Committee
For all the projects for which the clinical trials are required, clearance is accorded by Clinical Ethical Committee of the Centre for proceeding with the human clinical trials.
The following are the Members:
1. Prof. Dr. G. P. Dubey, Chairman, Ethical Committee, CARISM, SASTRA
2. Shri. S. Vaidyasubramanian, Dean, Planning & Development, SASTRA
(Member)
3. Dr. G. Baskaran, Professor & Director of Philosophy, Tamil University,
Thanjavur (Member)
4. Dr. N. Punniamoorthy, Professor & Head, Veterinary Training Center,
Thanjavur (Member)
5. Dr. R. Elangovan, Professor of Neuro Surgery, Thanjavur Medical College,
Thanjavur (Member)
6. Dr. A. Jaswanth, Assistant Professor Periyar College of Pharmacy, Trichy
(Member)
7. Mr. R. Giridharan, General Law Practitioner, Thanjavur
8. Dr. Mrs. Cecilia Pandian , Head, Department of Zoology, Kunthavai Natchiyar
Govt. Arts College for Women (Member)
9. Dr. A. Hannah Rachel Vasanthi, Visiting faculty, SASTRA (Member)
10. Dr. Eugene Wilson, Senior Lecturer, CARISM (Member)
11. Dr. G. Victor Rajamanickam, Member Secretary, Ethical Committee,
Dean,
CARISM, SASTRA
So far, twice on 19th January 2005 and 20th May 2005, the Meeting has been conducted.
Institutional Ethical Committee Meeting
at the Centre held on 19.01.05
Monitoring Committee
The Centre is monitored by Experts Committee, which is not only monitoring the progress but also working as Advisory Agency. The First Monitoring Committee Meeting of the Centre for Advanced Research in Indian System of Medicine (CARISM) was held on 27th November 2004 at SASTRA University. Prof. Dr. G. Victor Rajamanickam placed before the committee the long term objectives and goals of CARISM. The following members participated and gave their suggestions for the betterment of CARISM.
| Dr. Vasantha Muthusamy,
Sr.DDG, ICMR New Delhi |
Dr. Ramesh
Technical Nominee M/s. Citadel Fine Pharmaceuticals Velacherry, Chennai – 600 042 |
| Dr. G. P. Dubey
Emeritus Professor-SASTRA Ex-Dean Ayurveda of BHU B29/10, Nandigram Lanka, Varanasi- 221 005 |
Dr. Aruna Agarwal
Center for Psychosomatic and Biofeedback Medicine Banaras Hindu University Varanasi - 221 005 |
| Dr. S. K. Sharma
Advisor Department of AYUSH Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India New Delhi – 110 001 |
Dr. G. J. Samathanam
Advisor Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Division Department of Science & Technology New Delhi – 110 016 |
| Dr. B. Suresh, M.Pharm., Ph.D.
Principal J.S.S college of Pharmacy P.B.No.20, “Rocklands” Ootacamund – 643 001 |
Dr. S. Narendran, M.S., Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery Thanjavur Medical College Thanjavur – 613 004 |
| Dr. A. Saraswathy
Assistant Director In-Charge Captain Srinivasa Murti Drug Research Institute for Ayurveda (SMDRI) Arumbakkam, Chennai – 600 106 |
Shri S.Vaidyasubramaniam
Dean, Planning & Development SASTRA University Thanjavur – 613 402 |
| Dr. K. S. Gopalakrishnan
Professor Dept of Chemistry Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Abishekhapatti – 627 012 |
Dr. S.N.Srivastava
Registrar SASTRA University Thanjavur – 613 402 |
The Second Monitoring Committee Meet of the Centre was held at Hotel Aaditya, Chennai, on 28th May 2005 along with special invitees to discuss about the prospective plan to expand CARISM in the next decade.
Funding
Agencies
>> Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Division, Department of Science & Technology
>> Department of AYUSH
>> CHARAK Division, Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO),
New Delhi.
Industries
Many industries as shown below have initiated the collaborative research.
>> M/s Citadel Aurobindo Biotech Ltd., Chennai
>> M/s Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Chennai
>> M/s Vedic Drugs Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
>> M/s Tulsi Ayurvedic Products & Research Pvt Ltd, Bhadohi, U.P
Moreover, the following industries have entrusted their products to investigate and prepare the safety profile and estimate the level of metal concentration in their products including the metal toxicity studies. They are as follows:
(1) Evernova Health products Pvt. Ltd., Bombay,
(2) Trinity Pharmaceuticals, Thrissur,
(3) Rohini Global, Chennai,
(4) Shree Dhootapapeshwar Ltd., Panvel, and
(5) M/s Lakshmi Seva Sangham, Siddha and Ayurveda Pharmacy, Dindigul.
(6) M/s Arvind Remedies Ltd, Chennai.
(7) M/s Vedic Life Sciences, Mumbai
(8) M/s Alathur Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Association (APMA)
Academic
Institutions
>> Center for Psychosomatic and Biofeedback Medicine, Banaras Hindu
University, Varanasi.
>> Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore.
>> Boston Medical Centre, Boston
>> Centre for Geotechnology, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.
>> Department of Pharmacology, Dr.ALM Post-Graduate Institute of Basic
Medical Sciences, Madras University, Chennai.
>> Alagappa University, Karaikkudi.
>> Tamil University, Thanjavur
>> Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur
>> National Institute of Oceanography (NIO)
>> Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
>>Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad.