Research

RECENTLY CONCLUDED AND ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS

As Principal investigator

1. Vitamin D status of exclusively breastfed babies at 3 months of age (2006-8)
2. Structured clinical case presentation as a novel method for assessment of undergraduates during initial clinical postings (2006-8)
3. Growth, puberty and carbohydrate metabolism in children with cystic fibrosis (2008-10)
4. Adiponectin, CRP and IL-6 in overweight children and adolescents and their relationship with insulin resistance (2009-12)
5. Bone mineral density in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (2010-13)
6. Safety and Efficacy of Stoss Therapy for vitamin D deficiency in Children (2009- 12)
7. Comparative assessment of growth and body composition during first year of life in term low and normal birth weight infants (2012-14)
8. Role of gain in fat mass in early infancy on programming of adiposity and biochemical markers associated with cardiometabolic risk (2012-15)
9. Influence of genetic polymorphisms, clinical and biochemical parameters in determining susceptibility to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Indian overweight adolescents (2012-15)
10. Exploring the role of SHOX and IGFALS mutations in children with idiopathic short stature (AIIMS) 2014-16
11. Hypoxia adaptation and pregnancy outcome study (Wellcome Trust) 2016-18
12. Efficacy of a comprehensive family based yoga program in weight reduction in overweight adolescents: an RCT (Ministry of AYUSH) 2016-19
13. Improving diagnosis and management of inherited rare disorders of sex development in India (ICMR & BMBF, Germany) 2017-19
14. Optimizing insulin and diet regimes for children with type 1 diabetes in low resource settings (Department of Health Research) 2017-20
15. Efficacy of Metformin in reduction of NAFLD and insulin resistance in overweight Indian adolescents (ICMR) 2018-21

As co-investigator/ site-investigator /thesis supervisor:

1. Body fat and its relationship with metabolic syndrome indicators in overweight pre-adolescents and adolescents (2007-10)
2. Comparison of serum magnesium level in overweight and lean children and its relationship with insulin resistance (2007-9)
3. Diagnosis of Celiac disease in children with T1DM, short stature and thyroiditis using Biocard (2007-9)
4. Adrenal insufficiency in VLBW babies with shock (2007-9)
5. KIGS multinational Growth Survey (2006-12)
6. Bone mineral density in ex-preterm toddlers (2009-11)
7. ICMR multicentric project on newborn screening for hypothyroidism and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (2008-13)
8. Centre for advanced research in newborn Health (2010-15)
9. Iodine Status of Pregnant Mothers, School Age Children and Neonatal Thyroid Stimulating hormone concentration in three regions of Himachal Pradesh (2011-14)
10. Taskforce on Childhood Obesity (2010-15)
11. Quality of life, emotional well-being, behavioral issues and cognitive function in Indian children and adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes (2011)
12. Catch-up growth and body composition in first year of life in term low birth weight infants (2010-12)
13. Identification of perceived concerns and unmet needs on health related issues among urban Indian adolescents (2011-12)
14. Developing a long term partnership for translational health research in child health (2011-15)
15. Body composition of preterm neonates at birth, ter equivalent age and 3 months by air displacement plethysmography
16. Clinical and biochemical characterization of short stature in 4 to 16 year old children with special attention to idiopathic short stature
17. Effect of total body fat and its regional distribution on bone health in adolescents
18. Knowledge, stress and coping in parents of children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia
19. Evaluation of physical activity and its determinants in preschool aged children
20. Growth pattern and clinical profile of children with 21 hydroxylase deficiency congenital adrenal hyperplasia
21. Body composition of healthy term neonates at birth by air displacement plethysmography
22. Exploring the genetic basis of idiopathic short stature in children: Prevalence of SHOX, GHR and IGFALS mutations