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Research Department at MDRF
At the forefront of clinical and translational science, our Diabetes Research Department is dedicated to advancing the understanding, prevention, and treatment of diabetes and its related complications. Our multidisciplinary team of researchers, clinicians, and scientists collaborates on innovative studies that explore the genetic, molecular, and lifestyle factors influencing diabetes.
Diabetology
The department is headed by Dr. V. Mohan, MD , FRCP (London, Edinburgh, Glasgow & Ireland), Ph.D, DSc, D.Sc (Hon. Causa), FNASc
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Ocular Research
Visual disability from diabetes is a significant public health problem and the need of the hour is to assess the burden of different aspects of eye problems seen in diabetes
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Cell & Molecular Biology
The Department of Cell & Molecular Biology under the supervision of Dr. M. Balasubramanyam was started in 1999 with the objective studying and adding new information
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Molecular Genetics
The Molecular Genetics team supervised by Dr. Radha Venkatesan is committed to unraveling the genetics of diabetes, its complications, cardiovascular diseases and obesity
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Clinical Trials
Till date the department has conducted hundred and one national and international trials to its credit
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Physical Activity Research
Physical inactivity is one of the major modifiable risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
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Research Operations
The department under the guidance of Dr. Guha Pradeepa plays a very important role in the development of scientific research
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Epidemiology
The Department of Epidemiology supervised by Dr. M. Deepa was started in 1996 with the objective of studying the distribution and determinants of diabetes in the population
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Foods & Nutrition Research
The department under the supervision of Ms. Sudha Vasudevan came into being in the year 2004 with the primary objective to study and evaluate the nutrition determinants of chronic diseases such as diabetes
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Preventive and Digital Health Research
The department of Translational Research termed until August 2008 as the department of Community Medicine was established in August 2004
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Research Biochemistry
Understanding the integrated pathophysiology, initiating the development of insulin resistance and progressive beta cell deterioration should broaden our capacity to identify novel therapeutic targets for the prevention and/or treatment of T2DM
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Clinical Epidemiology
The Department of Epidemiology supervised by Dr. M. Deepa was started in 1996 with the objective of studying the distribution and determinants of diabetes in the population
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Data Management & Biostatistics
The Department of Data Management & Biostatistics was founded in 2006 to particularly cater to the needs of the large scale epidemiological studies launched by the Department of Epidemiology
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Young Diabetes Research
The department of Translational Research termed until August 2008 as the department of Community Medicine was established in August 2004
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Vascular Biology
The department is headed by Dr. Nagaraj Manickam, Ph.D, who has been working in the field of kidney disease for the past thirteen years including six years of post-doctoral research experience in the United States of America
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Diabetes Food Technology
The department under the supervision of Dr. Shobana Shanmugam, came into being in the year 2021 with the primary objective of developing healthy food choices for people with diabetes
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