Scientists
Our scientists bring forth their wealth of knowledge, expertise, and innovation to tackle pressing health challenges. Their commitment to evidence-driven change results in high-quality research that advances the country's progress towards a healthier and more prosperous future for all.
| Name | Designation | Institute | Area Of Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santanu Kumar Sharma | Scientist G | ICMR Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), Dibrugarh | Haemoglobinopathies, Thalassemia, Anaemia |
| Sarah Sabu Cherian | Scientist G | ICMR National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune | Viral evolutionary dynamics and host virus interactions using Bioinformatics (Gene Sequence analysis, protein structure modeling & molecular docking) and Immuno informatics approaches; Structure based drug discovery; Development of Biological databases |
| Seema Sahay | Scientist G | ICMR National Institute of Translational Virology and AIDS Research (NITVAR), Pune | Qualitative research ; Mixed methods research; Research on key populations; Descriptive Epidemiology, Expertise in psychometric scale development, Mental health needs of adolescents, Domestic violence. epidemiological research and scale development; Intervention Research Intimate partner violence intervention development & implementationPrEP demonstration project; Community Engagement clinical trials, JES intervention thru community engagement, retention research, adherence research, vulnerable and key population engagement for biomedical research , Adolescent intervention research |
| Siraj Ahmed Khan | Scientist G | ICMR Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), Dibrugarh | Entomology, Arbovirology, Rickettsial diseases, Vector borne diseases, Remote sensing & GIS |
| Srabani Mukherjee | Scientist G | ICMR National Institute for Research in Reproductive and Child Health (NIRRCH), Mumbai | Endocrinology, Female infertility, Polycystic ovary syndrome |
| Sudip Ghosh | Scientist G | ICMR National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad | Nutrigenomics Obesity and Diabetes Host pathogen interaction |
| Sukesh Narayan Sinha | Scientist G | ICMR National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad | Toxicology, Environment and Occupational Health, Chemistry, Pharmacology |
| Sulagna Basu | Scientist G | ICMR-National Institute of Bacterial Infections (NIRBI), Kolkata | Antibiotic resistance, neonatal sepsis, neonatal gut flora |
| Tapas Chakma | Scientist G | ICMR National Institute of Research in Tribal Health (NIRTH), Jabalpur | Fluorosis, Hypertension, Nutritional Deficiency disorders |
| Vundinti Babu Rao | Scientist G | ICMR National Institute of Immunohaemotology (NIIH), Mumbai | Cytogenetics |
| Joy Kumar Chakma | Scientist F & Head, Central Procurement Cell | ICMR Headquarters, New Delhi | Snakebites, Tobacco Cessation (e-Cigarettes), Obesity & Metabolic Disorder, Air Pollution, Lifestyle & Non-Communicable Diseases |
| Aparna Mukherjee | Scientist F & Head | ICMR Headquarters, New Delhi | Pediatrics, Tuberculosis, Clinical Research, Multidisciplinary Research |
| Ruchi Singh | Scientist F & Head | ICMR Headquarters, New Delhi | Antimicrobial resistance; Infectious diseases: Leishmaniasis, Malaria; Development of diagnostics |
| Abhinav Sinha | Scientist F | ICMR National Institute of Malaria Research (NIMR), Delhi | Public Health, Malaria Epidemiology, Plasmodium parasite biology, malaria transmission blocking |
| Adinarayanan Srividya | Scientist F | ICMR Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Puducherry | Geo-Statistical Modelling of Vector Borne Diseases & Infectious Diseases Like TB/ HIV Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analysis, Disease Burden Estimation |
| Alex Eapen | Scientist F | ICMR National Institute of Malaria Research (NIMR), Delhi | Vector Biology & Control Vector Borne Disease Transmission Medical Entomology Indigenous/native larvivorous fishes |
| Alok Kumar Chakrabarti | Scientist F | ICMR-National Institute of Bacterial Infections (NIRBI), Kolkata | Microbiology, Bacteriophage, Influenza Virus |
| Anita Nath | Scientist F | ICMR National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR), Bengaluru | Cancer epidemiology |
| Anju Bansal | Scientist F | ICMR National Institute of Child Health and Development Research (NICHDR), New Delhi | Tumour Biology, Oncopathology, Molecular Oncology in areas of prostate cancer, breast cancer, hypopharyngeal cancer |
| Anukumar Balakrishnan | Scientist F | ICMR National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune | Immunology Virology Molecular biology |
