This department is supporting research activities covering various areas including controlled clinical trials, basic research, operational research and programme oriented research.

Head of Department: Dr. N. Selvakumar, Scientist F
Email: selvakumarn@trcchennai.in

Ongoing studies

1. Multicentric evaluation of a sensitive smear Microscopy technique for detection of AFB in sputum     
    Principal Investigator:Dr.N.Selvakumar
    Funding: Indian Council of Medical Research

2. Use of Phagebiotics for growing tubercle bacilli in liquid medium from sputum processed by Chitin and Petroff's     methods
    Principal Investigator: Dr.Vanaja Kumar
    Funding: Indian Council of Medical Research

3. Standardization of second line anti-TB drug susceptibility testing
    Principal Investigator: Dr.Ranjani Ramachandran

4. Microscopic Observation Drug Susceptibility (MODS) assay as a rapid low cost test for detection and drug     Susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in HIV-TB and Non HIV-TB Individuals.
    Principal Investigator: Dr.Ranjani Ramachandran.
    Funding: Indian Council of Medical Research

5. Tetrazolium Micro Plate Assay (TEMA) - Rapid Colorimetric Method and Thin Layer Agar (TLA) For     Determination  Of DST of M. tuberculosis
    Principal Investigator: Dr.Ranjani Ramachandran
    Funding : Indian Council of Medical Research