Focus
on Research is the key factor in today's academic world. Research centres give
valuable insights and outputs into the specially dedicated areas. Father Muller Research unit was formed in
2006 and today it has developed as an independent Unit catering the research
needs of all educational units of Father Muller Charitable Institutions. Spread over 7000
sq ft built up area ,including
administrative block Recognised
by ·Department Science
Technology , govt of India as Science
and Industrial research Organization ·Father
Muller Research centre is registered with Biotechnology Industrial Research
Assistance Council (BIRAC), Govt of India. The FMRC is headed by
Dr.Sanjeev Rai B under the guidance of the Director Fr. Richard Aloysius
Coelho, and unit has 3 divisions, clinical research division is headed by Dr.Ramesh Bhat, Vice-
dean FMMC; Microbiology and infectious diseases
division is headed by Prof Beena Antony and Biochemistruy, Molecular
diagnostics is headed by Professor
Shivashankara. I.RESEARCH Grants 2019-2020 : Total
grant amount : Rs. 2,65,01,510 External
Grants : Rs. 1,38,81,500; Internal
Grants : Rs. 82,24,384 Total
number of Grants : 174 Staff
108 - 39 External grants - ICMR, DST, VGST, MERT, RGUHS,,IADVL Students 66-
40 External Grants
-ICMR.DST, RGUHS IAP Clinical
Trials Proposal submitted 52 Under
progress 14 with a budget 87,00,000 Workshops organized : 1)Workshop
on point of care biomedical technologies
in association with Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 2)Staff
orientation on Research methodology and
G CP training 3)UG
Research orientation and research methodology 4)PG
Residents training on Research Methodology and
Synopsis writing 1. Student Research Club
was formed 2019 . Ms. InduParkavi as
President and Ms. Nicole Sequeira as secretary . Over 242 students have enrolled
as members. The research club was active during the year. They have
Oriented to research methods, research topics through lectures. How to
write protocols, and introduction to basic statistics etc. Helped to get
research scholarships to students from ICMR, RGUHS and IAP and awarded 24
scholarships from FMRC for their research in 2019. Video
conference Webinar was arranged with former FMMC student Dr Thomas
George from USA.. He gave a tips for How to write research proposals
, do and donuts in research work etc. It was well attended session FMRC has Memorandum of Understanding with over a dozen
educational and research institutions including IISc. Institutional
Ethics Committee (FMIEC) : IEC is constituted as per ICMR and CDSCO guidelines. Dr. Ashok Shenoy as Chairperson Dr. Shivashankara A.R.,
Member Secretary Recognised by DCGI &
DHR and for 5 years Also registered with
OHRP, USA enabling us to review FDA
approved trials. 3) Our ethics committee
not only caters to in house project proposals , even external institutions
like Ecron Acunova, KMC attavar; Indian
Hospital and Heart Institute , and St.Aloysius College, Mangalore avail the facilities Over 325 research proposals
and drug trials are processed during
the year. Focus
on Research is the key factor in today's academic world. Research centres give
valuable insights and outputs into the specially dedicated areas. The microbiology division has a unique faculty
for anaerobic bacteria culture and
is Accredited by NABL is well equipped with state of the art instruments is supported by the molecular section for
improving the diagnostic accuracy, to incorporate the recent genomic techniques
and to extend this research facility to other institutions We regularly conduct
anaerobic workshops for the staff and Post graduates from all over India. Biochemistry and molecular
diagnostic lab is equipped to do immunoassays (ELISA) facility; and analysis
drugs, peptides, amino acids and proteins by HPLC chromatography The blessing and inaugural was
conducted by the Director FMCI Rev. Fr Richard Aloysius Coelho at 3:30pm on the
first of January 2021 beginning with the unveiling of the plaque followed by
prayers and blessingthe premise using holy water. The welcome address and a brief
report on FMRC was presented by Dr Sanjeev Rai who admired the determined
effort of the Director to promote research and growth of all the institutions
of FMCI. The director's pledge of 1crore in the institutional budget of
2019-2020 was the cornerstone in the success of creating an environment for
active research. The efforts of the FMRC to match the institutional
contribution resulted in receiving successful external grants upto the tune of
1 crore and and clinical trial grants of 1 crore. The FMRC through its
faculties diligent efforts has resulted in receiving nearly 1/3rd of
the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Health Sciences research grants of 2020. Great
impetus is given for research by the administration both management and
academic. More focus on translational research is envisaged in the context of
bench to bed health devices. The director in his message echoed
that the dreams of the senior/past administrators and management has become a
reality with an exclusive space for a research center. The dream realized has
not only successfully bagged grants and papers but also accolades from near and
far. The state of the art laboratory facilities provided is a mere catalyst for
the new research to come. We need to stoke the flame to be bigger and brighter,
thus the facility will help nurture even more research acumen among the staff
and students. With evidence based medicine in clinical practice the need for
translational research is even more crucial in dedicated care of a patient. The
director motivated the gathering to reflect on an interesting question to bring
about curiosity and then research. The careful work scrutinized by Fr Ajith
Menezes of the FMRC is commendable. The selfless untiring work of Dr Sanjeev
Rai and Dr Shivashakara is reflected in the essence of the FMRC. Concluding the
director thanked the staff and students who received grants and funding. The vote of thanks was presented by
Dr Ramesh Bhat, Vice dean of Father Muller Medical College. 30 staff and 30
students were florally honoured for receiving grants and funding by the
administrators. In attendance were Rev Fr Rudolph Ravi D'Sa; Admin FMMCH, Rev
Fr Ajith Menezes; Admin FMMC, Rev Fr Sylvester Lobo; Admin FMHT, Rev. Fr Nelson
Pais, Asst Admin FMMCH, Dean's of the all the FMCI colleges Heads of
departments and a few students.
