Governance, Leadership and Management

Strategic plan

Academics

  • Fellowship in Laboratory genetics
  • Certificate programs
  • Industry academia collaborations

    • Long term

  • Establish a Center of Excellence in Skill Development (CESD)

Research

  • Increase in the number of Publications
  • Publications in high impact journals
  • Patents & Commercialization
  • Writing Grants for external funding agencies

    • Long term

  • Establish Center of Excellence for research in rare genetic disorders

Diagnostics

  • Therapeutic drug monitoring lab
  • Initiate expanded newborn screening
  • Toxicology screening
  • Establish molecular diagnostics

    • Long term

  • Emerge as a referral laboratory for advanced diagnostic testing

Incremental growth

Academics

  • Increase in the number of programs

    • 2018 - 04; 2023 - 06

  • Increase in the strength of the students

    • 2018 - 52; 2023 - 694

  • Number of Collaborations

    • 2018 - 8; 2023 - 21

Research

  • No. of funded research projects

    • 2018 - 9; 2023 - 44

  • Total amount of Grant money:

    • 2018 - 379.57 cr; 2023 - 4428.54 cr

  • CEMR lab is recognised as ICMR-Collaborating Center of Excellence (ICMR-CCoE)

Diagnostics

  • NABL Accreditation

    • 2018 - Nil ; 2023- Re-accredited

  • No of parameters

    • 2018 - 72 ; 2023- 114

  • Newborn screening

    • 2018- Nil ; 2023 - Basic and expanded

Institutional additional responsibilities

Name Committee / Additional responsibilities Role
Dr. M. N. Suma Faculty of Biomedical sciences Dean
JSS Medical College Vice Principal
BOS in Biomedical Sciences Chairperson
BOS in research Member
Academic Council Member
POSCH committee, JSSAHER Chairperson
IQAC Member Alumni
Dr. Prashant V. IQAC Coordinator
Dean Research  
Planning & Monitoring Board Member
Dr. Akila Prashant Department of Genetics Convenor
SIG in Human Genomics & Rare Disorders Leader
PG BOS Member
Student council Member
Institutional Biosafety Committee, JSS AHER Member
Laboratory Services JSS Hospital Director
Dr. MVSST SubbaRao Special Interest Group in Cancer Biology and Cancer Stem Cells, JSS Medical College – JSS AHER Leader
Special Interest Group in Dental Cariology, JSS Dental College – JSS AHER Member
Special Interest Group in Environmental & Respiratory Diseases, JSS Medical College – JSS AHER Member
Board of Studies in Life Sciences (Under Graduate Program) – Faculty of Life Sciences, JSS AHER Chairman
Academic Council of JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research Member
Institutional Biosafety Committee, JSS AHER Member
Sub-committee to improve/nurture research activities in JSS AHER Member
Sub-committee to review the progress of Ph.D. scholars of JSS AHER Member
Board of Studies (BoS) – Biomedical Sciences – JSS AHER Member
Undergraduate Board of Studies (BoS) – Life Sciences – JSS AHER Member
Postgraduate Board of Studies (BoS) – Life Sciences – JSS AHER Member
Research Coordination Council (RCC) – JSS AHER Member
Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC) – JSS AHER Member
Committee for Central Animal House Facility (CAF) – JSS AHER Member
Assistant Research Coordinator – JSS Medical College, JSS AHER Assistant Research Coordinator
Ph.D. guides and applicants screening and selection committee, JSS AHER Member
Name Committee/Additional responsibilities Role
Dr. Rajesh Kumar T. Academic Council, JSS AHER Member
UG Board Of Studies (BOS) in Life Sciences, JSS AHER Member
Board Of Studies in Research,  JSS AHER Member
33rd meeting of the Academic Council Member
Dr. Devananda D. Institutional Biosafety Committee (From October 2020 – To date), JSS AHER Member
M.Sc. Medical Biochemistry Coordinator
Placement officer, JSS Medical College  
Dr. Divya P. Kumar Institutional Biosafety Committee, FLS Member
Student Research Cell, JSS Medical College, Mysore. Member
Special Interest group- “Cancer Biology and Cancer Stem Cells”, JSS Medical College, JSS AHER, Mysore. Member
Special Interest group- “Liver and Life”, JSS Medical College, JSS AHER, Mysore. Member
Dr. Prasanna Kumar S. Academic council Member
Special Interest group- “Cancer Biology and Cancer Stem Cells”, JSS Medical College, JSS AHER, Mysore. Member
Special Interest group- “Liver and Life”, JSS Medical College, JSS AHER, Mysore. Member
Dr. Anjali Devi B.S. BDSand BSc MLT 5th & 6th Sem
SIG on Cancer biology and Cancer Stem cell Member
Dr. Sujatha P. BSc MLT 3rd & 4th Sem Coordinator
SIG on Cancer biology and Cancer Stem cell Member
Dr. Swetha N. K.

IQAC Coordinator 		Board of studies: Pre and Para Clinical in Faculty of Medicine (UG) Member
NABL Chief Quality Manager
SDG Compendium 2022 Member
SIG – Oral care and Diabetes Member
MBBS-CBME curriculum & Timetable Coordinator
Dr. Kusuma K. S. AETCOM Committee Member
NABL Deputy Quality Manager
Magazine committee Member
NABH Hospital Safety Committee Clinical Safety Officer& Laboratory Safety Officer
SIG – Comprehensive Geriatric Care Member
Dr. Shobha C. R. SIG Human genomics and rare disorders Member
NABL Deputy Quality Manager
Academic Society, JSSMC Joint Secretary
Dr Sahana K. R. NABH, SDG Compendium 2022 Coordinators
Dr. Prince Jacob Nodal Centre for ICMR National Registry of Rare and Other Inherited Disorders Member

Membership in professional bodies

Name Committee Role
Dr. M. N. Suma Association of Medical Biochemists of India , AMBI Life Member
Association of Clinical Biochemists of India Life Member
Association of Medical Biochemists Karnataka Chapter Life Member
Dr. Prashant V. Association of Medical Biochemists of India , AMBI President
Association of Clinical Biochemists of India Life Member
Association of Medical Biochemists Karnataka Chapter Life Member
National Taskforce for Establishment of Reference Interval in Indian Population Member
Referral subgroup committee for Biochemistry for minimum standard regulations 2020 Convenor
National Medical Commission Under Graduate Medical Education Board , Delhi Member
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka Member of the Expert Committee constituted by RGUH Member
Dr. Akila Prashant Association of Medical Biochemists of India , AMBI Life Member
Association of Clinical Biochemists of India Life Member
Association of Medical Biochemists Karnataka Chapter Life Member
Indian Society of Human Genetics Life Member
Indian Academy of Medical Genetics Life Member
Indian Society of Cell Biology Life Member
American Society of Human Genetics Annual Member
European Society of Human Genetics Annual Member
International Society of Newborn Screening Annual Member
Research advisory committee – Medical at Adichunchanagiri University External Member
Institutional Committee for Stem Cell Research at Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University, Dharwad External Member
Board of Studies for MSc Programs of KMC Manipal and KMC Mangalore at Manipal Academy of Higher Education 2023-2025 External Member
Dr. MVSST SubbaRao Institutional Review Board (IRB) – Public Health Research Institute (PHRI), Mysuru, Karnataka, India (From 2015 to date). Member
Local Research Committee, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMCRI), Mysore, Karnataka (From 2015 – to date). Member
Local Research Committee, Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hassan, Karnataka (From 2019 to date). Member
Clarette Biotech Pvt Ltd, Mysuru, Karnataka. Adviser
Institutional Biosafety Committee (From October 2020 – To date), Clarette Biotech, Mysuru, Karnataka. External Member
Board of Studies (Post Graduate Courses) – Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viswavidyalayam, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh (From Jan 2020 – To date). Member
Society of Biological Chemists India Life Member
Chemical Biology Society of India Life Member
Indian Science Congress Association, Government of India Life Member
Indian Association of Cancer Research Life Member
Association of Food Scientists and Technologists India Life Member
American Chemical Society, USA Life Member
Society for Ethnopharmacology, India Life Member
Member – American Association for Cancer Research, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Past member
American Society of Clinical Oncology, USA – 2019-2020 (Member ID: 7164702) Past member

Activities

CDE / Workshops Organised

Conferences, Meetings attended

Conferences, Meetings Conducted

Guest Lecture Delivered

Guest Lectures Attended

Guest Lectures Organized