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Two decades of teaching and research experience in the field of Neonatolgy and Pediatrics. Received funding from ICMR/DBT/SERB/INCLEN organisation from India and WHO/Gates Foundation/Xerox -research USA (International)for projects on 'Preterm birth,Methylxanthines use for apnea of prematurity, Childhood pneumonia,maternal immunization and adverse neonatal outcome etc. Presently concentrating on sepsis burden in neonates,preterm gut microbiome and antibiotics stewardship.

1. Genomic Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in India. Interested in immune response and immunopathology of SARS-CoV-2 for its functional role in disease severity and clinical outcome.

3. Airway inflammation, lung function and lung disease.

4. Correlating basic research in human disease and public health, through large clinical data.

5. Metabolic dysfunction and cellular stress response pathways that link obesity, asthma and diabetes.

6. Use of information technology and big data analytics for effective application of community health efforts and development of pattern-based diagnostics

7. Creating overall health infrastructure in such resource limited settings, and supporting public health research, especially via digital health and digital transformation

1. Collaborations, Partnerships, Grant Management, Policy

2. COVID and non-COVID research.

3. Capacity Building

Nutrigenomics Transcriptomics Cell Biology Host-pathogen Interactions Virology Obesity and Diabetes

We utilize as well as develop novel state-of-the-art nano-tools and nano-technologies to address above problems. If you want to discuss more along the research lines, please do contact us. This research requires developing skill set in a variety of fields, from physics, optics, chemistry and surface chemistry, cleanroom based nano fabrication, computer programming, modelling & interfacing, ultra-low-noise electronics, optical microscopy, theoretical modeling, molecular biology, microfluidics, DNA and protein engineering, cell biology, single molecule detection using nanopore platform, single molecule force measurements using Laser Optical Tweezers and Atomic Force Microscope as well as molecular visualization using different fluorescence methods.

Public health epidemiology Maternal and child health including vaccine trials Adolescent health Non-communicable diseases Travellers health

IPH has been recognized by the Government of India’s Ministry of Science & Technology, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) as a Scientific and Research Organization (SIRO). IPH has also been empanelled by the Karnataka Evaluation Authority as a consultant organization for conducting public policy and program evaluation, and as a partners in the National Corporate Social (CSR) Responsibility Hub at Tata Institute of Social Sciences. IPH is also the secretariat for the Health Equity Network India and is a global secretariat for the “Emerging Voices for Global Health” network of Health Systems Global. IPH has worked closely with national and state governments in India in strengthening health systems especially in the areas of primary health care, maternal and child health, strengthening public health policies and in moving towards universal health coverage. IPH has worked closely with UNICEF and WHO Alliance for Health Policy & Systems Research in various initiatives on health systems strengthening. IPH researchers have received funding and fellowships from organisations including the Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance, WHO Alliance for Health Policy & Systems Research (Geneva) and various reputed national and international funding agencies thorugh highly competitive research grants. IPH has been registered under NITI Aayog (NGO Darpan), with UNICEF as a partner (partner ID 888) and is registered under the GuideStar database of non-profits. IPH is headquartered in Bangalore with field stations in various locations with ongoing fieldwork in different states. IPH has an active ethics committee that functions in accordance with the national guidelines of ethical research of the ICMR. IPH also has an active gender issues and sexual harassment committee and exercises oversight over quality of its reserch through a committee on research conduct.

Arthroscopy Sports Surgery Ankle and Foot Basic Research