Research is a pursuit of knowledge and is limitless. Though we are
recently established institute, research is an important mission of
AIIMS Bhopal towards better healthcare and teaching. At AIIMS Bhopal we
pursue research to understand the intricacies and maladies of the human
body and its interaction with nature, find cure to ailments, improve
quality of living and enhance teaching. Research at AIIMS Bhopal is a
dedicated team work led by the faculty of the Institute as Principal
Investigators (PI) with the assistance of senior residents, postdoctoral
fellows and undergraduates and technical staff. The research funding
is obtained mainly by extramural grants from agencies namely DBT, MPCST,
ICMR, DST and others. The institute aims to provide modest intramural
financial support to investigators for initiating research
The research projects are reviewed by
the Research review board (RRB) comprising of faculty of the institute.
Depending on the requirements RRB forwards the projects for further
review to Institutional Human Ethics Committee (IHEC), Institutional
Biosafety committee (IBSC) and Institutional Animal Ethics Committee
(IAEC). The registration of IHEC with DCGI, IBSC with DBT and IAEC with
CPCSEA is in process
Research Themes: Our research themes broadly includes
Infectious diseases, Maternal health and child nutrition, Molecular
cancer research, Viral identification and diagnosis, Neurosciences and
Psychiatry, Genetic predisposition to non-communicable diseases, health
care policies, toxicology, strategies for surgical interventions and
stem cell biology. The themes are not mutually exclusive and the PIs
carry interdisciplinary research with national and international
collaborations aiming towards novel, low cost tools for becoming the
torch bearer of health care for the state of Madhya Pradesh where
malnutrition, maternal mortality, haemophilia are prevalent.
Facilities for research: Our
research is facilitated by state of art instrumentation including
Real-time PCR, flow cytometry, HPLC, Biosafety cabinets, high speed
centrifuges, ELISA, chemiluminiscent analysers, microscopes with varying
resolutions manned by trained technical staff. Equipments for high
throughput and advanced technologies including genomics, proteomics,
metabolomics, mass spectrometry, bioinformatics and NMR are underway
Undergraduate research: At
AIIMS Bhopal, undergraduate students are encouraged to identify a
problem in research and address it with help of a mentor in the
Institute. The aim of undergraduate research is to develop critical
thinking and expand academic knowledge, explore research techniques,
inculcate team spirit and time management, identify career interests,
establish contacts with faculty and presenting at research conferences.
Undergraduate research has been supported by intramural funding and
short term studentships (STS) of ICMR. Twenty-five undergraduates of
AIIMS Bhopal have bagged the prestigious STS fellowships since 2012 and
have won accolades in platform and poster presentations in various
national and international conferences
