CReDO 2018
The Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai and the National Cancer Grid of India conducted a six-day residential workshop on oncology research protocol development at Lonavala, near Mumbai between 4th and 9th March 2018, attended by 57 participants (including 4 observers) and 28 faculty (national and international).
The workshop was supported by the Tata Trusts, Mumbai, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, National Cancer Institute, USA, King’s College, London, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Indian Council of Medical Research. The Medical Oncology Group of Australia (MOGA) incorporated through the Australia and Asia Pacific Clinical Oncology Research Development (ACORD) initiative was a collaborating partner. The workshop was endorsed by the Medical Research Council - Clinical Trials Unit at University College London and Cancer Research UK and was organized under the auspices of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC).
Photo Gallery 2018
| Ajay Aggarwal | Clinical Oncologist and Senior Visiting Research Fellow at The Institute of Cancer Policy, King’s College, London |
| Christopher Booth | Medical Oncologist and Health Services Researcher at Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada |
| Marc Buyse | Founder, International Drug Development Institute and CluePoints, Belgium and USA |
| Girish Chinnaswamy | Associate Professor in Paediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
| Chris Frampton | Professor of Biostatistics, University of Otago, New Zealand |
| Durga Gadgil | Consultant, Tata Memorial Research Administrative Council |
| Allan Hackshaw | Professor of Epidemiology & Medical Statistics at University College London, and Deputy Director of the Cancer Research UK & UCL Cancer Trials Centre |
| Avijit Hazra | Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata, |
| Sally Hunsberger | Mathematical Statistician, Biostatistics Research Group, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, USA |
| Ruth Langley | Medical Oncologist, Medical Research Council – Clinical Trials Unit at University College London |
| Marie-Cecile Le Deley | Associate Professor of Biostatistics at University Paris-Sud / Paris-Saclay and Head of the Biostatistics and Methodology Unit of Oscar Lambret Cancer Centre |
| Indranil Mallick | Senior Consultant, Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata |
| Vikram Mathews | Professor and Head of the Department of Haematology, Christian Medical College, Vellore. |
| Lisa Meier McShane | Acting Associate Director for the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, U.S. National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. |
| Usha Menon | Head of the Gynaecological Cancer Research Centre, Department of Women’s Cancer at University College London and Consultant Gynaecologist at University College Hospital, London. |
| C S Pramesh | Professor, Thoracic Surgery and Co-ordinator, National Cancer Grid of India |
| Shankar Prinja | Associate Professor of Health Economics at the PGIMER School of Public Health, Chandigarh, India |
| Arnie Purushotham | Professor of Breast Cancer at King’s College London and Director of King’s Health Partners Comprehensive Cancer Centre |
| Preetha Rajaraman | U.S. Health Attaché for India and Regional Representative for South Asia in the Office of Global Affairs/Office of the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services. |
| Priya Ranganathan | Professor of Anaesthesiology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
| Manju Sengar | Professor, Adult hematolymphoid disease management group, Medical Oncology and Officer-in-charge, Clinical Research Secretariat, Tata Memorial Centre |
| Sudha Sivaram | Chief of the Public Health, Networks and Research branch at the Center for Global Health at the US National Cancer Institute (NCI). |
| Jeff Sloan | Professor of Biostatistics and Oncology Professor of Health Science Research Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA |
| James Spicer | Professor of Experimental Cancer Medicine, King’s College London, and Consultant in Medical Oncology, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals London, UK |
| Martin Stockler | Professor of Oncology and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Sydney and Oncology Co-Director at the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre |
| Shivakumar Thiagarajan | Assistant Professor, Head and Neck surgical oncology, Tata Memorial Centre |
| Jack Welch | Senior advisor to the US National Cancer Institute's Center for Global Health |
| 1. |
Abhishekh B. |
JIPMER, Pondichery |
| 2. |
Akash Agarwal |
Dr RML Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow |
| 3. |
Ameya Puranik |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
| 4. |
Anupama Rajanbabu |
Amrita Institute Of Medical Sciences, Kochi |
| 5. |
Aparna Iyer |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
| 6. |
Arunangshu Ghoshal |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
| 7. |
Ashwin Desouza |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
| 8. |
Avipsa Das |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
| 9. |
Badira Cheriyalinkal Parambil |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
| 10. |
Bharat Chandrakant Nandu |
P D Hinduja Hospital , Mumbai |
| 11. |
Bonala Sreenivasa Rao |
SVIMS Cancer Center, Tirupati |
| 12. |
B V Subramanian |
SVIMS Cancer Center, Tirupati |
| 13. |
Chandana Adhikarla |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
| 14. |
Chandran Nallathambi |
Tata Medical Center, Kolkata |
| 15. |
Christina Malichewe |
Muhimbili University Of Health And Allied Sciences, Tanzania |
| 16. |
Deepika Singh Saraf |
Indian Council Of Medical Research, New Delhi |
| 17. |
Gaurav Prakash |
PGIMER, Chandigarh |
| 18. |
Geetha Muthath |
Malabar Cancer Centre, Thalassery |
| 19. |
Hari Sankaran |
Amrita Institute Of Medical Sciences, Kochi |
| 20. |
Helen Kamei |
Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute (Regional Cancer Center), Guwahati |
| 21. |
Jayachandran Pk |
Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai |
| 22. |
Joseph Del Paggio |
University Of Toronto |
| 23. |
Kalasekhar V.S |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
| 24. |
Limalemla Jamir |
Indian Institute Of Public Health - PHFI |
| 25. |
Litika Vermani |
Cachar Cancer Hospital, Silchar, Assam |
| 26. |
Luisa Bonilla |
University Health Network, Toronto |
| 27. |
Malu Rafi |
Regional Cancer Center, Trivandrum |
| 28. |
Meetakshi Gupta |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
| 29. |
Nandini Vallath |
Tata Trusts, Mumbai |
| 30. |
Niju Pegu |
Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute (Regional Cancer Center), Guwahati |
| 31. |
Nikita Mehra |
Cancer Institute (WIA), Adayar, Chennai. |
| 32. |
Nita Radhakrishnan |
SSPH & Post Graduate Teaching Institute, Noida |
| 33. |
Pragnya Chigurupati |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
| 34. |
Prasad Tanawade |
Kolhapur Cancer Centre |
| 35. |
Praveen Ravishankaran |
Cachar Cancer Hospital And Research Centre, Silchar, Assam |
| 36. |
Priyamvada Gupta |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
| 37. |
Raajit Chanana |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
| 38. |
Revathy Krishnamurthy |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
| 39. |
Richa Ashok Bansal |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
| 40. |
Sajith Babu Thavarool |
Malabar Cancer Centre, Thalassery |
| 41. |
Samarpita Mohanty |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
| 42. |
Sanjeeva Gunasekera |
National Cancer Institute, Sri Lanka |
| 43. |
Saurabh Sharma |
Indian Council Of Medical Research |
| 44. |
Sheetal V Kulkarni |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
| 45. |
Smitha C Saldanha |
Kidwai Cancer Institute, Bangalore |
| 46. |
Sumsum P Sunny |
Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore |
| 47. |
Sunu Lazar Cyriac |
University Health Network, Toronto |
| 48. |
Swaratika Majumdar |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
| 49. |
Ujwala Prakash Wakpaijan |
Cancer Institute (WIA), Adayar, Chennai |
| 50. |
Umesh Jayarajah |
Ministry Of Health, Sri Lanka |
| 51. |
Vandana Agarwal |
Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai |
| 52. |
Vandana Bharadwaj |
St Johns National Academy Of Health Sciences, Bangalore |
| 53. |
Yasir Jeelani Samoon |
Christian Medical College, Vellore |
| 54. |
Anju Joseph |
Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore |
| 55. |
Rama Ranganathan |
Cancer Institute (WIA), Adayar, Chennai |
| 56. |
Kunal Oswal |
Tata Trusts, Mumbai |
| 57. |
Rishav Kanodia |
Tata Trusts, Mumbai |
"A fantastic workshop, where participants and faculty all have a wonderful time and much is learnt by all." - Chris Frampton
“A beautifully organized meeting…. A socially and intellectually stimulating week…” - James Spicer
“Thank you for another beautifully-run, intellectually-stimulating and uplifting week” - Martin Stockler
“Congratulations to all the organizing team and faculty for a very successful event. Excellent group of participants again” - Allan Hackshaw
“A memorable experience for a lifetime….” - Ujwala Wakpaijan, Cancer Institute, Adayar
“Had a wonderful time…Very well organized….” - Geetha Muttath, Malabar cancer Centre, Thalassery
“Great workshop, excellent academics…. I learnt so much from my mentors…” B Sreenivasa Rao, SVIMS, Tirupati
“A very meticulously planned workshop covering all the important topics” - Sheetal Kulkarni, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai
“A very engaging and interactive workshop…” - Kunal Oswal, Tata Trusts
“Thanks to the organizing team at CReDO for the workshop and the hospitality…Going back having learnt ‘life skills’ to survive in the research world…. Wonderful experience…” - Nita Radhakrishnan. SSPH&PGTI, Noida.
“The experience has certainly been an enriching one and I have learnt several research concepts anew and unlearnt a few things I thought I knew before. “ - Smita Saldanha, Kidwai Institute of Oncology, Bangalore
“It was really a great learning process during that 1 week. More than the science, I think there was lot of practical aspects also that was learned. Things like the long term commitment and dedication for fruitful research, how to critically analyse clinically meaningful data, importance of developing a habit of publication, and importance of team work in research were just a few of the major learning points. Hope I would be able to carry forward what I learned there, to the future also in a positive way. You people have really done a great work, and please make sure it continues in the future, since the impact it can create to science and research in India is immense.” - Sunu Lazar Cyriac, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto