All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will collaborate with the University of Michigan in the US to strengthen research capabilities in bio-medical sciences.
According to Professor N K Mehra, Dean of Research at AIIMS, ‘Both institutions will be working together in developing scientific collaboration in the areas of cancer research, trauma care and research in translational aspects of immunology, genetics and stem cell biology.’
The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed by the two institutes on November 14, 2013. It was done in the presence of Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Union Health Secretary, Keshav Desiraju between AIIMS Director M C Mishra and President of UM, Mary Sue Coleman.
A high-powered committee of 21 scientists and researchers including Joseph Kolas, Senior Associate Dean for Education and Global initiatives and Professor Raghuvendra Krishnan, Associate Professor of Surgery, UM Health Systems from the University of Michigan were in the city for the agreement.
"We already had collaboration with them at a minor scale, but now we want to expand it and have mutual cooperation in bio-medical research. After the MoU is signed, further detailed framework of the collaboration will be developed," Said Mehra according to a leading daily.
Praising about the reputation of The University of Michigan Dr M. C Mishra said that it is one of the most reputed state university medical school and also hoping for fostering research capabilities by mutual cooperation between the two prestigious institutions.
Recent tie up with Australia's Alfred Health and Monash University is another remarkable initiative of AIIMS towards strengthening trauma-care systems across the country.
The Australian and Indian Governments are investing over 2.6 million dollars through their Australia-India Strategic Research Fund Grand Challenge Scheme, to find the best ways of delivering needed care to injured people.
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