Community Outreach Grant
Members of the Global Cancer Consortium are actively involved in supporting community outreach projects. Consortium founding member Dr. Susanta Roychoudhury in partnership with Dr. Ramdas Chatterjee, President, Krishna Kumar Chatterjee Memorial Association, a registered Non-Government Organisation (NGO), is conducting a Cervical Cancer Awareness and Screening Program in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Specifically, the work is conducted in rural Birohi near the city of Kolkata. The community outreach activity is primarily designed for early detection of cervical cancer and clinical follow-up in association with Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata. The objective is to save lives by early detection to prevent invasive disease. The outreach activity is supported by a peer-reviewed grant from the Kolkata Chapter of the National Academy of Sciences, India. For more information contact: Dr. Susanta Roychoudhury.
Precision Medicine Grant from the Government of India
High-End Workshop on “Clinical and Translational Research for Precision Medicine” sponsored by Department of Science & Technology (DST)
Consortium founding member Dr. Mahadev Rao, Manipal Academy of Higher Education(MAHE), has received workshop grant from Department of Science & Technology (DST), Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB) under the Accelerate Vigyan Scheme ‘KARYASHALA’, Government of India, New Delhi, INDIA.
The Workshop is organised for selected 25 participants across the country by the Center for Translational Research and Department of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences from July 25th to 30th , 2022, in the Department of Medical Education at MAHE. The grant will cover the total expenses for the participants. ‘KARYASHALA’ is aimed at providing hands-on experience to motivated post-graduate and PhD level students primarily from universities, colleges, and newly established institutes through high-end workshops on specific themes. The program is meant to support students willing to excel in the field of clinical and translational research by providing specialised research skills, thereby improving their research productivity. The event will be led by Mahadev Rao, M.Pharm, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, INDIA. For more information contact: Dr. Mahadev Rao.
Precision Oncology Grant from the Government of India
Workshop on “Clinical and Translational Research for Precision Oncology” sponsored by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
The Global Cancer Consortium (GCC) founding member Dr. Mahadev Rao, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, GCC consortium faculty Dr. Karthik Udupa and Dr Rama Rao Damerla, Kasturba Medical College, and Dr. Shama Prasada K, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), have received a Workshop grant from ICMR, Government of India, New Delhi, INDIA. The Workshop is organised for selected 30 participants across India from March 29 – April 01, 2023, in the Department of Medical Education at MAHE. Please find the speakers list by clicking here.
Precision oncology is an emerging approach to cancer treatment and prevention that considers individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle to develop an individualized treatment plan. The current thrust in medical research is translational research. Translational research is a two-way process to translate discoveries into clinical application and the translation of clinical findings into the understanding of molecular mechanisms. The workshop intends to provide an overview of translational science through multidisciplinary and multi-institutional integrated learning mechanisms with an objective of equipping the researchers to integrate information from multiple domains and conduct independent and team-oriented research that is scientifically sound, ethical, culturally adaptive and contributes to improve human and global health.
With the help of scientific expertise of national and international institutions from Global Cancer Consortium the workshop is expected to facilitate new ideas to be investigated in an expeditious manner and equip the researchers from both clinical and basic science backgrounds to pursue new clinical or laboratory approaches. Importantly, novel topics and avenues will be created for productive research. The workshop is expected to contribute to the current trends in translational research fields, including precision oncology, omics, cardio-oncology, chromosomal instabilities in human cancer, immuno-oncology, and translational oncology. The workshop provides hands-on training in cfDNA extraction, from lung cancer blood samples, DNA and RNA isolation and real time PCR: oncogene expression in breast cancers, next generation sequencing demonstration, and cBioportal and UALCAN demonstration: how to browse or extract data from tumor portals and Phoenix WinNonlin software for pharmacometrics in precision oncology. This should lead to significant scientific advances in research and facilitate translation to improve patient outcomes in clinical practice and promote the professional development of researchers to become future leaders in multi-disciplinary team-oriented, translational scientific research. For more information contact: Dr. Mahadev Rao.
