Institute of Chronobiology Education & Research (ICER) is completing 3 years next month. Though modest and low profile yet, we are committed to the chosen path of education, research and consultancy in chronobiology.
The projects undertaken by us was presented at various platforms and were appreciated as well but still we are waiting to get funding for either of our projects.
Since March 2018, Late Prin. B. V. Foundation at SP College campus is firmly associated with us and providing all the infrastructural facilities for courses, workshops and experimentation.
Here is the compiled profile of the work done so far and ongoing as well as prospective activities.
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The projects undertaken by us was presented at various platforms and were appreciated as well but still we are waiting to get funding for either of our projects.
Since March 2018, Late Prin. B. V. Foundation at SP College campus is firmly associated with us and providing all the infrastructural facilities for courses, workshops and experimentation.
Here is the compiled profile of the work done so far and ongoing as well as prospective activities.
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Institute of Chronobiology Education & Research
(जैव-चक्रीय आवर्तन प्रशिक्षण आणि संशोधन संस्था)
161A,
Modibaug, Ganeshkhind Road, Shivajinagar, Pune 411016
Tel
No: 25519099, 8888810554 Email:
duraphe@gmail.com
Chronobiology
is a multidisciplinary branch of science dealing with study of biological
rhythms. The free-running biological rhythms
reflect the endogenous mechanisms of cyclic temporization whose expression is
morphologically seen as an internal clock called body clock.
All levels of biological integration ranging from
ecosystem to sub-cellular structures exhibit rhythms with diverse frequencies.
Periods of most of the documented biological rhythms match with that of any one
of geophysical cycles present in the nature.
Due to technology
dependent round the clock work culture of humans, the entire ecosystem is
facing unprecedented survival threat. Our most of the lifestyle diseases are
invariably associated with altered biological clock mechanism. Hence understanding
chronobiological principles and devising strategies for diagnosis and treatment
of circadian dysfunction is relevant like never before.
Institute of
Chronobiology Education & Research is working for popularizing the subject
by providing academic courses for students and lifestyle management workshops for
the professionals.
Year of inception
– 2016
Type – Proprietor
firm
Scope – Teaching /
Research / Consultancy in Chronobiology
Affiliation –
Indian Society for Chronobiology (Since March 2019)
Director –
Prashant S. Duraphe, PhD
Publications
Refereed Journals
None
Refereed Conference Proceedings
· Ankita AS. Galinde, Aishwarya V. Bhurke, Prashant S. Duraphe (2019);
Development of nasal sensors for nasal cycle characterization- Studying the ultradian biological rhythm. International
Symposium on Biological Rhythms- 11th -13th
March 2019, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, India.
· Ankita Galinde, Prashant S. Duraphe (2018); - Standardization of nasal cycle by
temperature based nasal sensor. - World Ayurved Congress and Arogya Expo.
14th -17th December 2018, Gujarat University Convention
and Exhibition Center, Ahmedabad, India.
· Ankita Galinde, Prashant S.
Duraphe (2018); Development of nasal sensors for nasal cycle
characterization- Studying the ultradian body clock - World Congress on
Chronomedicine- 17th -19th November 2018- King
George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India.
Contributed Presentations
· Invited talk on ‘Standardization
of nasal cycle by temperature based nasal sensor’ at World Ayurved Congress
and Arogya Expo, Gujarat University Convention and Exhibition Center, Ahmedabad,
India 2018.
· Invited talk on ‘Chronobiology to
Chronomedicine’ at training program in Traditional medicine and Integrative
health organized by Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Savitribai Phule
Pune University, India 2018
Students’
achievements at various platforms
1)
Development of Nasal sensors for nasal cycle characterization (Ankita
Galinde)
1st
prize in oral presentation at Design Innovation Center, SPPU 2018
Best oral
presentation medal at World Congress on Chronomedicine, Lucknow 2018
2)
Development of thermistor based breathing sensor (Aishwarya
Bhurke)
1st
prize in poster presentation at IIT Powai, 2014
3)
Characterization of clock gene Per1 expression in leukocytes (Bhavishya
Sarma)
1st
prize in poster presentation at A.Nagar College, 2014
Completed undergraduate projects
1) Study and analysis of circadian rhythms: Effect on physiological
& biochemical parameters in humans
Marziyah
Mahadwala (2013)
2) Development of thermistor based breathing sensor
Aishwarya
Bhurke (1st prize in poster presentation at IIT Powai, 2014)
3) Characterization of clock gene Per1 expression in human
leukocytes
Bhavishya
Sarma (1st prize in poster presentation at A.Nagar College, 2014)
4) Characterization of clock gene Per1 expression in human hair
follicles
Tanmayi
Naik (2015)
5) Malignancy inducing internal time tracking genes –Literature review
Sumedha
Bhosale, Shraddha Chavan (2016)
6) Autorhythmometry of Body temperature, Nasal cycle, Blood pressure,
Pulse rate, Lung capacity, Sleep-wake cycle
Ankita
Galinde, Jaee Ghawali, Aditi Karanjakar, Mithilesh Gidage (2016)
7) Correlation
of alcohol addiction / menstrual cycle / bipolar disorder and chronotype
Abhishek
Kulkarni, Ankita Galinde, Nikhila Kulkarni (2016)
Completed postgraduate projects
1) Development of nasal sensors for nasal cycle characterization
Ankita
Galinde (1st prize in oral presentation at Design Innovation Center,
SPPU 2018, Best oral presentation medal at World Congress on Chronomedicine,
Lucknow 2018, Poster presentation at International Symposium on Biological Rhythms, Meerut,
2019)
2)
Correlation of chronotype with psychiatric disorders and circadian rhythm
analysis by actigraphy assessment
Nikhila
Kulkarni (2018)
3) Temporal expression analysis of Cryptochrome and Octopamine receptor
genes in Helicoverpa armigera
Minal
Ayachit (2018)
Current
projects
·
Analysis of daily rhythmicity in onion peel cell size
Variation
in cell size under DD/DL/LL conditions at given temperature and season.
·
Rhythmic behavior of eclosion pattern in fruit fly
Variation
in eclosion pattern of Drosophila melanogaster under DD/DL/LL conditions.
· Correlation of Chronotype and Prakriti type
Development
of online questionnaires for chronotype
(https://forms.gle/DWnsE1jrJ3mKmyrT6)
and Pakriti type (https://forms.gle/wFyuLcNdAg1oVCR17)
to generate enough
data for validation of novel concept of ChronoPrakriti.
·
Characterization of phytomelatonin from Ayurvedic
formulations
Isolation
and characterization of phytomelatonin from traditional sleep inducing
Ayurvedic formulations.
·
Chronotyping of type 2 diabetic patients
Correlation
of chronotype with known cases of diabetes mellitus.
·
Development and Calibration of thermistor based /
pressure based nasal sensor
Development
of nasal sensor for standardization of nasal cycle so as to establish ultradian
rhythm analysis as a diagnostic tool for internal clock dysfunction.
Prospective projects
·
Circadian rhythmicity in gut, salivary and skin
microbiome
·
Correlation of Chronotype / Prakriti type / Enterotype
·
Standardization of chronotype questionnaire for specific
age groups / diseases
·
Standardization of nasal cycle in control population
·
Development of nasal cycle as a diagnostic tool for
neurodegenerative disorders
Training
courses
Certificate courses
·
Introductory
course in Chronobiology
·
Basic
course in Chronobiology
·
Advanced
course in Chronobiology
Workshops / Seminars
·
Hands-on
activities for school students
·
Seminar
for School / College faculties
·
Chronotherapeutics
for professionals
Elective
courses designed for various life science streams
·
Animal
Chronobiology
·
Plant
Chronobiology
·
Microbial
Chronobiology
·
Ecological
Chronobiology
·
Chronobiotechnology
·
Clinical Chronobiology
Outreach activities for popularization of
Chronobiology
·
Monthly
Newsletter
Know
Thou Biological Clock
·
Monthly
open forum
Chronobiology
Saturday Club
·
Monthly
/ Customized lifestyle management workshops
Its time to
tune your ChronoPrakriti
Link for registration: https://forms.gle/b1XZpVi5cYZkHH9i6
