Group Leader
Contact Information
- +(91-22) 24192036
- gajbhiyer@nirrch.res.in
- www.nirrch.res.in
Group Members
- Tabassum Khan
- Sarika Zala
- Sindhya Raju
- Teesta Bannerjee
- Nafifa Rehman
- Sheetal Dubey
- Kiran Kharsodia
- Akshatha Shetty
- Aarti Khushwaha
- Ashwini Patel
Collaborators
- Dr. Pranay Phukan
- Mr. Pramathes Dasmahapatra
- Dr. Neeta Warty
- Dr. Nagendra Sardeshpande
- Dr. Kedar M Padte
- Dr. Deepali Kale
- Dr. S.P. Jaiswar
- Dr. Atul Ganatra
- Dr. Pushp Lata Sankhwar
- Dr. Shashank Shekhar
- Dr. Muralidhar V Pai
- Dr. BImal John
- Dr. Anil Humane
- Dr. Nilajkumar Bagde
Dr. Rahul Gajbhiye
Scientist E, MBBS, PHD
Scientist E and DBT Wellcome India Alliance Clinical and Public Health Intermediate Fellow
- Visiting Academic & INSA Indo Australia EMCR Fellow, The University of Queensland, Australia
- Frontiers in Reproduction Fellow, Marine Biology Lab, Woodshole, MA, USA
- International Ambassador - World Endometriosis Society
- Research Advisor, Endometriosis Society of India
- Former Member Secretary, Research Advisory Committee, Model Rural Health Research Unit, Maharashtra
- Former Member Secretary, Scientific Advisory Committee, Project Review Group, ICMR-NIRRCH Field Units
Funding
- DBT- Wellcome Trust India Alliance
- Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR)
- Department of Science and Technology (DST)
- Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
- Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)
- World Health Organization - South-East Asia Regional (WHO-SEARO)
Current Research Projects
Endometriosis
- Clinical phenotypes and genetic regulation of endometriosis in Indian women - ECGRI study (2019-2024)
- Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR)
Male Infertility
- Identification of new male infertility genes in obstructive azoospermic men with congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens (2019-2022)
Snakebite
- ICMR National Snakebite Project (INSP) on capacity building of health system on prevention and management of snakebite envenomation including its complications
- Nationwide Study to estimate incidence, mortality, morbidity and economic burden due to snakebite in India.
Completed Research Projects
Endometriosis
- Identification and characterization of antigens detected using sera of women with Endometriosis (2005-2008)
- Autoimmune markers for diagnosis of endometriosis (2012-2016)
- Pregnancy outcomes in Indian women with Endometriosis and Biomarker Correlation: A Cohort Study (2017-2021)
Male Infertility
- A study on cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene screening in Indian infertile men having congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens (2013-2016)
- Retrospective data analysis of male infertility records at Andrology Clinic of NIRRCH Mumbai (2016-2019)
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) – Snakebite
- Prevention and management of snake bite and scorpion bite envenomation including complications within primary health care system in tribal block of Dahanu, Palghar, Maharashtra: An implementation research Project (2017-2018)
Covid-19
Key Publications
Endometriosis
Endometriosis and inflammatory immune responses: Indian experience
Protocol for a case–control study investigating the clinical phenotypes and genetic regulation of endometriosis in Indian women: the ECGRI study
Clinical characteristics and surgical management of endometriosis-associated infertility: A multicenter prospective cohort study
Dysregulation of X-ray repair cross-complementing 4 expression in the eutopic endometrium of women with endometriosis
Endometrial DNA damage response is modulated in endometriosis
Complex genetics of female fertility.
Genetic variation at chromosome 2q13 and its potential influence on endometriosis susceptibility through effects on the IL-1 family
Panel of Autoimmune Markers for Non-invasive Diagnosis of Minimal–Mild Endometriosis: A Multicenter Study
Male Fertility
CFTR related male infertility: Relevance of genetic testing and counseling in Indian population
The CFTR gene mild variants poly-T, TG repeats and M470V detection in Indian men with congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene abnormalities in Indian men with congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens and renal anomalies: five case series