Government of India, sanctioned and approved (No.V.25011/570(i)/2010-HR, dated July 10, 2013) the scheme for ‘Establishment of Multi-Disciplinary Research Units (MRUs) in the Government Medical Colleges/Research Institutions’ during the 12th Plan period as a path-breaking initiative to develop/strength the health research infrastructure in the country to fulfill the newly allocated function of the Department related to the “Promotion, Coordination and Development of Basic, Applied and Clinical Research with special focus on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)”.
R.G. Kar Medical College under the Department of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of West Bengal received the scheme for the establishment of the First Multi-Disciplinary Research Unit in the state of West Bengal in 2013. The Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) regarding the setting of MRU in RGKMC, Kolkata was signed between DHR, Govt. of India and Dept. of Health & Family Welfare, West Bengal on August 19, 2014 (No.V.25011/118/2014-HR).
Dr. Anjan Adhikari, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology of the Institute was the First NodalOfficer in Charge (January 2014 to April, 2019) of MRU, RGKMC, Kolkata.
Initiative has been taken to construct and equipped the laboratory following the guidelines of Department of Health & Research (ICMR) in the 4th floor of Academic Building, RGKMC, Kolkata (Area: 400 sq. metres). The modernization of laboratory is still under process.
Dr. Anadi Roy Chowdhury, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology pursued as Nodal Officer in Charge of MRU for a short duration (from April to July 2019) after Dr. Anjan Adhikari.
Dr. Avijit Saha, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry undertakes the charges of Nodal Officer in MRU, RGKMC from July 12, 2019.
Prof. (Dr) Debasis Bhattacharyya | DME, Dept. of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of West Bengal | Chair Person |
Prof. (Dr) Indranil Chakraborty | Head, Dept. of Biochemistry, College of Medicine & Sagar Dutta Hospital, Kolkata | Co-Chair Person |
Dr. Munmun Das (Sarkar) | Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, CNMC, Kolkata | Member |
Prof. (Dr.) Biswajit Majumder | Professor & Head, Dept. of Cardiology, RGKMC, Kolkata | Member |
Prof. (Dr.) Sudip Ghosh | Dept. of Dermatology, RGKMC, Kolkata | Member |
Prof. (Dr) Tamal Kanti Ghosh | Professor, Dept. of Pathology, Deben Mahata Medical College & Hospital, Purulia | Member |
Dr. Shanta Dutta | Scientist-G, NICED, Kolkata | Nominee from nearby ICMR Institute |
Dr. Avijit Saha | Associate Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry, RGKMC, Kolkata | Member Secretary |
The recruitment procedures were initiated on from October, 2019 and all vacant posts of staff members (contractual) have been fulfilled. The laboratory has started functioning from January 2020. The staff members who are engaged to serve MRU, RGKMCH, Kolkata are:
1. | Dr. Tapas Kumar Sur | Research Scientist II | Since February 5, 2020 |
2. | Dr. Senjuti Sen | Research Scientist I | Since August 7, 2021 |
3. | Mrs. Arpita Nath | Medical Technologist | Since February 6, 2020 |
4. | Mr. Indrajit Ghosh | Medical Technologist | Since August 1, 2021 |
5. | Mr. Somnath Majumdar | Data Entry Operator | Since December 1, 2019 |
1. | Dr. Kamalini Ghosh | Research Scientist I | March 5, 2020 to July 4, 2021 |
2. | Mr. Indrajit Sikdar | Medical Technologist | February 5, 2020 to July 31, 2020 |