ICMR Recognizes Madras Diabetes Res earch Foundation (MDRF)
ICMR Recognizes Madras Diabetes Res search Foundation (MDRF) as a Collabo orating Centre of Excellence.
Chennai, India, November 26th, 2024: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the country’s apex body for med ical research, has honored the Madras D iabetes Research Foundation (M DRF) w ith the prestigious designation of Collab aborating Centre of Excellence (CCOE).
This recognition highlights MDRF’s out s tanding contributions to biomedical res earch, particularly in the field of diabete s care and management. MDRF, the rese search arm of Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Spe cialities Centre in Chennai, was a select ed as one of only 20 centers nation wide for this honor.
This recognition follows MDRF’s previ ous global acknowledgment by the Wo rld Health Organization (WHO) for its pioneering work in diabetes research.
Dr. V. Mohan, Chairman of MDRF, and D r. R. M. Anjana, President of MDRF, j oin tly stated, “We are deeply honored to re ceive this recognition from ICMR. It is a testament to the hard work and dedicat ion of our team of scientists an d staff, w hose research continues to make signifi cant strides in diabetes care. Our long-s tanding collaboration with I CMR, spann ing more than a decade, ha s enabled us to drive impactful researc h in diabetes. We are confident that th is partnership will continue to yield transformative re sults as we work towar ds tackling the g rowing diabetes burd en and improving public health out comes in India and glo obally.”
Founded in 1996, MDRF has grown to b ecome one of Asia’s largest and most re spected diabetes research institutions. The foundation has published over 177 0 research papers and boasts a tea m of more than 20 scientists specializzing in diverse fields such as diabetes epidemio logy, precision medicine, gen omics, and nutrition. MDRF has also se rved as the national coordinating cent er for the IC MR-led INDIAB study, one of India’s lar gest and most comprehen sive diabetes and non-communicable disease (NCD) e pidemiology studies.
About MDRF: The Madras Diabetes Res earch Foundation (MDRF) is a renowned research institute located in Chenniai, i I ndia. It is dedicated to conducting scient ific research on diabetes and rel ated co mplications. The foundation was establi shed in 1996 by Dr. V. Mohan, a leading d diabetologist in India. MDRF’s primary focus is on understanding the causes, pr evention, and management o f diabetes, as well as its associated complications. T The research conducted a t MDRF enco mpasses various aspects o f diabetes, in cluding epidemiology, gen etics, clinical management, and public health. MDRF plays a crucial role in ad vancing knowle dge about diabetes, im proving patient c are, and combating t he growing burden of diabetes in India and beyond.
