Research Projects Pathology
| SNO | NAME OF FACULTY | DESIGNATION | ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS(2022,2023,2024) |
| 1 | Dr Sujata Jetley | Professor and Head | 1. Morphometry in the cytological evaluation of breast lesions and its diagnostic significance(2022)
2. Study of histochemical and immunohistochemical profile in grading of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (2023) 3. Expression Of Proliferative markers in oral carcinoma alongwith histological characterisation of tumour stroma ratio and correlation with the clinic pathological profile 4. Study of endometrial hormonal receptor expression and blood vessel density in abnormal uterine bleeding |
| 2 | Dr Sabina Khan | Professor | 1. Genomewide Methylation profiling of Gallbladder cancer in North Indian population (Co-investigator in DHR project /ongoing)
2. Evaluation of p16 positivity in head and neck carcinoma and its association with prognostic parameters 3. Study of platelet parameters in patients with pregnancy associated hypertension. |
| 3 | Dr Zeeba S Jairajpuri | Professor | 1. Diagnostic utility of cell block as an adjunct to fine needle aspiration cytology in evaluating thyroid lesions (2023)
2. Expression Pattern of Epithelial- mesenchymal transition related markers in breast carcinoma; An institutional Experience(2024) |
| 4 | Dr Safia Rana | Professor | 1. Application of The Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytology and Risk Stratification by Cytohistological Correlation(2023)
2. Tumour Budding and its association with tumour microenviroment and clinicopathological features of invasive breast carcinoma (2022) |
| 5 | Dr Shaan
Khetrapal |
Associate Professor | Patterns of tumour budding, tumour stroma ratio and tumor infiltrating lymphocytes and its significance in gall bladder carcinoma |
| 6. | Dr Nehal Ahmad | Associate Professor | 1. Correlation of FNAC based Bethesda classification and USG based TIRADS classification.
2. Study of endometrial hormonal receptor expression and blood vessel density in abnormal uterine bleeding |
ICMR Project titled as “STUDY OF SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT IN DIABETICS AND NON DIABETICS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE & ITS CORRELATION WITH DAMAGE ASSOCIATED MOLECULAR PATTERN PROTEINS”
Principal Investigator: Prof Sujata Jetley
Co-Principal Investigator: Dr Zeeba S Jairajpuri
Funding: Rs 65 lakhs
Thesis topics of postgraduate students and the subject matter of research undertaken are as follows:
- Histological characterization of the invasive front in oral carcinoma: Evaluation of the prognostic factors and the role of epithelial- mesenchymal transition
- Evaluation of apoptotic markers in the spectrum of morphological changes in endometrium in abnormal uterine bleeding
- EGFR & HER2/NEU Gene expression and its correlation with clinicopathological profile in gallbladder carcinoma
- Role of morphometry in the cytological evaluation of oral lesions and its diagnostic significance
- Cytological evaluation of thyroid aspirates using the 2017 Bethesda system for reporting thyroid cytopathology with histopathological correlation.
- Morphometry in the cytological evaluation of breast lesions and its diagnostic significance
- Evaluation of the utility of IAC standardized Yokohama system for reporting fine needle aspiration cytology of breast lesion.
- Application of the Milan system of reporting salivary gland cytology and risk stratification by cyto-histological correlation.
- Study of histochemical and immunohistochemically profile in grading of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity.
ICMR Short Term Student Research projects conducted & approved by ICMR from the department are as follows:
- Study of Risk Factors in Oral Carcinoma and the relationship between Tumor Thickness and Regional Nodal Involvement. Reference ID: 2014-01558.
- Role of Cytology in Evaluating Oral Lesions for Early Detection of Oral Cancers. Reference ID: 2015-07144.
- Role of Her2/neu and Ki67 (a proliferative marker) in gall bladder cancers. Reference ID: 2015-05617.
- Study of Helicobacter pylori and associated risk factors in symptomatic patients with special emphasis on smoking, alcohol and socioeconomic status. Reference ID 2016- 06170.
- Patterns of expression of apoptotic and proliferative markers in Oral lesions. Reference ID 2017- 01271.
- Profile in geriatric patients with special emphasis on morphological and etiological classification of anemia in these patients. Reference ID 2017-05615.
- Clinico-hematological study of acute febrile illness in Indian pediatric population. Reference ID: 2018–07072.
Faculty members of the department of Pathology, HIMSR also have numerous publications in indexed, peer reviewed national and international journals, total 135 in number since the inception of the department.
