Dr.Medha.R

Dr. Medha Rajappa
Department: 
Biochemistry
Designation: 
Professor
Medical Registration number: 
48819 of Karnataka Medical Council
Academic Qualifications: 

MBBS, MD (Biochemistry), DNB (Biochemistry), MNAMS.

Special Area of Interest: 
Cutaneous immunology, CKD biology, Educational research, Capacity building in research ethics.
Publication: 

107 publications, h index: 26
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=%28%28Rajappa+M%29+OR+%28Medha+R%2...

Presentations: 

Research Projects as Principal Investigator:

  • Rapid Grant for Young Investigators from DBT entitled Study of genetic factors involved in the pathogenesis of psoriasis vulgaris worth 30.78 lakhs for 3 years, 2013-2016
  • Adhoc research grant from ICMR titled Immunogenetics of psoriasis vulgaris in South Indian population worth 29.32 lakhs for 3 years, 2013-2016
  • Research grant from SERB titled Biomarkers of atherothrombosis, inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, insulin resistance, oxidative stress and associated cardiovascular risk in patients with psoriasis in South Indian population worth 23 lakhs for 3 years, 2013-2016
  • Core Research grant from SERB titled Micro-RNA expression signatures as predictors of therapy response in psoriasis patients treated with methotrexate: a longitudinal studyworth 35 lakhs for 3 years, 2019 -2022
  • Adhoc research grant from ICMR titled Micro-RNA expression signatures in chronic kidney disease progression worth 31.45 lakhs for 3 years, 2020-2023
  • Research Grant from CMC Vellore titled A qualitative exploration of the perception of ethics committee members about Controlled human infection model (CHIM) studies in India worth 1.30 lakhs for 1 year 2021-2022
Positions Held: 
  • Senior Resident: Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi (August 2002 to August 2005)
  • Senior Research Associate (Pool Officer-CSIR): Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi (August 2005 to Sept 2005)
  • Assistant Professor: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (Sept. 2005-Feb 2010)
  • Assistant Professor: Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry (Feb 2010- June 2013)
  • Associate Professor: Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry (July 2013- June 2016)
  • Additional Professor: Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry (July 2016- June 2020)
  • Professor: Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry (July 2020- till date)
  • Associate Dean (Research): Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry (March 2019- till date)
Country: 
India