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ACYTER

The Advanced Centre for Yoga Therapy, Education and Research (ACYTER), a collaborative venture between JIPMER, Puducherry and Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY), New Delhi (An autonomous organization under Deptt. of AYUSH, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi) was established by a MOU between JIPMER and MDNIY on 7th June 2008. This advanced centre will focus primarily on the role of yoga in the prevention and management of cardiovascular disorders and diabetes mellitus.

MDNIY will be providing financial assistance and necessary academic input related to yoga and take steps to initiate collaborative research projects on yoga and its applications related to cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus.

JIPMER will offer its infrastructure and faculty for purposes of collaborative ventures with MDNIY in the field of yoga and its applications to cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus.

The monitoring committee of ACYTER is constituted as follows:

Dr. KSVK Subba Rao, Director, JIPMER – Chairperson

Dr. Ishwar V Basavaraddi, Director, MDNIY - Vice-Chairperson

Dr. AK Das, Medical Supdt., JIPMER - Member

Dr. S Badrinath Project Coordinator, JIPMER - Member

Dr. KS Reddy Dean, JIPMER - Member

Dr. J Balachander, Dir-Prof & Head, Cardiology, JIPMER- Member

Dr. IN Acharya Prog Officer (Yoga Therapy), MDNIY- Member

Programme Coordinator ACYTER, JIPMER - Member

Dr. Madanmohan Trakroo - Director- Professor & Head,Dept. of Physiology, JIPMER & Programme Director, ACYTER - Member-Secretary

ACYTER has been active in conducting yoga training for medical students, organizing a mass awareness programme in 48 schools of Puducherry and organized a national workshop on “Introducing yoga in medical curriculum”. Patient care has begun and research work will be initiated soon.