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Details of PhD Thesis Advisors Available at AIMS, Faridabad, for January 2025 Session 

Department of Neurology 

Faculty Name: Dr. Sanjay Pandey

Research areas: 

  • Parkinson’s and Movement disorders
  • Neurodegenerative disorders 
  • Genetics of neurodegenerative disorder
  • Functional (Psychogenic) neurological disorders 

Funding / Projects: (Ongoing) 

Title of the Project Funding Agency 
Phenomenology and localization of post-stroke movement disorders An investigator-initiated non-funded multi-center international study 
Understanding the effects of feedback modulation on basal ganglia network neurophysiology in Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders An investigator-initiated non-funded international collaborative study 
Indian Collaborative Research Network on Wilson’s Disease” (iCROWD): Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India 

List of Facilities/ Research Infrastructure 

Name of the Research Lab Major Facilities / Equipment Details 
Human motor control section Electroencephalography, electromyography [needle and surface], evoked potential Botulinum toxin lab [EMG and USG guided] Genetic lab in collaboration with molecular medicine Clinical psychology in collaboration 

Department of Neurosurgery 

Faculty: Dr. Anandh Balasubramaniam and Dr. Satyakam Baruah 

Research areas: Neuro-oncology, Head and spinal injury, Epilepsy 

List of Facilities/ Research Infrastructure 

Name of the Research Lab Major Facilities / Equipment Details 
Amrita Research Centre and Hospital Clinical material, radiological investigations, Neuropathology lab, IHC and genetic studies, intra op- neurophysiology assessments, neuropsychology assessments, ICU set up, TCD studies, ICP studies Nuclear medicine services, Neuromonitoring unit, Neuropathology lab 

Department of Medical Oncology 

Faculty: Dr. Saphalta Baghmar 

Research areas: Cancers of Head and Neck, Breast and Gastro-enterology 

Fundings / Projects: (Ongoing) 

Title of the Project Funding Agency 
A Randomised Phase II Trial Comparing Chemo- Radiation versus Chemo-Radiation Plus Adjuvant low dose Immunotherapy in PDL1 Positive Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer (LACCION trial )” ICMR 

List of Facilities/ Research Infrastructure 

Name of the Research Lab Major Facilities / Equipment Details 
Amrita Research Lab Ilumina NGS platform and all other equipment required for Molecular research are available. 

Department of Radiation Oncology 

Faculty: Dr Manigandan, Dr. Rose KamalDr. Deepak Thaper

Research areas: Medical Physics 

Fundings / Projects: (Ongoing) 

Title of the Project Funding Agency 
1) An economical nanotechnology-based self-screening platform to detect human papillomavirus in menstrual blood of sanitary napkins for prevention and early detection of Ca Cervix ICMR 
2) Development of indigenous Robotic Ultrasound for synchronous management of Tumor motion and Radiation Hyperthermia. ICMR 

List of Facilities/ Research Infrastructure 

Name of the Research Lab Major Facilities / Equipment Details 
Radiation Oncology Department Linear Accelerator, Tomotherapy, Brachytherapy, water phantoms, Radiation dosimeters 

Department of Molecular Biology 

Faculty: Dr. Moushumi Suryavanshi

Research areas: Translational research, biomarker discovery, Liquid Biopsy, genetic markers, Oncology 

Fundings / Projects: (Ongoing) 

Title of the Project Funding Agency 
1. Personalized breast cancer risk assessment screening with machine learning-based tool incorporating pathogenic truncating gene variants, polygenic risk scores, and non-genetic factors in the Indian population. Centre for Excellence in Computational Engineering and Networking of Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore 
2. Genomic Landscape of Biliary Tract Cancers in India: Insights from Comprehensive Molecular Profiling Multi-institutional 
3. Role of ctDNA in breast cancer, present utility and future perspective.  

List of Facilities/ Research Infrastructure 

Name of the Research Lab Major Facilities / Equipment Details 
Molecular Biology Department NGS- Illumina Nextseq2000, NGS- Ion torrent S5 Plus, Digital PCR, Seq studio flex eight capillary, Real-time PCRs, Bioanalyzer, Gel Doc, Qubit, Fluorescent In situ Hybridization 

School of Nursing 

Faculty: Dr. Lekha Viswanath 
Email: lekhaviswanath@fbd.amrita.edu

Research area/priorities: 

Nursing practice development, Nursing care outcomes, Nursing Education, Nursing Management, Theoretical Nursing, Women and child health, Health promotion 

Department of Physiology  

Faculty: Dr. Surinderpal Singh
Email: surinderpal.singh@fbd.amrita.edu

Research areas: hypoxia and high-altitude physiology  

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