Research

Prof Sagnik Dey - Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Prof Basky Thilaganathan - St George's, University of London

Dr Aris Papageorghiou - University of Oxford

Prof Manu Vatish -  University of Oxford

Prof Fadil Hannan - University of Oxford

Prof Mark Woodward - Imperial College London

Effects of extreme heat on maternal, placental and fetal physiology,

lactation and newborn health in India

£1,994,787.00

Wellcome Trust, UK

Ongoing

Dr. Ramachandran Thiruvengadam / Biochemsitry (Site PI)

Dr. Dr. Bapu Koundinya Desiraju, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad – PI,

Dr. Shinjini Bhatanagar - Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad

Large language model copilot for primary and secondary healthcare: Building and evaluating an intelligent assistant for clinicians

Rs. 81.5 Lakhs

BIRAC

Ongoing