Research at ICRD is funded by national agencies such as the ICMR and the DHR, and through the hospital’s own internal grant scheme.
Government-funded projects
Government-funded projects are studies supported by national research funding agencies such as the ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) and the DHR (Department of Health Research), typically carried out in collaboration with other academic and research institutions, with IQRAA/ICRD faculty serving as Principal or Co-Principal Investigators.
Unifying Health Spheres: Clonal Linkages of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter in Healthcare and Food Settings and Development of a Pen-Side Diagnostic Tool
- Funding agency: ICMR
- Principal investigator: Dr. Jess Vergis, Senior Scientist, ICAR – Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar
- Co-principal investigators
- Dr. Vinod V.K. (KVASU, Pookode)
- Dr. Rahul Krishnan (KUFOS)
- Dr. Priyanka R. Nair (IQRAA)
- Dr. Vajid N.V. (IQRAA)
Clinical Pharmacist Competency Enhancement Program (CPCEP)
- Funding agency: DHR (Department of Health Research)
- Principal investigator: Dr. Feroz Aziz (IQRAA)
Development of a Combined Deep Learning Algorithm Integrating Clinical Metadata and Retinal Fundus Imaging for Predicting Chronic Kidney Disease
- Funding agency: ICMR
- Principal investigator: Dr. Gopal S. Pillai (Amrita Hospital, Kochi)
- Co-principal investigators
- Dr. Ranjit Narayanan (IQRAA)
- Dr. Rajesh Rajasekharan Nair (Amrita Hospital, Kochi)
- Dr. Nisha Bhavani (Amrita Hospital, Kochi)
- Dr. Nagesh Koundinya Subbanna (Amrita Hospital, Kochi)
Internal and institutional projects
Internal projects are studies funded through the IQRAA Internal Research Grant (IIRG), the hospital’s own research funding scheme. IIRG supports short-term (up to 12 months) clinical and basic science research led by IQRAA physicians, medical students, PhD scholars and healthcare professionals, with funding of up to ₹4,00,000 per project. Projects are selected on academic merit and research potential, must be led and primarily conducted at IQRAA, and all resulting data and outputs are attributed to the hospital.
Clarithromycin Resistance in Helicobacter pylori Infection
- Principal investigators
- Dr. Nidhin Devadas
- Dr. Priyanka R. Nair
Clinical and Genetic Insights into Global Developmental Delay and Intellectual Disability: Evidence from a Tertiary Care Centre
- Principal investigator: Dr. Nisha M
- Co-principal investigator: Ms. Gopika K. N.