VDRL

VIRAL RESEARCH AND DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY (VRDL)
GOVERNMENT MOHAN KUMARAMANGALAM MEDICAL COLLEGE, SALEM, TAMIL NADU
LIST OF ONGOING PROJECTS IN VRDL 2024-2026

S.No TYPE OF FUNDING APPROVED YEAR PROJECT NAME SOURCE OF FUND AMOUNT SANTIONED AMOUNT UTILIZED DEPARTMENT INVOLVED
1 Extramural 2026 Molecular diagnosis of HSV infections and its associated risk factors in children attending a tertiary care hospital. TNSRC-KIPMR, Chennai Rs. 37,000.00 Partially utilized Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and gyaecology
2 Extramural 2026 Molecular diagnosis of atypical pneumonia in pediatric population in a government tertiary care hospital, Salem: A prospective study. TNSRC-KIPMR, Chennai Rs. 40,000.00 Partially utilized Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and gyaecology
3 Extramural 2025 Assessing the effectiveness of swab as an alternative to cytobrush for detecting high risk human papilloma virus infection in cervical cancer patients -A Multicenteric study DHR-ICMR-MDRU Rs. 74,500.00 Fully utilized Department of Obstetrics and gyaecology
4 Programes coordinated through DHR-ICMR 2026 WHO SEARO, Measles and Rubella Elimination programme DHR-ICMR Rs. 144000 Partially utilized 8 Districts of the Tamilnadu
5 Programes coordinated through DHR-ICMR 2025 National Reference Centre for Rickettsial Diseases by CMC VELLORE CMC VELLORE - - Coimbatore Medical College,GMC Theni,JIPMER PUDUCHERRY,Madurai Medical College
6 Programes coordinated through DHR-ICMR 2025 Pan India for respiratory viruses surveillance DHR-ICMR Amount yet to be Sanctioned Dadagapatty PHC and Panamarathupatty PHC
7 Programes coordinated through DHR-ICMR-TIGS 2025 Wastewater Surveillance of AMR Pathogens for the ICMR VRDLs- A hospital-based Study - TIGS-ICMR DHR-ICMR-VRDL - -
8 Programes coordinated through DHR-ICMR 2026 Pan India forAcute undifferentiated febrile illness surveillance DHR-ICMR Rs. 2,09782 Recuritement process initiated Yet to be initiated
9 Programes coordinated through DHR-ICMR 2026 ICMR-CDSCO collaboration -Medical Device Testing Laboratories (MDTLS): Iso:17025 Accreditation DHR-ICMR Amount yet to be Sanctioned Yet to be initiated
10 National programme - National viral Hepatitis control program – Hepatitis B & C Virus - - - Department of Medical gastroenterology
11 National programme - National vector borne disease control programme - - - All departments
12 Collaborative project with ICMR -NIRTH , Jabalpur 2023 Molecular epidemiology and phylogeny of lepra bacilli using genomic wide analysis - A collaboration project along with ICMR-NIRTH Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh and Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, GMKMCH-Salem. Leprosy of Initiatives , Netherlands - - Department of dermatology, venerology and leprosy , District health office, leprosy ,Salem
13 Intramural 2025 Seroprevelance of hanta Ig G exposure in farmers DHR-ICMR-VRDL - - Not Applicable
14 Intramural 2025 Molecular diagnosis of Adenoviral Conjunctivitis among the patients attending a Govt Tertiary care hospital DHR-ICMR-VRDL - - Department of Opthalmology
15 Intramural 2025 Serological investigation of Rotavirus among pediatric population with acute gastroenteritis visiting tertiary care hospital, Salem district DHR-ICMR-VRDL - - Department of Pediatrics
16 Intramural 2025 Detection of Noroviruses from Children suspected with Acute Gastroenteritis DHR-ICMR-VRDL - - Department of Pediatrics
17 Intramural 2026 Evaluation of CMV DNA in Intrauterine fetal demise Cases by Real time Polymerase chain Reaction: Insights from Fetal Samples. DHR-ICMR-VRDL - - Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and gyaecology
18 Intramural 2026 Burden and Viral spectrum of acute encephalitis syndrome in paediatric patients – A hospital-based study DHR-ICMR-VRDL - - Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and gyaecology
19 Intramural 2025 Identification of hantaviruses in patients with undifferentiated febrile illness DHR-ICMR-VRDL - - Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics and gyaecology
20 Intramural 2025 Seroprevelance of Hantavirus exposure in farmers DHR-ICMR-VRDL - - All departments
21 Intramural 2026 Assessment of Viral Infection Burden among MSM: A Hospital-Based Study in a Tertiary Care Center DHR-ICMR-VRDL - - Department of dermatology, venerology and leprosy
22 Intramural 2026 Burden of Deformities and Lepra Reactions in Leprosy Patients at Salem district: A Clinic-bacteriological and Molecular Diagnostic Study DHR-ICMR-VRDL - - Department of dermatology, venerology and leprosy , District health office, leprosy ,Salem