Principal Investigator: Dr. E. V. Soniya
Co-Investigators: Dr. Abdul Jaleel K. A
Role of the Institution in the GenomeIndia Project: Sample collection of seven distinct population groups from Kerala, followed by secondary analysis of variants. Aims to unveil genetic insights and enhance understanding of regional diversity.
1,851 blood samples have been successfully collected, encompassing seven communities. A notable achievement includes the submission of blood samples to the CBR, procured the essential equipment for sample collection and a computing cluster for the secondary analysis of the data, complemented by an operational registration web portal for GenomeIndia.