Call for Concept Proposal in the area of Developmental Disorders and Diseases of Infancy and Early Childhood
Last Date: October 31, 2020
Maternal and Child Health Research Programme
The peri-natal, infancy and childhood periods are central for understanding human development.
Early childhood developmental trajectories of children at risk can predict adverse developmental
outcomes and promote well-being. The Department is desirous of promoting research and
knowledge generation in order to understand and find newer ways to ameliorate problems and
diseases of Infancy and early childhood. The program envisages to engage clinicians and basic
researchers to generate novel research hypothesis and to design appropriate clinical interventions
to prevent prevalence of multitude of such problem.
Fresh perspective and ingenious ideas are invited in order to landscape technologies for primary
care and wellness centers and to initiate invention and early-stage development of new medical
technologies, application centric discovery and discovery for knowledge generation in the
following areas:
1. Chronic Malnutrition and Cognitive Development
Malnutrition increases susceptibility and incidence of infections and is associated with
diminished response to vaccines. Diarrheal infections and undernutrition can be viewed as being
synergistic in their contribution to morbidity and mortality.
2. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
3. Congenital Heart Diseases (CHDs)
Despite advances in understanding of
development of human heart the exact morphogenesis of cardiac malformations remains elusive.
Multiple factors such as genetic factors, maternal factors and environmental factors are thought to
result in abnormal development of the heart in fetal life. Recent advances in genomics are also
expected to improve causation as well as management of CHDs.The program is aimed to support
research for better understanding of causation of congenital heart disease which is likely to affect
the management. There is a clear paucity of systematically performed studies to define various
morphologic and physiologic characteristics defining management strategies in patients with
CHDs.
4. Birth Asphyxia, Hyperbilirubinemia and Hypothermia
5. Infections: Management in vulnerable groups
The Concept proposals with credible ideas and those with translational potential would be
preferred.
This is a rolling advertisement and would remain open throughout the year. Concept proposals
received would be evaluated twice in a year based on the schedule of Technical Expert Committee
(TEC) meeting of Maternal and Child Health- Developmental and Disease Biology programme
(MCH) which is likely to be held in January/February and July/August of each year.
The evaluation would be in accordance with the stated goals of the programme, uniqueness, track
record of the main investigators and feasibility of doing the proposed research in their present
setting. The decision would thereafter be communicated to investigators/coordinators. While
experience in the area will be valued but will not be limiting for the right proposal.
How to apply:
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