Collaborators and Team
The success of the CARRS Cohort is a result of a long-standing collaboration of partners in India & the US.
Our founding partnership began over 15 years ago and has continued to expand over the years. Each participating institution plays a vital role in advancing the study’s goals and objectives. This long-standing collaboration has fostered meaningful and impactful work, and we are grateful for the ongoing commitment of our partners.
All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS)
Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC)
Emory Global Diabetes Research Center (EGDRC)
Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB)
Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF)
National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS)
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research (SRMC)
Delhi, India
Sonipat, India
Delhi, India
Atlanta, US
Delhi, India
Chennai, India
Banglore, India
Chennai, India
San Francisco, US
*Aga Khan University (AKU), Karachi, through a collaborative arrangement with Emory University, is a member of the CARRS Consortium.
Executive Committee
Conducts high level discussions around potential collaborations, donors, and/or funding; strategic planning; budget oversight; & involvement of internal & external advisory groups.
Publications, Presentations, and Ancillary Studies Committee
Aims to stimulate, facilitate, and ensure high-quality, well-executed, and impactful publications, presentations, and ancillary studies related to Precision-CARRS.
Anurag Agarwal Shivani Patel
Mohammed K Ali, Chair Dorairaj Prabhakaran
Howard Chang Arshed Quyyumi
Dimple Kondal Lakshmy Ramakrishnan
Sailesh Mohan Keriann Roy
Viswanathan Mohan, Chair Yan Sun
K.M. Venkat Narayan Nikhil Tandon
Finance and Program Administration
Mark Hutcheson Keriann Roy
Alex I Suma Sajan
Rani Komal
Field Operations and Laboratory Committee
Oversees all field and laboratory activities - data collection, handling, storage, processing, and analysis.
Mohammed K. Ali, Chair Sailesh Mohan
Priti Gupta Kumar Munusamy
Ruby Gupta Shivani Patel
Rani Komal Garima Rautela
Dimple Kondal Keriann Roy
Internal Advisory Group
Provides strategic guidance regarding cohort oversight and impactful research avenues, as well as linkage to institutional, regional, national, and international resources and networks. This group includes senior leaders at our partner institutions who have extensive experience in CVD research, administration, and leadership.
Viola Vaccarino, Emory University
K. Srinath Reddy, Public Health Foundation of India
Laurence Sperling, Emory University
External Advisory Group
Provides strategic guidance regarding cohort oversight and impactful research avenues, as well as linkage to institutional, regional, national, and international resources and networks. This group sinclude individuals with a strong track-record in epidemiological cohorts, multi-institution research, and large CVD research/professional agencies.
George Howard, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Donald Lloyd-Jones, Northwestern University
Partha Majumder, John C. Martin Centre for Liver Research & Innovations
Louis Phillipson, University of Chicago
Kay-Tee Khaw, University of Cambridge