The mission of the Research Advisory Board is to increase the quantity and quality of Academic Research, Sponsored Research, Consultancy, Training, etc., at Father Muller Educational Institutions.

The objectives of the Research Advisory Board are:

• To provide policy guidelines and to streamline the process of developing research proposals.
• To establish mechanisms for coordinating research at different levels and give direction for the growth and development of research activities.
• To advise on thrust areas and disciplines for research activities for future development in research.
• To advise improving the existing infrastructural facilities for academic and sponsored research and enhancing research ambiance.
• To facilitate grant writing and identify the funding agencies.
• To identify and recommend research collaboration with reputed research institutes/centers.
• To establish a training program and research-related academic activities.

Any other related issues :

Committee Members

Dr. Sanjeev Rai B	Chief of Research, FMRC	Chairman
Rev Fr. Rudolf Ravi D’S	Administrator FMMCH	Internal Members
Rev Fr. Ajith B Menezes	Administrator FMMC	Internal Members
Rev Fr. Roshan Crasta	Administrator, FMHMC	Internal Members
Rev Fr. Nelson D Pais	Asst Administrator, FMCOSH	Internal Members
Dr.Antony Sylvan D’Souza	Dean, FMMC	Internal Members
Dr.Urban John D’Souza	Dean, FMAHS	Internal Members
Dr. Prabhu Kiran	Principal FMHMC	Internal Members
Sr. Jacintha D’Souza	Principal FMCN	Internal Members
Mr. Akhilesh P M	Principal FMCOSH	Internal Members
Prof Dr. T Lazar Mathew	Ex. Director DRDO & INMAS. Delhi	External Members
Prof.Dr. M M Nayak	Visiting Prof. CeNSE, IISc & Ex. Director LVP, ISRO, Bangalore	External Members
Prof. Dr.Dinesh N. S	Prof. & Head DESE, IISc Bangalore	External Members
Prof Dr. Richard Pinto	Dean Research, AIET, Mijar, Former Prof.IIT, Mumbai	External Members
Prof Dr. K V Gangadharan	CSD, NITK, Surathkal, D K Dist, Karnataka	External Members

Functions of the Committee

• To streamline the process of research proposals in their respective Units/departments.
• To coordinate research at different levels and encourage staff of the Unit/Department to write research Proposals.
• To enhance research ambiance in the Unit/ Department.
• To facilitate grant writing and identify the funding agencies.
• To identify and recommend research collaboration with other centers.
• To establish a training program and research-related academic activities.
• To monitor the ongoing research activities in their respective units/ Departments.

Committee Members

Dr. Sanjeev Rai B	Chairman
Rev. Fr. Rudolph Ravi D'Sa,	Administrator, FMMCH
Rev.Fr. Ajith Menezes,	Administrator, FMMC
Rev. Fr. Roshan Crasta>	Administrator FMHMC& H
Rev .Fr. Nelson Pais	Asst Administrator , FMCI
Dr.Antony Sylvan D’Souza	Dean, FMMC
Dr. Udaykumar,	Medical Superintendent, FMCI
Dr. Ramesh Bhat	Vice Dean, FMMC
Dr. Prabhu Kiran	Principal, FMHMC & H
Dr. Jacintha D'Souza,	Principal, CON
Dr. Devina Rodrigues,	Vice  Principal, CON
Dr.Urban John D’Souza	Dean, AHS
Prof. Akhilesh P.M.,	Principal, FMCOSH
Dr Mahesh B P	Vice Principal  FMCOSH
Dr. Beena Antony,	FMRC
Dr. Shivashankara A.R,	FMRC
DR.Santhosh D	FMRC
Dr. Shailaja S,	Anesthesiology
Dr. Hemalatha Bangera,	Anatomy
Arun Kumar	Biochemistry
Dr. Sudhir Prabhu H,	Com. Medicine
Dr.Nanditha Hegde,	Dental Surgery
Dr. Rochelle Cheryl Monteiro,	Dermatology
Dr. Vinay Vaidyanathan Rao,	ENT
Dr. Karen Prajwal Castelino,	Forensic Medicine
Dr Prasanna Bhat	Microbiology
Dr. Prashanth.Y.M,	Medicine
Dr.Prathvi Shetty	Surgery
Dr. Deepa  Kanagal,	OBG
Dr. Sripathi KamathB,	Ophthalmology
Dr. Prasant Upendra Acharya,	Orthopedics
Dr. Christol Moras	Pathology
Dr. Mario B	Pediatrics
Dr. Chandralekha  N,	Pharmacology
Dr.Nicole Rosita Pereira	Pharmacology
Dr. Pauline Anand	Physiology
Dr. Siddharth Shetty A,	Psychiatr
Dr. Anston Vernon Braggs,	Radio-diagnosis
Dr. Manjunath Shetty,	Urology
Dr. P J Kurian,	FMHMC & H
Mrs Agnes E ,	Psychiatry Nursing
Mr. Sydney RoshanRebello	Physiotherapy
Dr. Sucharitha Suresh,	Hospital Administration
Ms. Praseena K	FMRC

Dr. Ramesh Bhat M	Chairperson
Dr. Shivashankara A R	Secretary- Biochem
Dr. Neetha Shastri	Member-Physiology
Dr. Beena Antony	Member- Micro
Dr. Nisha R	Member-Pathology
Dr. Karen Prajwal Castelino	Member-For. Med
Dr. Leo Francis Tauro	Member-Surgery
Dr. Veena Pinto	Member-Medicine
Dr. Nagarathna Gopal .	Member-OBG
Dr. Jaidev M D	Member-Ped
Dr. Smitha Lamiya Rasquinha	Member-Psy
Dr. Vivek Sakthidharan	Member-Homeo
Dr. Mahesh B.V.M	Member-S&H
Dr. Devina Rodrigues	Member-Nursing
Ms. Cherishma D’silva	Member-PT
Mrs. Praseena K	Member-BioStatistics

Father Muller Institutional Ethics Committee

Dr. Jayaprakash Shetty K	MBBS, MD (Pathology) FRCP (Glasg)	Chairman	Non- affiliated
Dr. Nicole Rosita Pereira	M.D Pharmacology	Member Secretary	Affiliated
Dr. Vijaya Shenoy	MBBS, MD (Paediatrics)	Clinician	Non- affiliated
Dr. Akshatha Rao Aroor	MBBS, MD (General Medicine)	Clinician	Affiliated
Dr. Preetham Philip Tauro	MBBS, MD (Paediatrics)	Clinician	Affiliated
Dr. Anahita R Shenoy	MBBS, MD (Physiology)	Basic Medical Scientist	Affiliated
Mrs. Vinaya P Alvaris	MA	Lay Person	Non- affiliated
Mr. Sushanth Clement Alwyn Saldanha	BA, LLB	Legal Expert	Non- affiliated
Mrs. Shwetha H Perody	MCA	Social Scientist	Non- affiliated
Fr. Roque Victor D'Sa	BA (Theology and Licentiate in Psvcholoqv)	Theologian	Non- affiliated
Dr. Devina E. Rodrigues	MSc(N) Ph.D (Nursings)	Scientific Member	Affiliated
Dr. Vivek Sakthidharan	MD (Homeopathy)	Scientific Member	Affiliated

Dr Padmaja Udaykumar	Chairperson
Dr Anup Kumar Shetty	Scientist from different discipline
Dr Prithvi Salian	Veterinarian
Dr Nicole Rosita Pereira	Biological Scientist, Member Secretary
Dr Pauline Anand	Scientist from different discipline
Dr Murali B	Main Nominee
Dr Ravikumar C	Link Nominee
Dr. Harish Kumar V.S.	Scientist from outside the Institute
Mr M Vijay Kumar	Socially Aware Nominee

Dr. Ramesh Bhat M.	Chairman, IBSC
Mr. Santhosha Devadiga	Member Secretary, IBSC
Dr. Shruthi	Biosafety Officer, IBSC
Prof Shreepada KS	External Member , IBSC
Dr Anup Kumar Shetty	Member , IBSC
Dr Hilda Fernandes	Member , IBSC
Dr. Praveen BK	Member , IBSC

• Will encourage and provide assistance in publication of research
• Will run the in house institutional journal
• Establish an online repository of all in house published materials

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Dr. Anil Shetty K	MD., Professor of Paediatrics, Father Muller Medical College, Mangaluru	Editor – in- Chief
Dr. Sudeep K	MD. DNB(Endo), Professor of General Medicine, Father Muller Medical College, Mangaluru	Associate Editors
Dr. Raghavendra B S	DM., Professor of Neurology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangaluru	Associate Editors
Dr. Sudhir Prabhu	MD., Professor of Community Medicine, Father Muller Medical College, Mangaluru	Associate Editors
Dr. Anup Kumar Shetty	MD., Professor of Microbiology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangaluru	Associate Editors
Mrs. Briget D’silva	M.Sc. Nursing, Associate Professor, Father Muller College of Nursing, Mangaluru	Associate Editors
Dr. Antony Sylvian D’Souza	MD., Dean, , Father Muller Medical College, Mangaluru	Member
Dr. Padmaja Udaykumar	MD., Professor of Pharmacology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangaluru	Member
Dr. Erel A I Diaz	MD., Professor of Surgery, Father Muller Medical College, Mangaluru	Member
Dr. Jayaprakash C S	MD., Professor of Pathology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangaluru	Member
Dr. Shivaprasad	MD, Professor & Principal of Father Muller homeopathic Medical College, Mangaluru	Member
Dr. B. Sanjeev Rai	MD., Chief of Research. Father Muller Research Center, Mangaluru	Member
Dr. Ramesh Bhat	MD., Professor of Dermatology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangaluru	Member
Dr. Shreedhar Avabratha	MD., Professor of Paediatrics, Father Muller Medical College, Mangaluru	Member
Dr. (Col) R. Arunachalam	MD., Professor of General Medicine, Father Muller Medical College, Mangaluru	Member
Mrs. Sucharitha Suresh	M.Sc., Assistant Professor of Hospital Administration, Father Muller Medical College, Mangaluru	Member

The Student Research Club was established to encourage and inspire young students to research by supporting them with new ideas while they are informative years and inculcate research culture in them.

Any Student of the constituent colleges of Father Muller Charitable Institution can enrol as a member of the Club with the sole intention of contributing positively to the growth of research activities and enhancing his/her horizon of medical knowledge.

The members can be trained in various aspects of research methodology, research ethics, grant writing, etc., and get involved in active research.

All research activities will be mentored and supervised by the faculty.

The research club is called Father Muller Students Research Club (FMRSC) and is run by the student under the guidance of a faculty member as an advisor.

Membership is valid till the completion of the course or till the student is actively involved in the research activities.

Member benefits

• Eligible to attend training/workshops/ seminars related to topics
• Research grants to Conduct research projects / Innovations on the researcher
• Financial support to attend conferences to present research papers.
• Get opportunities to work in the research laboratories.
• Eligible to research awards
• To organize meetings / Workshops/conferences / idea competition etc.

Objectives

• To promote, support, and nurture the student's interests as a researcher.
• To raise awareness on critical aspects of the research process
• To motivate students to engage in research activities
• To develop students' critical thinking skills
• To provide assistance to students in their course-based research
• To build student-faculty interaction within a research context
• To enhance interaction with the community/ industry

Office bearers of the FMSRC Executives board

• President
• President-Elect
• Vice President
• Secretary cum Treasurer
• Rep- MC
• Rep- HMC
• Rep- CON
• Rep- COSH
• Rep- AHS

Duties & Responsibilities:

President

The president shall preside over all the meetings and present an annual activity report to the general body and the heads of the Institutions.

In the president's absence, the vice-president shall conduct the yearly/board meetings and other business.

Vice President

The President-Elect shall support and assist the president.

The Secretary cum Treasurer

The Secretary shall be responsible for the execution of the day-to-day activities of the Club. Maintain membership registry, meeting minutes, records, and documentation of activities. Shall prepare the organization's annual budget and financial reports.

Prepares the agenda for the Board meetings

Faculty advisor:

The advisor shall be sincerely dedicated to enhancing student research opportunities, implementing supportive curricular components, and organizing institutional research/scholarly activities. The faculty advisor generally participates in all their meetings.

Elections, Terms of Office:

The Board members are elected annually during the last week in September.

All members of the Club shall constitute the general body. All members have the right to vote, get elected, and hold office.

The Secretary shall call nominations for the various posts, and those willing to serve can apply. If there is more than one nomination for any position, the election will be held for that post.

The term of office for all posts will be for one year, effective from the annual general body meeting (September each year).

General Body meetings

The general body shall meet once each semester. The annual general body meeting will be held in the last week of September every year.

In the annual general body meeting, two specific businesses will be conducted, election for the forthcoming office bearers officer and the approval of the action plan for the year ahead, and acceptance of the financial report. A calendar with meeting dates for the entire year shall be established

The agenda for general body meetings shall be appointed by the Board:

Any member may submit an agenda item for discussion and action.

The agenda item shall be submitted at least one week before the general meeting to the Secretary in writing.

Board meetings:

Board meetings shall be held quarterly; however, additional sessions may be called as and when necessary. The agenda shall be submitted at least one week before the BOARD meeting.

FMSRC Activities

The Executive Board of the Club will take responsibility for holding the activities of the club members regularly.

• Offering training sessions to students (by faculty members and guest speakers )
• Arranging sessions for faculty members and students to share their research experience
• Providing assistance to students in their course-based research
• Conducting research projects/innovations
• Launching and promoting students' research competitions.
• Arrange for a monthly meeting for updating/reviewing/guidance/stocktaking in the presence of the invited faculty members as advisors.
• All members shall promote academic honesty, ethical conduct in research, and professionalism in all their dealing.