All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur

  •   All India Institute Of Medical Sciences
    Basni Industrial Area Phase-2, Jodhpur
    Rajasthan - 342005, India
  •  0291-2740741
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Principal Investigator: Dr. Kuldeep Singh, Professor & Head, Pediatrics

Co-Investigators: Dr. Praveen Sharma

Contributors: Dr. Dolat Singh, Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics

Role of the Institution in the GenomeIndia Project: AIIMS Jodhpur, involved in conceptualization, participants recruitment including community engagement & involvement, physical & biochemical phenotyping as per the study protocol.

Accomplishments and Outcomes

A systematic approach including dialogues with regulatory authorities, community leaders and stakeholders, a medical professional in team helped in enrollment. Approaching people outside the state (UP, MP, Haryana) and tribals was challenging but helped the team to devise strategies. Multiple lessons learnt by our team defying challenges of pandemic and funding issues. Each participant provided with routine reports.