The research cell is the nodal unit for managing all research related activities .The ambit of research work in the institution includes monitoring of research and allied academic disciplines.
The purview of the research cell includes the listed areas:
- Institutional review board
- Publications of faculty and students
- PhD activities –Regulation
- Institutional seed money for research activities
- Application to funding agencies
- SRM Journal of Research in Dental Sciences
| S.NO | AREA | ROLE & RESPONSIBILITY |
| 1 | Institutional review board:
The institutional review board operates
to ensure the protection of the rights and
welfare of human participants in biomedical,
experimental and behavioral research
conducted at SRMDC |
- Reviews all types of research proposals
involving human participants with a view to
safeguard the dignity, rights, safety and well-being
of all actual and potential research participants before
approving the research proposals.
- Protocol review, selection of participants,
voluntary participation of potential participants,
informed consent process, risk benefit ratio,
distribution of burden and benefit, maintenance of
privacy and confidentiality and provisions
for appropriate compensations.
- Periodic review until the completion of the study
through appropriate well documented procedures.
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| 1.1 | Documentation of dissertations & short projects |
- Documentation of all research projects
happening in the institution –Faculty & students
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| 2 | Publications of faculty and students |
- Motivation of faculty and students to
publish in indexed high impact journals
- Guiding the faculty to select the best
journal for publication in terms of impact
factor, periodicity, quick review process
- To enable the faculty to publish all
dissertations from the year 2005.
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| 2.1 | Conference publications |
- The paper & poster presentations by
faculty and students to be registered with
the Research cell
- Issuing on-duty for participation
in conference
- Submission of presentation data
to the Research cell
- Submission of details of awards
won for presentation
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| 3 | PhD Activities |
- Regulation of PhD activities
- Formation of doctoral committee
in coordination with the Director & Dean,
Research , Kattangulathur
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| 4 | Application to funding agencies |
- To increase the number of proposals
sent for funding
- Derives plan of action for achieving
a target (funds) every year
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| 5 | Institutional seed money for research activities |
- Monitors the seed money set apart
for research activities
- Shortlists the expert panel for
selection of research projects for
awarding of seed money
- Enhancement of seed money by conduct
of by conducting various research related
program/ symposiums/hands on programs
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| 6 | SRM Journal of Research in Dental Sciences |
- Management of the journal office
- Conduct of Periodic meetings of
the Editorial board
- To advance the prospects of the
Journal
- https://www.srmjrds.in/
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RESEARCH CELL MEMBERS
Patron – Dr. R. Shivakumar, Chairman
Advisor – Dr. K. Ravi, M.D.S, Dean, Professor & Head, Department of Orthodontics
Secretary – Dr. K. Rajkumar, BSc,M.D.S.,PhD. Dean Academics, Professor & Head, Department of Oral Pathology
External Advisor – Dr. P. Rajashree, M.Phil.,PhD., Assistant Professor, NCNSNT, University of Madras, Dr. R. Ramya M.D.S, Department of Oral Pathology
Staff In charge – Dr. Ashwini C.R, M.D.S Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics, Dr. Deepikha, M.D.S Senior Lecturer, Department of Periodontics
