Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation

Institutional Review Board
Registered with the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO)
Registration No. ECR/468/Inst/AP/2013/RR-19
Registered with the Department of Health Research (DHR)
Registration No. EC/NEW/INST/2021/TE/0021
Registered with the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Health Providers (NABH)
Registration No. EC-CT-2019-0126

Mr Chejerla Vijay Kumar
Chairperson and Social Scientist

Retd from LIC of India as Scale V Officer, Hyderabad

Dr Padmaja Kumari Rani
Member Secretary and clinician

L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad

Members

Dr Dilip Kumar Mishra
Basic Medical Scientist

L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad

Dr Ipsita Sapra
Social Scientist

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Hyderabad

Ms Renuka Rao Donthineni
Legal Expert

Nava Jyothi rural development Society, Hyderabad

Ms Aarti Rawat
Lay Person

L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad

Dr Arjun Srirampur
Clinician

Shree Meenakshi Eye Hospital, Hyderabad

Mr Satya Kumar Dontamsetti
Lay Person

Shri Shakti Alternative Energy Ltd, Hyderabad

Dr Vimee Bindra
Clinician

Apollo Hospital, Jubilee Hills Hyderabad

Dr Santosh Kumar B
Basic Medical Scientist

National Institute of Nutrition , Hyderabad

Research Advisory Board

Prof Dipankar Chaterjee
Chairperson

Honorary Professor at Molecular Biophysics Unit,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Members

Prof Anuradha Lohia

Vice Chancellor of the Presidency University
Kolkata

Prof Partha Majumder

Distinguished Professor, Indian Statistical Institute
Kolkata

Dr Neeraj Jain

Professor, Indian Institute of Technology
Jodhpur

Dr Ghanshyan Swarup

Scientist, Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology
Hyderabad

Dr Rashna Bhandari

Head, Laboratory of Cell Signalling, Centre for
DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad

Dr Rajan Sankarnarayanan

Outstanding Scientist, Centre for
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Hyderabad

Dr Bindiganavale R Shamanna

Professor, School of Medical Sciences,
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad

Dr Sayan Basu

Director, Prof Brien Holden Eye Research Centre,
L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad

Institutional Committee for Stem Cell Research (IC-SCR)
Registered with the National Apex Committee for Stem Cell Research and Therapy (NAC-SCRT)
Registration No. NAC-SCRT/41/20210122
Constitution Registered on 18th March 2021

Prof B S Ramakrishna
Chairperson

SRM Institutes for Medical Sciences
Chennai

Dr Sanhita Roy
Member secretary

L V Prasad Eye Institute
Hyderabad

Dr Suman Kapur
Vice Chairperson

Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Shameerpet

Members

Dr Sasikala Mitnala
External Stem Cell Expert

Asian Institute of Gastroenterology
Hyderabad

Prof P Prakash Babu
External Stem Cell Expert

Head, Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences,
University of Hyderabad

Mr Chejerla Vijay Kumar
Lay Person

Retd from LIC of India as Scale V Officer

Dr B R Shamanna
Public Health Expert

Director, Prashasa Health Consultant Pvt Ltd 2,
Senior Public Health Specialist,
Public Health Foundation of India

Dr Sanjeev Khosla
External Stem Cell Expert

Director, CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology

Ms Renuka Rao Donthineni
Legal Expert

Nava Jyothi rural development Society, Hyderabad

Institutional Bio Safety Committee (IBSC)
Registered with the Review Committee on Genetic Manipulation (RCGM)
Registration No. HYDE261220191124
Constitution Registered on 2nd March 2020

Dr Chitra Kannabiran
Chairperson

L V Prasad Eye Institute
Hyderabad

Dr Puran Singh Sijwali
DBT Nominee and External Expert

CSIR-CCMB
Hyderabad

Dr Sachin Shukla
Member Secretary and Internal Expert

L V Prasad Eye Institute
Hyderabad

Dr Subhabrata Chakrabarti
Internal Expert

L V Prasad Eye Institute
Hyderabad

Dr Dilip Kumar Mishra
Internal Expert

L V Prasad Eye Institute
Internal Expert

Dr Chandrasekhar Prabhakar
External Expert

CSIR-CCMB
Hyderabad

Dr Sanchita Mitra
Biosafety Officer and Internal Expert

L V Prasad Eye Institute
Hyderabad

Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC)
Registered with the Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CCSEA)
Registration No. 2155/PO/Re/S/2022/CPCSEA
Constitution Registered on 1st April 2022

Dr Sayan Basu
Chairperson

Director of Research, Clinician Scientist,
L V Prasad Eye Institute

Dr Vivek Singh
Internal Expert

Scientist, Member Secretary
L V Prasad Eye Institute

Dr Indumathi Mariappan
Internal Expert

Scientist, In-charge of zebrafish facility
L V Prasad Eye Institute

Dr Soumyava Basu
Internal Expert

Clinician Scientist
L V Prasad Eye Institute

Dr K B P Raghavender
Veterinarian

All Creatures Animal Clinic Veterinarian in-charge
L V Prasad Eye Institute

Dr M Shiva Prakash
CCSEA Main Nominee

Scientist E and Rtd. Deputy Director
ICMR-NIN

Dr P Sailaja Rao
CCSEA Link Nominee

Professor of Pharmacology
TRR College of Pharmacy

Dr Alagarsamy V
External Scientist

Professor & Principal
MNR College of Pharmacy
External Scientist

Dr Kishore More
Socially Aware Nominee

Assistant Professor
Pratishta Institute of Pharmaceutical
Sciences Socially Aware Nominee