Institutional Research Board (IRB)
The Committee
Designation |
Name and Affiliation |
| Chairperson | Dr. P. Karthick, Dean (i/c) |
| Vice Chairperson & Head | Dr. P. Thirumalaikolundusubramanian, Professor of Medicine and Head IRB |
| External Advisors | Dr. S.P. Thiyagarajan, Dean – Research, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai
Dr. B. Venkatachalapathy, Dean – Research, SRM Group of Institutions, Ramapuram, Chennai |
| Research Faculty | Dr. N. Prabhusaran, Research Faculty
Dr. A. Sundhararajan, Research Faculty |
| Members | Dr. A. Uma, Professor of Microbiology |
| Dr. Ram Chandra Goyal, Professor of Community Medicine | |
| Dr. K. Vasanthira, Professor of Pharmacology | |
| Dr. R. Pramila, Professor of Pathology | |
| Dr. D. Saminathan, Professor of Pediatrics | |
| Dr. S.D. Nalinakumari, Professor of Anatomy | |
| Dr. Nachal Annamalai, Professor of Physiology | |
| Dr. P. Karthik, Professor of Surgery | |
| Dr. V.R. Prakash, Professor of Biochemistry | |
| Dr. S. Sivaraman, Professor of Psychiatry | |
| Dr. K. Sivakumar, Professor of Medicine | |
| Dr. Jayasimharaj, Professor of Dentistry | |
| Dr. S. Jenitha, Associate Professor of OBG | |
| Dr. S. Priya Banthavi, Associate Professor of Pathology | |
| Dr. D. Santham Sweet Rose, Professor of Nursing | |
| Dr. Suja Suresh, Professor of Nursing |
Working modalities
- Conducting training programs on research to faculty, residents, research scholars, postgraduate and undergraduate students for pursuing research.
- Analyzing, approving, reviewing and forwarding research proposals submitted by students, research scholars and faculty members to IEC or IAEC.
- Promoting faculty members, research scholars, postgraduate and undergraduate students to participate and present research observations in the national and international conferences/ seminars/ symposia/ CMEs etc.
- Encouraging faculty members for Ph.D. registration in Medical and health sciences.
- Motivating faculty members, research scholars, postgraduate and undergraduate students to publish research papers in peer-reviewed research journals.
- Screening publications for plagiarism using an internet based anti-plagiarism software.
- Maintaining archives of research publications from TSRMMCHRC.
- Resolving conflicts with regards to research works and publications.
IRB meetings (2017 and 2020)
| Year | No. of meetings | Date | Total proposals presented | No. of Proposals Presented |
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2020 |
04 |
27.01.2020 |
43 |
09 |
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25.02.2020 |
17 |
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| 28.05.2020 |
01 |
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| 10.08.2020 |
16 |
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2019 |
11 |
01.02.2019 | 121 | 04 |
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07.03.2019 |
24 | |||
| 08.03.2019 |
20 |
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08.04.2019 |
09 | |||
| 21.05.2019. |
05 |
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| 18.06.2019 |
10 |
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02.08.2019 |
22 | |||
| 29.08.2019 |
04 |
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24.09.2019 |
08 | |||
| 30.10.2019 |
08 |
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| 29.11.2019 |
07 |
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2018 |
8 |
05.02.2018 | 76 | – |
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13.03.2018 |
13 | |||
| 19.03.2018 |
07 |
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| 05.06.2018 |
10 |
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| 31.07.2018 |
10 |
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10.09.2018 |
11 | |||
| 23.10.2018 |
12 |
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| 31.11.2018 |
13 |
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2017 |
6 | 24.03.2017 | 147 | 38 |
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14.06.2017 |
35 | |||
| 17.07.2017 |
09 |
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| 01.09.2017 |
10 |
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07.11.2017 |
29 | |||
| 29.11.2017 |
26 |
Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC)
Institutional Ethics committee (IEC) is functioning independently and takes decisions. IEC is not registered under CDSCO, since we do not undertake clinical trials.
The Committee
| Designation | Name and Affiliation |
| Chairperson
[External] |
Dr. G. Ravikumar, Professor and Head of Plastic Surgery, Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur |
| Member Secretary | Dr. S.D. Nalinakumari, Professor of Anatomy, TSRMMCH&RC, Trichy |
| Basic Scientist
[External] |
Dr. R. Senthamarai, Professor and Principal, Periyar College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tiruchirapalli |
| Social Scientist
[External] |
Dr. J. Josephine Jeba, Assistant Professor of Social Work, Holy Cross College, Tiruchirapalli |
| Legal Adviser | Lr. M. Krishnawamy, Advocate, No. 22, Ramalinga Nagar, Tiruchirapalli |
| Lay Person | Mr. G. Ramamoorthy, No. 7, Sella Tamil Nagar, Tollgate, Tiruchirapalli |
| Members | Dr. P. Thirumalaikolundusubramanian, Professor of Medicine |
| Dr. K. Hemalatha, Associate Professor of Community Medicine | |
| Dr. K. Vasathira, Professor of Pharmacology | |
| Dr. C. Gunasekaran, Professor of Pediatrics |
Working modalities
- IEC meets once in three months and looks into the research proposals forwarded to it by the IRC.
- Decisions are communicated to research scholars and committee members.
- IEC also looks into various ethical issues brought by/ related to patients, projects and publications.
- Communication, files and documents related to IEC are maintained at Institutional Research Board.
Details of meetings done and Number of project proposals approved (meeting wise)
| Year | No. of meetings conducted | Date | Year wise total | No. of IEC certificates issued |
| 2020 | 4 | 30.01.2020 | 58 | 25 |
| 28.02.2020 | 17 | |||
| 29.05.2020 | 01 | |||
| 10.09.2020 | 15 | |||
| 2019 | 2 | 15.07.2019 | 73 | 36 |
| 27.09.2019 | 37 | |||
| 2018 | 3 | 12.04.2018 | 57 | 9 |
| 23.08.2018 | 14 | |||
| 06.12.2018 | 34 | |||
| 2017 | 4 | 11.04.2017 | 134 | 38 |
| 15.07.2017 | 23 | |||
| 06.10.2017 | 19 | |||
| 05.12.2017 | 54 |
Minutes and Recommendations made in the last IEC meeting
- The IEC made the following recommendation
- Prior to sending the research proposals to IEC, they should be approved by institutional research board.
- Faculty / Students should present the proposal to IEC, along with the respective guide.
- The Principal Investigator showed presents the proposals.
- The progress of the research should be regularly reviewed and monitored once IEC issues a certificate to proceed with the research.
- In case of delay in completion extension of time should be sought and obtained from IEC.
Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC)
The Institutional Animal Ethics committee (IEAC) is formed as per the guidelines of Committee for the purpose of control and supervision of experiments on animals (CPCSEA)
The department of Pharmacology maintains the records related to IEAC.
| Designation | Name and Affiliation |
| Chairperson & Biological Scientist | Dr. A. Jesudoss, Dean, Trichy SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Tiruchirapalli |
| Member Secretary and Scientist Incharge for Animal House facility | Dr. S.K Vasanthira, Professor and Head of Pharmacology, TSRMMCH&RC, Tiruchirapalli |
| Scientist from different Biological Discipline | Dr. G. Vazhavandal, Associate Professor and Microbiology, TSRMMCH&RC, Tiruchirapalli |
| Scientist from different Biological Discipline | Dr. Nachal Annamalai, Professor and Head of Physiology, TSRMMCH&RC, Tiruchirapalli |
| Veterinarian | Dr. A. Jothiraj, Veterinary Medical Officer, TSRMMCH&RC, Tiruchirapalli |
| Main nominee of CPCSEA | Dr. D. Kannan, Associate Professor of Laboratory Animal Medcine, veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal – 637 002
9443275492; [email protected] |
| Link Nominee of CPCSEA | Dr. TR. Jayakrishnan, 41, C.S. Nagar IV street, Krishnapuram Colony, Madurai
9488586215; [email protected] |
| Scientist from outside the Institute, Nominee by CPCSEA | Dr. P. Thirupathy Kumaresan, 39/2, Ashok Nagar, Thirumangalam, Madurai
9894291871; [email protected] |
| Socially Aware Nominee by CPCSEA | Dr. V. Valliappan, President and Chief Veterinary Surgeon, Prani Mithran (Trust of AW & protection) 28, Vasantha Nagar, 2nd Street, Madurai
9842166533; [email protected] |
Details of IAEC meeting done and number of project proposals approved (2017 – 2018)
| Year | No. of meetings conducted | Date | Total No. of research proposals presented | No. of IAEC certificates issued |
| 2017 | 1 | 09.06.2017 | – | – |
| 2018 | 2 | 12.05.2018 | 3 | – |
| 15.12.2018 | – |
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) cell is autonomy body under the administrative control of Institutional Research Board (IRB)
The Committee
| No. | Designation | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chairperson | Dr. A. Jesudoss, Dean |
| 2 | Vice Chairperson and Member Secretary | Dr. P. Thirumalaikolundusubramanian, Head of IRB and Professor of Medicine |
| 3 | Coordinator | Dr. G. Vazhavandal, Associate Professor of Microbiology |
| 5 | Members | Dr. K. Hemalatha, Asso. Professor of Community Medicine |
| 6 | Dr. S. Priya Banthavi, Associate Professor of Pathology | |
| 7 | Dr. S. Vijayarangan, Associate Professor of Pharmacology | |
| 9 | Mr. N. Senthilkumar, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, TRP Engineering College | |
| 10 | Dr. T. Sankar, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, TRP Engineering College | |
| 12 | Consultant/Legal Advisor | Mr. L. Krishnasamy, Advocate, No. 22, Ramalinga Nagar, Triuchirapalli |
| 13 | Biomedical Engineer | Mr. Dilipan, CMCH&RC |
| 14 | Layman/ Community Representative | Mr. Ramamoorthy, No. 1 Tolgate, Trichy |
Functional modalities of IPR cell
- The cell functions autonomously from the premises of IRB.
- Monthly meetings are held on the fourth working day of every month for IPR related issues.
- The IPR cell acts as the interface between the Principal investigator (PI) and the Patent/ copyright attorney.
- Procedure for processing the proposed patent is clearly in place.
- IPR awareness Workshops/ Conferences/ Short term Courses are organized annually.
- External research scholars should get no objection from IPR cell for processing their patents.