Glimpses 2009-2010.pdf - LV Prasad Eye Institute
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Basic Research Projects<br />
Name of the Project Project Investigators Supported by Duration<br />
Genetic evaluation of factor B and complement<br />
component C2 in the susceptibility to age related<br />
macular degeneration<br />
Dr Inderjeet Kaur<br />
Department of Science &<br />
Technology, India<br />
2007-2010<br />
Program support on translational research on eye<br />
diseases<br />
Project A: Dr Geeta K Vemuganti<br />
Project B: Dr Chitra Kannabiran<br />
Project C: Dr Inderjeet Kaur<br />
Project D: Dr Subhabrata Chakrabarti<br />
Project E: Prof D Balasubramanian<br />
Department of<br />
Biotechnology, India<br />
2007-2012<br />
Establishing a “risk assessment chip” for the eye disease<br />
age-related macular degeneration<br />
Dr Subhabrata Chakrabarti<br />
Dr Inderjeet Kaur<br />
Dr Paul N Baird 1<br />
Department of<br />
Biotechnology, India<br />
2007-2010<br />
Novel causes of congenital hereditary cataract Dr Chitra Kannabiran Council of Scientific &<br />
Industrial Research, India<br />
2007-2010<br />
Loop mediated isothermal amplification method for<br />
the diagnosis of viral retinitis caused by herpes simplex<br />
varicella zoster and cytomegalo viruses<br />
Dr Ashok Kumar Reddy<br />
Department of Science &<br />
Technology, India<br />
2008-2011<br />
Cultivation and characterization of human lacrimal<br />
gland cells for potential clinical application for post<br />
radiotherapy xerophthalmia<br />
Dr Geeta K Vemuganti<br />
Dr Santosh G Honavar<br />
Dr Vijay Anand P Reddy 2<br />
International Atomic Energy<br />
Agency, Austria<br />
2008-2012<br />
Study of the role of vitreous liquefication in age-related<br />
nuclear cataract<br />
Prof D Balasubramanian<br />
Dr Pravin V Krishna<br />
Department of<br />
Biotechnology, India<br />
<strong>2009</strong>-2011<br />
An advanced surface for the cell therapy of limbal<br />
epithelium for ocular surface disease: Proof of concept<br />
and clinical trials<br />
Dr Virender S Sangwan<br />
Dr Indumathi Mariappan<br />
Department of<br />
Biotechnology, India<br />
<strong>2009</strong>-2012<br />
Developing a global blueprint for zero PCG<br />
Dr Subhabrata Chakrabarti<br />
Prof Partha P Majumdar 3<br />
Prof Luba Kalaydijeva 4<br />
Department of<br />
Biotechnology, India<br />
2008-2011<br />
Molecular characterization of nonsporulating<br />
flamentous fungi isolated from microbial keratitis<br />
Dr Ashok Kumar Reddy<br />
Council of Scientific &<br />
Industrial Research, India<br />
<strong>2009</strong>-2012<br />
Evaluation and characterization of cancer stem cells in<br />
retinoblastoma tumor<br />
Dr Geeta K Vemuganti<br />
Indian Council of Medical<br />
Research, India<br />
<strong>2009</strong>-2010<br />
Genetic and phenotypic comparison of primary<br />
congenital glaucoma in India and Brazil<br />
Dr Subhabrata Chakrabarti<br />
Dr Ivan M Tavares 5<br />
Dr Monica Mello 6<br />
Department of Science &<br />
Technology, India<br />
<strong>2009</strong>-2011<br />
Central India <strong>Eye</strong> & Medical Study<br />
Dr Subhabrata Chakrabarti<br />
Dr Jonas Jost 7<br />
University of Heidelberg,<br />
Germany<br />
<strong>2009</strong><br />
onwards<br />
Genetic comparison of primary congenital glaucoma in<br />
India and Tunisia – understanding the possible founder<br />
effects<br />
Dr Subhabrata Chakrabarti<br />
Prof G Fethi 8<br />
Department of Science &<br />
Technology, India<br />
<strong>2009</strong>-2011<br />
Generation of disease specific inducted pleuripotent<br />
stem cells from dermal fibroblasts of patients with<br />
retinal dystrophy<br />
Dr Indumathi Mariappan<br />
Department of<br />
Biotechnology, India<br />
<strong>2009</strong>-2011<br />
Ocular infections caused by Staphylococcus species:<br />
Study of clinico-microbiologic features, virulence<br />
markers and genome profile<br />
Dr Savitri Sharma<br />
Dr DV Singh 9<br />
Department of Science &<br />
Technology, India<br />
<strong>2009</strong>-2012<br />
Phenotypic & genotypic characterization of limbal stem<br />
cells, cultivated limbal epithelial cells and persistence of<br />
these characteristics after clinical transplantation<br />
Dr Geeta K Vemuganti<br />
Dr Virender S Sangwan<br />
Prof D Balasubramanian<br />
Department of<br />
Biotechnology, India<br />
2006-<strong>2009</strong><br />
Molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis of glaucoma<br />
caused by mutations in optineurin<br />
Prof D Balasubramanian<br />
Dr Ghanshyam Swarup 10<br />
Dr Subhabrata Chakrabarti<br />
Department of<br />
Biotechnology, India<br />
<strong>2009</strong>-2012<br />
Characterization of cultivated oral mucosal epithelial<br />
cells and its application for reconstructing the ocular<br />
surface in patients with severe ocular surface disease<br />
Dr Geeta K Vemuganti<br />
Dr Santosh G Honavar<br />
Dr Virender S Sangwan<br />
Department of<br />
Biotechnology, India<br />
2007-<strong>2009</strong><br />
[Operations Research (community eye care) table in ICARE section, page 26]<br />
1<br />
Centre for <strong>Eye</strong> Research Australia (CERA), University of Melbourne, Australia t 2 Consultant, Ocular Oncology, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad t<br />
3<br />
Indian Statistical <strong>Institute</strong>, Kolkata t 4 University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia t 5 Vision <strong>Institute</strong>, Federal University of Sao Paolo, Brazil t<br />
6<br />
Campinas State University, Sao Paolo, Brazil t 7 Department of Ophthalmology, University of Heidelberg, Manheim, Germany t 8 Institut Salah Azaiz,<br />
Tunis, Tunisia t 9 <strong>Institute</strong> of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar t 10 Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad<br />
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