About the Center
Since its inauguration by Sri. Sudip Bandyopadhyayformer Union Minister of State for Health and Family WelfareGovernment of Indiaon 6th July 2012the Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CEMR) located in the Department of BiochemistryJSS Medical Collegehas made significant contributions in the field of biomedical researchpromoted student and teacher trainingand produced high-quality researchers and published research and review articles. Currentlythe CEMR is supported by JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research and the funds received in part by Vision Group on Science and Technology (VGST)Government of Karnataka and Department of Science and Technology - Fund for Improvement of Science and Technology Infrastructure (DST-FIST) program.
Vision
To have a inter-disciplinarymultipronged approach to diagnose and treat various diseases and bridge the distance between clinical and laboratory research using molecular biology and stem cells research
Mission
The mission of the “Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine” (CEMR) is
- To help develop diagnostic techniques and novel therapies using molecular biology and stem cell technology
- To pursue understanding the mechanisms for various diseases and therapies through molecular biology
- To offer academic programs and training in the area of molecular biology and biomedical research to help develop skilled manpower
- To establish a human biorepository for archiving clinically annotated specimens
Objectives
- Develop biomarkers for early diagnosis and detection of various diseases
- Identify therapeutic and drug resistance markers in various communicable and noncommunicable diseases
- To unravel factors regulating cellular transformation and differentiation in health and disease.
- To promote “stem cell-based research” for developing diagnostic techniques and novel therapies for various otherwise difficult to treat diseases
- To assist drug discovery and development using pre-clinical model model systems
- To conduct training and academic programs