Institutional Human Ethics Committee (IMHANS Ethics Committee)

IMHANS Ethics Committee (Reg. No: EC/NEW/INST2023/4210) is entrusted with the responsibility to undertake the ethical review of research proposals prior to initiation, and also have a continuing responsibility to regularly monitor the approved research to ensure ethical compliance during the conduct of research and to ensure that the rights, safety and well-being of research participants is protected. IMHANS Ethics Committee has been constituted to facilitate research involving human subjects in accordance with the ICMR National Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical and Health Research Involving Human Participants, 2017.

Chairperson

  • Dr. Chandni R
    Professor, Department of General Medicine, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala

Vice Chairperson

  • Dr. Manu Jose
    Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala

Member secretary

  • Dr. Seema P Uthaman
    Assistant Professor, Deparment of Psychiatric Social Work, Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IMHANS), Kozhikode, Kerala

Member secretary

  • Dr. Reena George
    Assistant Professor, Deparment of Psychiatric Nursing, Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IMHANS), Kozhikode, Kerala

Members

  • Dr. Amrutha Radhakrishan (Clinician)
  • Adv Thilakananthan C (Legal Expert)
  • Damodaran N K (Lay Person)
  • Dr Biju George (Scientific Member)
  • Dr Chandramukhi Kotian (Social Scientist)
  • Dr Harish M T (Psychiatry)
  • Dr Jayanthi M R (Nursing)

Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBSC)

As mandated in the Rules 1989 of Environment (Protection) Act 1986, IMHANS has constituted an institutional biosafety committee (BT/IKBP/636/2022) as per the guidelines of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India. IBSC facilitates the research involving recombinant-DNA (rDNA) materials, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and living modified organisms (LMOs) and implements biosafety procedures to ensure safety to the users as well as to the environment.

Chairperson

  • Dr. Krishnakumar P
    Director, Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IMHANS), Kozhikode, Kerala

Member secretary

  • Dr. Rajith K Ravindren
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IMHANS), Kozhikode, Kerala

Biosafety Officer

  • Dr. Vishnu K
    Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala

Department of Biotechnology Nominee

  • Dr.Rajanikant G. K
    Professor, School of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala

External Members

  • Dr. Anu Augustine
    Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, School of Lifesciences, Kannur University, Kerala
  • Dr. Binu R
    Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Calicut, Kerala
  • Dr. Dhanasooraj D
    Scientist C, Multidisciplinary Research Unit, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala

Internal Members

  • Dr Shabeesh Balan
    Scientist D, Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IMHANS), Kozhikode, Kerala