MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE

CENTRE FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE

Genesis

The Centre for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai has been established by the Govt. of Tamil Nadu in the year of 2013, exclusively to carryout research in the area of Stem cells and regeneration in the context of development and modeling human/animal diseases. The centre is having a separate state of art cGMP facility equipped with all the cutting edge tools to carry out isolation and characterization of stem cells and subsequent translation to clinics as a therapeutic approach.

Objectives

To develop a centre for stem cell research by building interdisciplinary collaborations and partnerships.
To evolve strategies to use multiple sources of stem cells for treatment of diseases of multiple systems.
To promote tissue engineering for organogenesis and evolve clinical protocols in the area of regenerative medicine for treatment of neurological disorders including spinal cord injury, joint diseases, diseases of the eye, renal and hepatic failure, diabetes, etc.
To evolve human resources in the field of stem cell research and regenerative medicine
To serve as a leader for animal models research in the area of stem cells and regenerative medicine and fulfill the need for translational research.

Laboratory Facilities

Details of Facilities for Research

GMP facility
Stem cell culture Lab
Molecular biology lab
Cryo-facility
Ex vivo tissue engineering facility
Flow cytometric analysis
Freeze drying

Human Resource Development Training Program

This Centre provides opportunities to carryout the project work for Life Science students as part of their dissertation and thesis work

Faculty

Dr. S.Eswari, Professor and Head

The Professor and Head,
Center for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine,
Madras Veterinary College, Chennai – 600 007.
Phone: +91-44-25304000
E-mail: cscrmvc@tanuvas.org.in