IIT Bombay Alumni to Donate Funds to Set Up Centre of Ageing

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New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has signed a MoU with its alumnus Sharad Sanghi from the B.Tech, Electrical Engineering 1989 batch, to establish the Centre of Ageing and Neurodegenerative Diseases at the institute.

Sanghi, the MD of NTT Ltd. in India, has deposited a donation of a generous amount towards the IIT Bombay Centre called ‘Sunita Sanghi Centre of Ageing and Neurodegenerative Diseases’ (SCAN), to commemorate the memory of his late mother Sunita Sanghi.

“As the Indian population ages and its growth slows down, the burden of neurodegenerative diseases will increase. Early detection and slowing the onset of such diseases will be key levers towards effective therapy and this centre will go a long way in helping us overcome this challenge. Sanghi’s donation will enable us to embark on this journey”, as stated by Professor Subhasis Chaudhuri, IIT Bombay Director.

On 18 Feb, ’22, #IITBombay signed an MoU with its distinguished alumnus @sharad_sanghi for setting up the Sunita Sanghi Centre of Ageing and Neurodegenerative Diseases (SCAN) on campus. The Centre will focus on diagnostics & early detection of ageing & neurodegenerative diseases. pic.twitter.com/56bCfQzoWV
— IIT Bombay (@iitbombay) February 18, 2022

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Professor Samir K Maji, from the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, has also commented on this initiative.

“Apart from understanding neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, we are using molecular biology, biophysics and a wide variety of different techniques to understand how these diseases occur. We plan to collaborate with various hospitals and other medical Institutions with the aim to cater to the general public with application-based solutions. Sanghi’s contribution will truly further our vision and mission”, as stated by Professor Maji.

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SCAN is to keep on working towards some very specific goals. Below mentioned are some of those visions of the Centre:

To focus on diagnostics and early detection of ageing and neurodegenerative diseases. This is to understand the mechanism of disease progression, molecular, cellular and biochemical ways, using the in-vitro and cell-based computational studies

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To envision development of new tools and biomarkers for early detection of Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia
To use the study for further innovative diagnostics and therapeutic processes