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Regenerative Medicine and Translational Research

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TraditionalStrategic Focus

 

The center aims to carry out research in the areas of cell and molecular biology. A major thrust area will be Stem Cell Research and Clinical Applications. Another focus of the center will be Molecular Diagnostics.

 

Cell & Molecular Biology Research Center (CMBRC):

 

Constructed in 4000 sq ft of space, with 2000 sq ft converted to a Class 10,000 cell culture facility. Along with this the center also has a Committee Room cum Library and 2 large labs for Cell and Molecular biology research.
The center aims to undertake the following activities-

    1. Stem cell research
    2. Training Programs
    3. Clinical Trials involving Stem Cells followed by therapy in promising areas
    4. Supplying stem cells to outside institutes for clinical trials /therapy
    5. Diagnostics – Basic and applied
Our Team

Dr. Ashok Khar, Director
Dr. Preeti Kapoor, Senior Scientist and Group Leader
Research Assistants

 

Potential for Collaboration

  • Open to collaborations with top institutions in the country and outside India.
  • Submission of joint project proposals for financial support from Government agencies is another agenda.

Projects in the pipeline:

 

A randomized controlled trial using autologous bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of cerebral palsy


Principal Investigator: Prof. Veena Kalra

Senior Consultant, Paediatric Neurology
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi
Project duration: 2 years
Co-investigator:
Dr. Koninika Ray
Scientific Consultant, AHERF, New Delhi

 

Facts on Cerebral Palsy:

- Nonprogressive neuromotor disorder

- Caused by lesions or anomalies in the developing brain

- During prenatal, perinatal and postnatal periods
Typical Symptoms:

Abnormality of motor/tone, seizures, hearing loss, difficulty in speaking, blindness, lack of co-ordination and/or mental retardation
Broadly divided into:

Spastic, Ataxic, Athetoid/diskinetic and Mixed
Incidence:

2-2.5/1000 live births

 

Objective

  • To carry out a randomized controlled trial using autologous bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells for therapy in 60 children diagnosed with cerebral palsy
  • To study the effect of Granulocyte – Colony Stimulating Factor administered concurrent with autologous mesenchymal stem cell transfusion on outcome parameters in children with cerebral palsy
 
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