ICMR Rapid Response Team for COVID-19
Lab Network & Sample Testing
Diagnostic Kits Evaluation/other Claims
Procurement, Distribution & Stewardship, Regional Depots Coordination & Policy High-level Public Health Committee [National Task Force (NTF)] NTF Research Groups , other PROF (DR) BALRAM DR RAMAN R Research Studies & Policy Group BHARGAVA GANGAKHEDKAR on AYUSH Secretary, Department of Head, Division of Health Research & Director Epidemiology, General, Indian Council of Communicable Diseases Medical Research Data Collection, Analysis & Website
Media and Resource Management
Team NIV Admin and Financial Support Lab Network & Sample Testing
Lab Network & Sample Testing
Dr. Nivedita Gupta [email protected]
Government Private Labs Labs
Dr. Ira Praharaj Dr. Neeraj Aggarwal Dr. Sidhartha Giri praharaj.ira@ aggarwal.n@ [email protected] icmr.gov.in icmr.gov.in
Dr. Ginu Khan Dr. Deepak Mallick Scientist C, ICMR Scientist B, ICMR Diagnostic Kits Validation
Diagnostic Kits Evaluation/ Validation Centres for qRT-PCR Other Claims
Dr. Nivedita Gupta [email protected] ICMR-NIV-Pune Director: Dr Priya Abraham [email protected] RT- PCR/ Rapid CBNAAT/ TruNAT Antibody Test ICMR-NIOP-New Delhi DIC: DrNasreen Z Ehtesham [email protected] Dr. Ira Praharaj praharaj.ira@ Dr. Sidhartha Giri icmr.gov.in [email protected] ICMR-NICED, Kolkata Director: Dr Shanta Dutta Dr. Neetu Vijay [email protected] [email protected] ICMR-NARI-Pune Director: Dr Samiran Panda [email protected]
Sh. Arvind Bhushan Sh. Salaj Rana ICMR ICMR CSIR-CCMB-Hyderabad Director: Dr Rakesh K Mishra [email protected] Procurement
Dr. G.S. G. Ayyanger Dr. R.S. Sharma Shri Shailendra Singh Senior Deputy Director Ms Anu Nagar Shri Rajeev Roy Scientist G, ICMR Additional Secretary, DHR General, ICMR Joint Secretary, DHR Sr Financial Advisor, ICMR
Technical RNA Extraction VTM Private Labs RTCBNAAT-PCR Kits Committees Kit
Dr. Chander Shekhar Dr. Rajni Kant Dr. R.S. Dhaliwal Chairman Head, ITR, ICMR Director, RMRC, Gorakhpur Head, NCD, ICMR
Dr. Neeraj Kumar Dr. Ravindra Nath Dr. B.S.A Raju Scientist D, ICMR-NIOP Scientist D, ICMR Scientist E, ICMR-NIOP
Dr. Nidhi Singh Dr. Oshima Sachay Dr. Akshay Chauhan
Scientist C, DHR Scientist C, DHR DHR Members
Dr. L.C. Singh Dr. K.V.Jagdish Dr. Shivangi Khanna Sr. Technical Officer Scientist B, DHR Scientist B, DHR ICMR-NIOP Distribution
Dr. G.S. Toteja Additional Director General, ICMR (9868388075) National Nodal Officer
Dr. Karan Thapar Dr. Aparna Mukherjee Dr. Priyanka G Bansal Dr. Harmanmeet Kaur Dr. A.M.Khan Dr. Himmat Singh Deputy Secretary to Govt. Scientist E, ICMR Scientist C, ICMR Scientist C, ICMR Scientist G, ICMR Scientist D, ICMR-NIMR Central Team of India (9968408999) (9818312053) (9999707557) (9954481760) (9414242471) (9899668546)
East/North-East North West South Technical Support
Mr. H.S. Pahuja Mr. Ashok Kumar Mr. Prankur Gupta Mr. S. Rajesh Regional Teams IAS, Deputy Secretary IPS, Director IRSS Director, NITI Aayog (8416080293) (9418094189) (9717630788) (9968534165)
Dr. Harsh Nagpal Mr. Abhinav Sharma Mr. Pranjal Kapoor Mr. Haider PWC PWC (9818529329) (8588886643) (9999007005) (9873975202)
Dr. Joy Kumar Chakma Dr. Tanu Anand Dr. Hemlata Dr. Gitika Kharkwal Scientist E, ICMR Scientist D, ICMR Scientist C, ICMR Scientist C, ICMR (7210660508) (9811028964) (9818743598) (7838912620) Distribution: Regional Depots
ICMR-National ICMR-National Central Depots Institute of Virology, Institute of Malaria Pune Research, New Delhi
Regional Depots North PrivateSouth Labs CBNAATEast TruNATWest
ICMR-NIV Field Unit, ICMR-NIMR, New Delhi ICMR-RMRIMS, Patna ICMR-NIIRNCD, Jodhpur Bangalore Supervisor: Dr Amit Sharma Supervisor: Dr Pradeep Das Supervisor: Dr GS Toteja Supervisor: Dr Ashok M [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
ICMR-NIOH, Ahmedabad PGI, Chandigarh ICMR-NICED, Kolkata ICMR-NIN, Hyderabad Supervisor: Dr Kamalesh Supervisor: Dr Jagat Ram Supervisor: Dr R Hemalatha Supervisor: Dr Shanta Dutta [email protected] [email protected] Sarkar [email protected] [email protected]
ICMR-NIE, Chennai ICMR-RMRC, Bhubaneswar ICMR-NIRRH, Mumbai KGMU, Lucknow Supervisor: Dr Manoj Supervisor: Dr Sanghamitra Supervisor: Dr Vainav Patel Supervisor: Prof MLB Bhatt Murhekar Pati [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
ICMR-NIV-Pune ICMR-RMRC, Dibrugarh ICMR-NIREH, Bhopal Supervisor: Dr Priya Supervisor: Dr R R Tiwari Supervisor: Dr Kanwar Narain [email protected] Abraham [email protected] [email protected]
GMC, Guwahati Supervisor: Prof Lahari Saikia [email protected] High-level Technical Committee of Public Health Experts (National Task Force)
Chair Dr. Vinod Paul Member, NITI Aayog
Ms Preeti Sudan Prof (Dr) Balram Bhargava Secretary, Department of Secretary, Department of Health Co-Chairs Research and Director General, Health, Govt of lndia lndian Council of Medical Research
Dr Randeep Guleria Dr K. Srinath Reddy Dr Rajan Khobragade Dr. J.V. Prasad Rao Director, All India Institute of President, Public Health Additional Chief Secretary, Former Union Health Medical Sciences, New Delhi Foundation of Health Govt of Kerala Secretary, Govt of India
Dr. Raman R Dr Naveet Wig Dr Shashi Kant Dr Sujeet Singh Gangakhedkar* Professor, Dept of Medicine, Professor, Dept of Community Head, Division of Epidemiology, Medicine, All India Institute of Director, National Centre All India Institute of Medical for Disease Control, Delhi Communicable Diseases, ICMR Sciences, New Delhi Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Dr Lalit Dar Dr S Jana Dr Sanjay Pujari Professor, Dept of Dr Swarup Sarkar Sonagachi Research and Director, Institute of Microbiology, All India Institute Chair, ICMR Infectious Diseases, Pune Training Institute, Kolkata of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Dr. J. M. Deshpande Dr Manoj Murhekar Dr Subhash Salunke Former Director, Director, ICMR-National Dr. Kiran Rade Public Health Foundation of Enterovirus Research Institute of Epidemiology, NPO, WHO, India India, Delhi Chennai Centre, Mumbai
Dr Tarun Bhatnagar Dr Nivedita Gupta Scientist E, ICMR-National *Member Secretary Scientist F, ICMR, New Delhi Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai National Task Forces – Research Groups
Dr Randeep Guleria* Dr Naveet Wig Dr RR Gangakhedkar Dr Sanjay Pujari Dr OC Abraham Dr Anup Aggarwal Institute of Infectious AIIMS, New Delhi AIIMS, New Delhi ICMR CMC Vellore ICMR Clinical Research Diseases, Pune Dr Atul Patel Dr Rajeev Soman Dr N Kumarasamy Dr DK Behra Dr Padma Priyadarshini Dr Pranab Chatterjee Infectious Diseases Clinic, Hinduja Ahmedabad YRG PGIMER ICMR-NIRT ICMR
Dr DA Gadkari* Dr Jagdeesh Deshpande Dr Lalit Dar Dr Priya Abraham Dr Pragya Yadav Dr Madhuri Thakar Dr Ira Praharaj NARI ICMR AllMS ICMR-NIV ICMR-NIV ICMR-NARI ICMR Diagnostics & biomarkers Dr Amita Jain Dr Nivedita Gupta Dr Sandhya Kabra Dr Dinakar M Salunke Dr Naveen Khanna Dr Neeraj Aggarwal KGMU ICMR NCDC ICGEB ICGEB ICMR
Dr DCS Reddy* Dr JP Muliyil Dr Swarup Sarkar Dr Naman Shah Dr Giridhara Babu Dr Manoj Murhekar Dr. Sidhartha Giri Epidemiology & BHU CMC ICMR JSS PHFl ICMR-NIE ICMR Surveillance Dr Sujeet Singh Dr Shashi Kant Dr RM Pandey Dr Sanjay Zodpey Dr Kiran Rade Dr Tarun Bhatnagar NCDC AllMS AllMS PHFI WHO lndia ICMR-NIE
Dr NK Arora* Dr Kiran Rade Dr Rajan Khobragade Dr Subhash Salunke Dr Shankar Prinja Dr Ravi Varma Dr Beena Thomas Operations lNCLEN WHO lndia Govt of Kerala PHFI PGIMER ICWA ICMR-NIRT Research Dr Sanjay Chauhan Dr Sandip Mandal Dr Sanket Kulkarni Dr Arvind Pandey Dr Rakhal Gaitonde Dr Shalini Bharat Dr JP Narayan ICMR-NIRRH ICMR IDSP lCMR SCTIMST TISS WHO
Dr Sumit Aggarwal ICMR *Chair Multi-centric Therapeutic Research Studies
ICMR Research Team
Plasma Therapy & Hydroxy WHO Solidarity BCG CBNAAT TruNAT Convalescent Plasma chloroquine Trial
Dr. Aparna Dr. Suman Kanungo Dr. Suman Kanungo Dr. Sheela Godbole Mukherjee Scientist E, ICMR Scientist E, ICMR Scientist F, ICMR-NARI Scientist E, ICMR Policy Group on Ayurveda, Unani, Homeopathy, Siddha and Other Systems
Policy Group on AYUSH
Prof. Nilima Kshirsagar Prof. MUR Naidu Prof. YK Gupta National Chair, Clinical Former HoD, Pharmacology & Pharmacology, ICMR, Former AgVC Therapeutic Dean, Nizam Institute Former HoD Pharmacology MUHS of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad & Dean, AIIMS, Delhi
Dr. Dinesh Kumar Dr. Vijay Kumar Dr. R Hemalatha Scientist G, ICMR-NIN, Scientist G and Head BMS, Director, ICMR-NIN, Hyderabad ICMR Hyderabad
Dr. Jerin Jose Cherian Dr. Madhavi Eerike Dr. Vishnu Rao Scientist D, ICMR Scientist D, ICMR Director, ICMR-NIMS, Delhi
Dr. Neetu Vijay Scientist C, ICMR Data Collection & Analysis, Website & Video Conferencing
Data Collection & Analysis, Website & Video Conferencing
Dr. Harpreet Singh Scientist E & Head ISRM, ICMR [email protected]
Dr. Lokesh Sharma Sh. Pulkit Verma Scientist E, ICMR Scientist C, ICMR [email protected] [email protected]
Data Collection & Analysis, Website Video Conferencing
Sh. Rajendra Singh Sh. Ajay Singh Dhama Thakur Scientist C, ICMR Network Admin, ICMR Sh. Amitesh Kumar Sharma Scientist B, ICMR Sh. Yogesh Yadav System Admin, ICMR
Shri Abhishek Yadav System Admin, ICMR Sh. Arun Kumar Sharma Shri Harish Kumar Network Engineer, ICMR Butollia Scientist C, ICMR
Shri Vinit Kumar Scientist B, ICMR Media, Resource Management, Admin and Financial Support
Media and Resource Management Admin and Financial Support
Dr. G.S. Toteja Dr. Raman R Additional Director Gangakhedkar General, ICMR Head, Division of Epidemiology & Communicable Diseases, ICMR
Dr. G.S. G. Ayyanger Dr. Rajni Kant Senior Deputy Director Director, ICMR-RMRC, General, ICMR Gorakhpur
Sh. Rajeev Roy Dr. Sarita Nair Dr. Lokesh Sharma Senior Financial Scientist E, ICMR-NIMS Scientist E, ICMR Advisor, ICMR
Dr. Enna Dogra Gupta Scientist C, ICMR Dr. R Lakshminaryanan Shri Jagdish Rajesh ADG (A), ICMR ADG (A) , ICMR ICMR-NIV COVID-19 Response Teams
Sample Testing Kit Validation
Receipt & Testing Test Reporting RT-PCR Kit Rapid antibody Coordination Test
Dr S Tomar Dr Y Gurav Dr V Potdar Dr G Sapkal Dr K Patil Dr K Lole Dr A Deoshatwar Dr M L Choudhary, Dr P T Ullas Dr B Mathapati Dr Alagarasu Stewardship, Dr S Bharadwaj Dr Gururaj D Coordination & Dr D Parashar Policy Dr P Sawant
Dr. Priya Abraham Virus Research Director, ICMR-NIV
Genome Sequencing Virus Culture & Kit Drug Immunological Animal Electron & Characterization Antigen Preparation Development Repurposing Studies Studies Microscopy
Dr P Yadav Dr P Yadav Dr S Cherian Dr G Sapkal Dr A Tripathi Dr D Patil Dr A Shete Dr A Shete Dr P Yadav Dr A Basu Dr P Yadav Dr H Kaushal Dr S Mohandas Dr S Cherian Dr A Sudeep Dr G Sapkal Dr V Potdar ICMR-NIV COVID-19 Response Teams (continued)
Other Core Activities
Purchase, Reagent Distribution & Campus Overall Logistics MoU, MTA & Procurement & Quality check; Central Training Media Logistics & ( Packaging, Dispatch, NDA Scrutiny Internal audit Depot etc) Security
Dr R Vishwanathan Dr S Cherian Dr P Shah Dr V Potdar Dr A Basu Dr G Sapkal Dr S Vaidya Dr J Mullick Dr A Basu Mr A Gaikwad Dr M Lavanya Dr V Meena Dr R Sahay Dr V P Bondre Dr MD Gokhale Dr B V Tandale Mrs S Jacob Dr V Potdar Mr A Kasar Mrs V Shendye Dr Ullas P T Mr M Kadam Mr. J Kumar Dr Gururaj D Mr A Khare
Testing at ICMR-NIV field units
NIV-Mumbai NIV-Bangalore NIV-Kerala
Dr S Pawar Dr A Sugunan Dr D Sharma Dr Ashok M Dr Anukumar