The MDRF is recognized by the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University and The University of Madras for conducting courses leading to the award of Ph.D. degree. Doctors with M.D. or post-graduate students with M.Phil or M.Sc are eligible to do their Ph.D course at the MDRF. The Madras Diabetes Research Foundation imparts training to doctoral students from clinical, paramedical and basic science backgrounds in an academic programme linked with The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR University, Guindy, Chennai, and the University of Madras, Chepauk, Chennai. The departments of Diabetology, Ophthalmology and Biochemistry are recognized by the "Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University" and the department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology is recognized by the "University of Madras" to conduct Ph.D courses. At present the foundation’s 7 recognized guides for supervising Ph.D students, are; Dr. V. Mohan, Dr. Radha Venkatesan, Dr. R.M. Anjana, Dr. Guha Pradeepa, Dr. Nagaraj Manickam, Dr. S. Shobana and Dr. A. Amutha. |
