Principal Investigator: Dr. Kuldeep Singh, Professor & Head, Department of Pediatrics
Co-Investigators: Dr. Praveen Sharma
Contributors: Dr. Dolat Singh, Senior Resident, Department of 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. A total sample collected is 1641
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.