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List of Intramural Funded Research Projects – 2016

Sl.No

RC.NO

Name of the PI / Department

Co-Investigators / Department

Title

Fund sanctioned

Project status

1.       

RC/16/139

Dr. Sunil Kumar Nanda / Biochemistry

Dr. Reba Kanungo - Microbiology,

Dr. Nayyar Iqbal - General Medicine ,

Dr. Ravichandran K - Biostatistics

Evaluation of interleukin 6 in cases of bacterial sepsis

Rs.50,000/-

Completed

2.       

RC/17/27

Dr. Aparna Muraleedharan / Anatomy

Dr. Saranya R &

Dr. Rema Devi - Anatomy

Assessment of relationship between lateral preferences and sidedness: A cross sectional questionnaire based study

Rs. 4,000/-

Completed

3.       

RC/16/136

Dr. Anandhalakshmi / Microbiology

Dr. Sandhya Bhat - Microbiology,

Dr. Sudhagar M - General Medicine,     Dr. Ravichandran K - Biostatistics

Bacterial virulence determinants in relation to clinical source of Escherichia coli among patients with Urinary tract infection, Urosepsis and Sepsis

 

Rs.50,000/-

Completed

4.       

RC/17/29

Dr. C. Sheela Devi / Microbiology

Dr. A V Sangeetha & Dr. S. Anandhalakshmi - Microbiology,

Dr. Mary Daniel - OBG

Genotype distribution and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of clinical isolates of Group B Streptococcus in a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry

Rs.67,345/-

Ongoing

5.       

RC/16/133

Dr. S. Sivakumar / Anaesthesiology

Dr. Arish,

Dr. Ranjan,

Dr. Mamie Zachariah &

Dr. Sagiev George Koshy - Anaesthesiology

Effect of nebulized ketamine vs nebulized magnesium sulphate on the incidence of postoperative sore throat: a randomized clinical trial.

Rs.17,200/-

Completed

7.       

RC/16/142

Dr. Shilpa Divakaran / ENT

Dr. Shobin Suja Abraham &

Dr. Mary Kurien - ENT,

Dr. Sivaa - Biochemistry

Role of salivar pepsin in detecting laryngopharyngeal reflux

Rs.86,190/-

Completed

8.       

RC/17/28

Dr. Shishir S.M / Orthopaedic surgery

Dr. Lingaraj &

Dr. Syed Najimudeen - Orthopaedics

Determinants of antegrade intramedullary interlocking nailing for mid-shaft humerus  fractures: A retrospective study evaluating functional and radiological outcome

Rs.22,500/-

Completed

9.       

RC/16/154

Dr. Shishir.S M / Orthopaedic surgery

Mr. I. Srikanth,

Mrs. Yamamlini & Mrs. Anuradha - PMR, Dr. Syed Najimuden - Orthopaedics,

Proprioceptive and functional outcome of the knee in arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction of a preserved remnant tissue.

Rs.10,000/-

Completed

 

 

List of Intramural Funded Research Projects – 2017

Sl.No

RC.NO

Name of the PI / Department

Co-Investigators / Department

Title

Fund sanctioned

Project status

1.       

RC/17/33

Dr. K. Sriambika / Anatomy

Dr. Magi Murugan & Dr. Rema Devi - Anatomy

Assessment of DNA damage through Micronucleus studies in subjects exposed to Formalin

Rs.44,000/-

Completed

2.       

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.

Rs.50,000/-

Completed

3.       

RC/17/48

Dr. Dinesh Kumar / Anatomy

Dr. Rajprasath R - Anatomy,

Dr. Rema Devi - Anatomy

Exploring the Understanding of Knowledge and Attitude regarding Genetic Testing and Counselling among Practitioners, Interns and General Population – A Pilot study

Rs.3000/-

Completed

4.       

RC/17/58

Dr. Dinesh Kumar / Anatomy

Dr. Rajprasath R,

Dr. N.A Priyadharshini,

Dr. Magi Murugan & Dr. Rema Devi- Anatomy

Clinical anatomy case vignette- an innovative method to assess higher order cognition and to stimulate critical thinking among first year medical students

Rs.3000/-

Completed

5.       

RC/17/49

Dr. Magi Murugan / Anatomy

Dr. Dinesh Kumar - Anatomy,

Dr. Rema Devi - Anatomy

Exploring the level of professionalism among interns and first year postgraduate residents in a tertiary care hospital-cross sectional questionnaire based study.

Rs.3000/-

Completed

6.       

RC/17/53

Dr. N. A Priyadharshini/ Anatomy

Dr. Bhavani Prasad - Anatomy,

Dr. Rema Devi - Anatomy,

Dr. V. K Nim - Anatomy

 knowledge, attitude and practice among health care professionals regarding body donation in a tertiary care hospital in south India  – A cross sectional questionnaire based study.

Rs.3000/-

Completed

7.       

RC/17/56

Dr. N. A Priyadharshini/ Anatomy

Dr. Dinesh Kumar, 

Dr. Rajprasath R  & Dr. Rema Devi - Anatomy

Relevance of learning anatomy to clinical practice : perceptive of medical students, clinicians and anatomists

Rs.3000/-

Completed

8.       

RC/17/57

Dr. Rajprasath R/ Anatomy

Dr. Dinesh Kumar,

Dr. Magi Murugan,  Dr. Bhavani Prasad & Dr. Rema Devi - Antomy

Evaluating the effectiveness of integrating radiological and cross sectional anatomy in first year medical students – a randomized cross over study

Rs.3000/-

Completed

9.       

RC/17/55

Dr. S. Ramesh Kannan / Neurology

Dr. Newtonraj - Community Medicine

Changes in sympathetic skin response during inter – ictal period in migraine patients: A case control study.

Rs.14000/-

Completed

10.   

RC/17/95

Dr. Reba Kanungo / Microbiology

Dr. Shashikala &

Dr. P. Vivian Joseph Ratnam - Microbiology, Dr. Aneesh Basheer - General Medicine

Dengue virus serotypes responsible for the current outbreak in Puducherry

Rs.57000/-

Completed

 

 

List of Intramural Funded Research Projects – 2018

Sl.No

RC.NO

Name of the PI / Department

Co-Investigators / Department

Title

Fund sanctioned

Project status

1

RC/17/97

Dr. Magi Murugan / Anatomy

Dr. Tahmina &

Dr. Mary Daniel - OBG, Dr. J.P. Gunasegaran &

Dr. Rema Devi - Anatomy, 

Dr. Anand - Pathology

Histopathology and histomorphometric analysis of umbilical cord in diabetes mellitus complicating pregnancy and its correlation with fetal outcome

Rs. 40,913

Ongoing

2

RC/18/34

Dr. Sajani Ramachandran / Dentistry

Dr. Suresh Babu - Dentistry,

Dr. Manikandan - Community Medicine

Comparison of fracture resistance of endontically treated teeth restored with various posts used for restoration of teeth with mutilated coronal structure  -An in vitro study

Rs 50,000 

Completed

3

RC/18/38

Dr. Shashikala / Microbiology

Dr. Velvan. A,

Dr. Stalin P &

Dr. Arun Kumar - Community Medicine, Dr. Patricia Anita - Microbiology

Seroprevalence of dengue in urban Puducherry- A community based study.

Rs.40,750

Completed

4

RC/18/35

Dr. Rajesh Jeniton Fernando / Physiology

Dr. Senthil Kumar Subramanian &

Dr. Subhasis Das - Physiology, 

Dr. Ravichandran K - Biostatistics

Effect of single session of resonance breathing on cognitive functions in young males.

Rs.44,500

Ongoing

 

 

List of Intramural Funded Research Projects – 2019

Sl.No

RC.NO

Name of the PI / Department

Co-Investigators / Department

Title

Fund sanctioned

Project status

1

RC/19/56

Dr. Rajprasath. R / Anatomy

Dr. Magi Murugan & Dr. Rema Devi - Anatomy

Analyzing the anatomy and blood supply of the lateral fibulotalocalcaneal ligamentous complex of ankle joint – a cadaveric descriptive study

Rs.3,000/-

Completed

2

RC/19/55

Dr. Rajprasath / Anatomy

Dr. Magi Murugan & Dr. Rema Devi - Anatomy

Knowledge, attitude and behavior of medical students about academic integrity

Rs.3000/-

Completed

3

RC/19/57

Dr. Arthi E/ Microbiology

Dr. JohnyAsir &

Dr Reba Kanungo - Microbiology

Minimum inhibitory concentration of caspofungin among fluconazole susceptible and resistant clinically significant isolates of Candida species and its  association with FKS mutations

Rs.50,000/-

Ongoing

4

RC/19/51

Dr. Saranya R/ Anatomy

Dr. Aparna Muraleedharan, 

Dr. Nutan Nalini Bage & Dr. Remadevi -Anatomy,

Dr. Gopinath Nayakar & Dr. Dilip Shankar Phansalkar - Radiodiagnosis

Sensitivity and specificity of computed tomography to detect the morphological variations of liver in comparison with gross anatomical examination

Rs.34,100/-

Completed

5

RC/19/60

Dr. Mohamed Salahudeen/ DVL

Dr. Sheela Kuruvila - Dermatology,

Dr. Anita Ramdas - Pathology, 

Dr. Arthi E - Microbiology

Comparison of histopathologic examination using periodic acid Schiff stain with potassium hydroxide mount and mycological culture for diagnosis of onychomycosis

Rs.50,138/-

Completed

6

RC/19/66

Dr. Bhagwati Wadwekar/ Ophthalmology

Dr. Patricia Anitha & Dr. Reba Kanungo - Microbiology,

Dr. Renuka Srinivasan - Ophthalmology

Study of growth of Human lens epithelial cells in vitro

Rs.26,492/-

Completed

7

RC/19/121

Dr. Sandhya Bhat K/ Micrbiology

Mrs. Desdemona Rasitha,

Dr. Sheela Devi C & Dr. Reba Kanungo - Microbiology

Detection of Vancomycin and Linezolid minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) creep among clinical isolates of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Rs.49,965/-

Completed

 

 

List of Intramural Funded Research Projects – 2020

Sl.No

RC.NO

Name of the PI / Department

Co-Investigators / Department

Title

Fund sanctioned

Project status

1.

RC/2020/54

Dr. P. Stalin / Community Medicine

Dr. Thomas Alexander - Gastroenterology,

Dr. Anil J Purty,

Dr. M. Manikandan & Dr. Sowbarnika Vaishnavi - Community Medicine

Effects of lock down due to COVID-19 Pandemic on health seeking behaviour among the residents  of  an urban area in Puducherry

Rs. 4500/-

Completed

2

RC/2020/61

Dr. Reba Kanungo / Microbiology

Dr. Aneesh Basheer - General Medicine,

Dr. Ravichandran K - Biostatistics

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies among healthcare workers at a tertiary care hospital

Rs. 67,000

Completed

 

 

List of Intramural Funded Research Projects – 2021

Sl.No

RC.NO

Name of the PI / Department

Co-Investigators / Department

Title

Fund sanctioned

Project status

1

RC/2021/01

Dr. S. Veni Priya / Ophthalmology

Dr. P. Vivian Joseph Ratnam  &

Dr. Reba Kanungo - Microbiology,

Dr. Suriya &

Dr. Renuka Srinivasan - Ophthalmology,

Dr. Ravichandran K - Biostatistics

Detection of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in tear fluid after the first wave of Covid-19 pandemic

Rs. 45,000/-

Ongoing

2

RC/2021/03

Dr. Jayagandhi / Anatomy

Dr. Susan Solomon - Psychiatry,

Dr. Magi Murugan, Dr. Sriambika &

Dr. Rema Devi - Anatomy

Prevalence of stress in undergraduate medical students

Rs. 2000/-

Ongoing

3

RC/2021/35

Dr. Bhagwati Wadwekar/ Ophthalmology

Dr. Patricia Anitha -Microbiology  Dr. Renuka Srinivasan - Ophthalmology

Analysis of aqueous humour for severe acute respiratory syndrome Corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA [using real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)] in patients undergoing cataract surgery

Rs. 51,356

Ongoing

4

RC/2021/36

Dr. C. Meghna/ Microbiology

Mrs. Desdamona Rashita,

Dr. Sujithaamp; Dr. Sandhya Bhat & Dr. Sheela Devi - Microbiology

In vitro activity of Ceftaroline  against MRSA isolates in a tertiary care centre

Rs. 45,000

Ongoing

5

RC/2021/43

Dr. Siva Swaminathan/ Orthopaedics

Dr. Sujitha Elan &   Dr. Arthi - Microbiology   Dr. Gopi,    Dr. Ponnilavan &    Dr. Sabaresh - Orthopaedics

Association between theatre door opening and microbial air contamination in the orthopaedic theatres in a tertiary care centre

Rs. 18,038

Ongoing

6

RC/2021/47

Dr. S. Sakthi Abirami/ Anaesthesiology

Dr. S. Sivakumar &   Dr. Ranjan R V - Anaesthesiology

Dr. J.Vijay – Plastic Surgery   

Comparison of Opioid Free versus Opioid based  General anaesthesia on postoperative recovery profile using QoR - 40 in Faciomaxillary surgeries: a Prospective Randomised Control Trial

Rs. 1,01,960

Ongoing

7

RC/2021/48

Dr. Arish/ Anaesthesiology

Dr. Yuvaraja &

Dr. Prince Solomon - Orthopaedics  Dr. Sivakumar & Dr. Ranjan R V - Anaesthesiology 

Effect of ultrasound guided lumbar medial branch block for chronic low back pain

Rs.37,490

Ongoing

8

RC/2021/50

Mrs. Naga Jyothi/ Anatomy

Dr. Aparna Muraleedharan &

Dr. Rema Devi - Anatomy Dr. Dilip Shankar Phansalkar - Radiology 

A study of prevalence of arterial anomalies of upper limb by Colour Doppler Sonography and human donor dissection

Rs. 62,225

Ongoing

 

 

List of Intramural Funded Research Projects – 2022

Sl.No

RC.NO

Name of the PI / Department

Co-Investigators / Department

Title

Fund sanctioned

Project status

1

RC/2022/39

Dr. Rema Devi

/ Anatomy

Dr. Ramesh Kannan - Neurology

Dr. Naga Jyothi - Anatomy

Prevalence of chromosomal abnormalities in idiopathic adult epilepsy patients – A hospital based cross sectional study

Rs. 99,048/-

Ongoing

2

RC/2022/43

Dr. Jalli Shanti sudha / Physiology

Dr. Rajesh Jeniton Fernando - Physiology

Dr. K. Ravichandran - Biostatistics

Correlation of Phase angle with Forearm Hand grip strength and Hand grip endurance in healthy volunteers – A cross sectional observational study

Rs. 18,600/-

Ongoing

3

RC/2022/45

Dr. Sujatha M P / Biochemistry

Dr. Ashwin Chand – General Surgery

Dr. Sunil Kumar Nanda - Biochemistry

Dr. Kiran - Pathology

Dr. Dilip Phansalkar - Radiology

Serum Ischemia modified Albumin levels as a marker for predicting complicated appendicitis

Rs. 24,500/-

Ongoing

4

RC/2022/38

Dr. Shweta Oomen / Pharmacology

Dr. Savithasree &

Dr. Isabella Topno - Pharmacology

Mr. Anil Kumar - Biochemistry

Dr. Anita Ramdas - Pathology

Evaluation of the protective effect of Memantine on Sertraline induced reproductive toxicity in adult male rats

Rs. 1,49,600/-

Ongoing

5

RC/2022/41

Dr. Moses Ambroise / Pathology

Dr. Nabadwip Pathak - Nephrology

Dr. Indira &

Dr. Anita Ramdas - Pathology

Evaluation of renal interstitial fibrosis by Trichrome staining, immunohistochemical and morphometrical analysis and its correlation with renal dysfunction

Rs. 48,500/-

Completed

6

RC/2022/40

Dr. Achu Jacob Philip / General Surgery

Dr. Sujatha M P - Biochemistry

Dr. Amoolya Kamalnath - Anaesthesiology

Dr. Ali Hasan Faiz Karnam – General Medicine

To study the Association between Inflammatory Mediators and Clinical outcome among acute trauma patients

Rs. 1,23,500/-

Ongoing

7

RC/2021/56

Dr. Sanjay R Nair/ CTVS

Dr. Joseph V – General Medicine Dr. Moses Ambrose M - Pathology

Dr. Ravichandran - Biostatistics

Accuracy of the Micropoint qLabs point of care portable coagulometer, in measuring the international normalised ratio, compared to the conventional laboratory measurement

Rs. 28,700/-

Ongoing

 

 

 

List of Intramural Funded Research Projects – 2023

Sl.No

RC.NO

Name of the PI / Department

Co-Investigators / Department

Title

Fund sanctioned

Project status

1

RC/2023/65

Dr. Moses Ambroise / Pathology

Dr. Nabadwip Pathak - Nephrology

Dr. Kevin Manuel

Dr. Anita Ramdas - Pathology

The effect of Heparin-locking solution on systemic anticoagulation in heparin-free hemodialysis

Rs.26,000

Ongoing

2

RC/2022/170

Dr. Nishanth Rajan / Paediatrics

Dr. Priya Jose,

Dr. Nishanth Rajan,

Dr. Peter Prasanth &

Dr. Shanthi Kannan - Paediatrics

Dr. Ramachandran - Biochemistry

Dr. Rajesh Kumar – Community Medicine

Prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders among children aged less than 12 years in rural and urban communities of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry

Rs. 1,49,500

Ongoing

3

RC/2023/03

Dr. Sajani Ramachandran/ Dentistry

Dr. Sunil Nanda - Biochemistry

Dr. K Ravichandran - Biostatistics

Ms. Maghida S – Dietitian

Comparison of adiponectin and leptin level in saliva and serum among adults

Rs. 1,58,000

Ongoing

4

RC/2023/66

Dr. Pavithra Devi Babu / OBG

Dr. Padma A - OBG

Dr. Renu G Boy Varghese & Dr. Gayathri Priyadarshini - Pathology

Dr. Patricia Anita &

Dr. Shashikala - Microbiology

Prevalence and association of HPV DNA and its genotypic distribution, in the uterine cervix, in patients with epithelial abnormalities in a tertiary care hospital in South India

Rs. 1,53,070

Ongoing

5

RC/2023/69

Dr. Ramesh Kannan / Neurology

Dr. Shashikala - Microbiology

Dr. Iqbal – General Medicine

Dr. Priya Thomas - Radiology

Dr. Manikandan – Community Medicine

Demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics of clinically isolated syndrome in the neurology outpatient department in a tertiary care hospital - a cross sectional descriptive pilot study

Rs. 86,000

Ongoing

6

RC/2023/80

Dr. Gayathri Priyadharshini – Pathology

Dr. Moses Ambroise
Dr. Rangaramanujanaidu
Dr. Kevin Manuel
Dr. Anita Ramdas

Evaluation of platelet function in Thrombocytopenic patients by
automated light transmission aggregometry

Rs.1,71,388.36/-

Ongoing

7

RC/2023/102

Dr. Patricia Anitha – Microbiology

Dr. Shashikala
Dr. Balasundaram

A quest for doxycycline resistant genes in Orientia tsutsugamushi among cases of scrub typhus

Rs.1,15,600/-

Ongoing