A critical link between affordable healthcare and lab research is clinical and translational research. Lack of this poses a challenge to Indian healthcare system. Two major problems which my research plans focus on are regenerative therapies and disease models. Research in regenerative medicine has led to development of stem cell based therapies. However, challenges like biocompatibility, lack of transplant-quality material, preservation of stem cells and affordability are to be tackled before their real world application. I want to tackle the issue of biocompatibility by exploring novel biomaterials and structures for better growth of stem cells. This can be further used for disease model development which are used to assess drug efficacy in lab before moving to the expensive clinical trials. Research for tropical diseases are mostly neglected and even if the drugs are available, clinical trials lack. Hence, I want to be trained in managing clinical research, critical analysis of new products and modification strategies to make the existing ones affordable. …show more content…
With a unique structure of 70% practical component, I will be able to put my classroom knowledge into practice simultaneously. Not only will this program provide me a thorough teaching and skill development in cutting-edge clinical research, it will equip me with the management, networking and writing skills required to grow in the scientific community and communicate the same to a layman. Further, dealing with patients on daily basis I will be aware of the challenges to be faced in translating my lab research to clinical practices. The 30% theory of key topics including clinical trial design, the critical pathway for drug development, statistics, good clinical practice and critical appraisal would be essential to strengthen my