Projects

Building Resources for the Diversification of Genetic Data on Suicide Death (University of Utah, USA – NIMH R01 Grant – Principal Investigator)

Genome wide DNA methylation profiling to study epigenetic modification in suicide completers (DBT funded – Principal Investigator)

Risk and protective factors for completed suicide among persons with psychoactive substance abuse (AIIMS funded – Dept. of Psychiatry – Principal Investigator)

Bioinformatics identification and in-vitro evaluation of SNPs associated with completed suicide in Indian population (ICMR funded – Principal Investigator)

Association of inflammatory cytokines with suicidal deaths (AIIMS intramural – Dept. of Psychiatry – Principal Investigator)

Association of menstruation with completed suicide – Hospital based case-control study (Principal Investigator)

Content and linguistic analysis of suicide notes preserved at AIIMS (Dept. of Psychiatry – Principal Investigator)

Trends in suicide deaths during and after COVID-19 lockdown – Autopsy based study (Principal Investigator)

Student suicide – Cross sectional descriptive study from South Delhi (Principal Investigator)

Genetic association of cytokine gene polymorphism with suicidal behavior in Indian population (PhD – Chief Guide)

Study of metabolomics profiles in suicidal behaviour (PhD – Chief Guide)

Psychosocial & epigenetic dynamics of suicidal behaviors among trauma-exposed youth (15–30 yrs) (PhD – Chief Guide)

Epigenetic correlation of candidate genes in brain tissue & blood of suicide completers (PhD – Chief Guide)

Machine learning based suicidal behaviour prediction & CBT intervention (PhD – Co-Guide)

Genome wide mapping of SNPs associated with suicidality in Indian population (PhD – Co-Guide)

Toxicological analysis and neurobiological effects of drugs in suicidal deaths (PhD – Co-Guide)

Association of lipid profile in completed suicides – Hospital based study (MD Thesis – Co-Guide)

Role of neuroinflammation & glial activation in suicidal deaths (MSc – Co-Guide)

Interface of social media and completed suicides (ICMR Research Associate – Co-Guide)

Psychosocial risk factors in suicide note writers vs non-writers (ICMR SRF – Chief Guide)

Trauma-focused postvention module for families of suicide victims (ICMR SRF – Chief Guide)

Epidemiological investigation of suicide deaths during COVID-19 in South & South-East Delhi (ICMR SRF – Co-Guide)