Research
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RECENTLY CONCLUDED AND ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS
As Principal investigator
- Vitamin D status of exclusively breastfed babies at 3 months of age (2006-8)
- Structured clinical case presentation as a novel method for assessment of undergraduates during initial clinical postings (2006-8)
- Growth, puberty and carbohydrate metabolism in children with cystic fibrosis (2008-10)
- Adiponectin, CRP and IL-6 in overweight children and adolescents and their relationship with insulin resistance (2009-12)
- Bone mineral density in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (2010-13)
- Safety and Efficacy of Stoss Therapy for vitamin D deficiency in Children (2009- 12)
- Comparative assessment of growth and body composition during first year of life in term low and normal birth weight infants (2012-14)
- Role of gain in fat mass in early infancy on programming of adiposity and biochemical markers associated with cardiometabolic risk (2012-15)
- Influence of genetic polymorphisms, clinical and biochemical parameters in determining susceptibility to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Indian overweight adolescents (2012-15)
- Exploring the role of SHOX and IGFALS mutations in children with idiopathic short stature (AIIMS) 2014-16
- Hypoxia adaptation and pregnancy outcome study (Wellcome Trust) 2016-18
- Efficacy of a comprehensive family based yoga program in weight reduction in overweight adolescents: an RCT (Ministry of AYUSH) 2016-19
- Improving diagnosis and management of inherited rare disorders of sex development in India (ICMR & BMBF, Germany) 2017-19
- Optimizing insulin and diet regimes for children with type 1 diabetes in low resource settings (Department of Health Research) 2017-20
- Efficacy of Metformin in reduction of NAFLD and insulin resistance in overweight Indian adolescents (ICMR) 2018-21
As co-investigator/ site-investigator /thesis supervisor:
- Body fat and its relationship with metabolic syndrome indicators in overweight pre-adolescents and adolescents (2007-10)
- Comparison of serum magnesium level in overweight and lean children and its relationship with insulin resistance (2007-9)
- Diagnosis of Celiac disease in children with T1DM, short stature and thyroiditis using Biocard (2007-9)
- Adrenal insufficiency in VLBW babies with shock (2007-9)
- KIGS multinational Growth Survey (2006-12)
- Bone mineral density in ex-preterm toddlers (2009-11)
- ICMR multicentric project on newborn screening for hypothyroidism and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (2008-13)
- Centre for advanced research in newborn Health (2010-15)
- Iodine Status of Pregnant Mothers, School Age Children and Neonatal Thyroid Stimulating hormone concentration in three regions of Himachal Pradesh (2011-14)
- Taskforce on Childhood Obesity (2010-15)
- Quality of life, emotional well-being, behavioral issues and cognitive function in Indian children and adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes (2011)
- Catch-up growth and body composition in first year of life in term low birth weight infants (2010-12)
- Identification of perceived concerns and unmet needs on health related issues among urban Indian adolescents (2011-12)
- Developing a long term partnership for translational health research in child health (2011-15)
- Body composition of preterm neonates at birth, ter equivalent age and 3 months by air displacement plethysmography
- Clinical and biochemical characterization of short stature in 4 to 16 year old children with special attention to idiopathic short stature
- Effect of total body fat and its regional distribution on bone health in adolescents
- Knowledge, stress and coping in parents of children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- Evaluation of physical activity and its determinants in preschool aged children
- Growth pattern and clinical profile of children with 21 hydroxylase deficiency congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- Body composition of healthy term neonates at birth by air displacement plethysmography
- Exploring the genetic basis of idiopathic short stature in children: Prevalence of SHOX, GHR and IGFALS mutations