Research Committees - MCHRC SRM Trichy

Institutional Research Board (IRB)

The Committee

Designation	Name and Affiliation
Chairperson	Dean
Vice Chairperson	Vice Principal
External Advisory members	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
Members	Dr. C. Gnanavelraja, Associate Professor of Anatomy
	Dr. D.H. Rajendra, Professor of Physiology
	Dr. R. Thamarai, Professor of Biochemistry
	Dr. A. Anupriya, Associate Professor of Microbiology
	Dr. S. PriyaBanthavi, Professor of Pathology
	Dr. K. Kanagasanthosh, Associate Professor of Pharmacology
	Dr. RamchandraGoyal, Head, Community Health Services
	Dr. Deodatt M. Suryawanshi, Associate Professor of Community Medicine
	Dr. K. Sivakumar, Professor of Medicine
	Dr. T. Karunaharan, Professor of Surgery
	Dr. K. Muthukumar, Professor of Pediatrics
	Dr. S. Banumathy, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
	Dr. D. Baba, Professor of Ophthalmology
	Dr. S. Sivaraman, Professor of Psychiatry
	Dr. U. Jayasimharaj, Professor of Dentistry
	Dr. K. Akila, Assistant Professor of Dermatology
	Dr. N. Vijay, Asso. Prof. of Orthopedics
	Dr. Santham Sweet Rose, Professor of Nursing
	Dr. N. Prabhusaran, Research Faculty of IRB
	Dr. A. Sundhararajan, Research Faculty of IRB

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 to 2021)

Year	No. of meetings	Date	Total proposals presented	No. of Proposals Presented
2021	04 (Upto July 2021)	02.02.2021	26	10
		30.03.2021		07
		April 2021		04
		July 2021		05
2020	06	27.01.2020	113	09
		25.02.2020		17
		28.05.2020		01
		10.08.2020		16
		02.11.2020 & 03.11.2020		38
		02.12.2020 & 03.12.2020		32
2019	11	01.02.2019	121	04
		07.03.2019		24
		08.03.2019		20
		08.04.2019		09
		21.05.2019.		05
		18.06.2019		10
		02.08.2019		22
		29.08.2019		04
		24.09.2019		08
		30.10.2019		08
		29.11.2019		07
2018	8	05.02.2018	76	–
		13.03.2018		13
		19.03.2018		07
		05.06.2018		10
		31.07.2018		10
		10.09.2018		11
		23.10.2018		12
		31.11.2018		13
2017	6	24.03.2017	147	38
		14.06.2017		35
		17.07.2017		09
		01.09.2017		10
		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 – IEC	*Dr. S.D. Nalinakumari*, Professor of Anatomy, TSRMMCH&RC, Trichy
IEC Coordinator	*Dr. N. Prabhusaran,* Research Faculty of IRB
Basic Scientist [External]	*Dr. S. Narkunaraja*, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli
Social Scientist [External]	*Dr. K. Sheik Fareeth*, Assistant Professor of Social Work, Jamal Mohamed College, Tiruchirapalli
Legal Adviser	*Lr. M. Krishnawamy*, Advocate, No. 22, Ramalinga Nagar, Tiruchirapalli
Lay Person	*Mr. IP. Premkumar*, No. 20, Annai Nagar, Irungalur, Tiruchirapalli
Members	*Dr. S. Padma,* Professor of Surgery
	*Dr. R. Pramila,* Professor of Pathology
	*Dr. S. Prabhusankar,* Professor of Medicine
	*Dr. K. Hemalatha*, Associate Professor of Community Medicine
	*Dr. Belgin Prem Kumar,* Associate Professor of Pediatrics
	*Dr. K. Kanagasanthosh,* Associate Professor of Pharmacology

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
2021	1	July 2021	26	26
2020	6	30.01.2020	127	25
		28.02.2020		17
		29.05.2020		01
		10.09.2020		15
		20.11.2020		33
		21.12.2020		34
2019	2	15.07.2019	73	36
2019	2	27.09.2019	73	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
1. Prior to sending the research proposals to IEC, they should be approved by institutional research board.
2. Faculty / Students should present the proposal to IEC, along with the respective guide.
3. The Principal Investigator showed presents the proposals.
4. The progress of the research should be regularly reviewed and monitored once IEC issues a certificate to proceed with the research.
5. 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; kannan_kpalayam@yahoo.com
Link Nominee of CPCSEA	*Dr. TR. Jayakrishnan*, 41, C.S. Nagar IV street, Krishnapuram Colony, Madurai 9488586215; drjaykrishna@hotmail.com
Scientist from outside the Institute, Nominee by CPCSEA	*Dr. P. Thirupathy Kumaresan*, 39/2, Ashok Nagar, Thirumangalam, Madurai 9894291871; thirukumaresan70@yahoo.com
Socially Aware Nominee by CPCSEA	*Dr. V. Valliappan*, President and Chief Veterinary Surgeon, Prani Mithran (Trust of AW & protection) 28, Vasantha Nagar, 2^nd Street, Madurai 9842166533; pranimithran@yahoo.co.in

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	–
2018	2	15.12.2018	3	–

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) cell is autonomy body under the administrative control of Institutional Research Board (IRB)

The Committee

Designation	Name and Affiliation
Chairperson	Dean
Vice Chairperson	Vice Principal
Member Secretary&Coordinator	Dr. R. Suguna, Professor of Forensic Medicine
Members	Dr. A. Velayutharaj, Associate Professor of Biochemistry
	Dr. G. BalaMaddilieti, Professor of Forensic Medicine
	Dr. S. Vishnu Kumar, Professor of General Surgery
	Dr. D. Vijayalakshmi, Professor of Dentistry
	Dr. C. Gnanavelraja, Associate Professor of Anatomy
	Dr. P. Sivakumar, Associate Professor of General Medicine
	Dr. R. Suganya, Associate Professor of Pathology
	Dr. DeodattMadhavSuryawanshi, Associate Professor of Community Medicine
	Dr. VinothRayar, Associate Professor of Radio Diagnosis
	Dr. G. Samynathan, Associate Professor of Orthopedics
	Dr. L. Manivannan, Physical Director
	Dr. N. Prabhusaran, Research Faculty of IRB
	Dr. Thilak, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, TRP Engineering College
	Dr. T. Sankar, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, TRP Engineering College

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.