IIT-M inks pact to work with NIS

Chennai: IIT Madras has signed a MoU with National Institute of Siddha (NIS) for research and higher education in siddha system of medicine in Chennai, on training, research and clinical studies.

This move is expected to result in development of collaborative teaching programmes and research in areas of clinical research, molecular biology and in-vitro cell line studies and health system research besides in exchange of faculty members.

“This collaboration will focus on establishing a scientific basis explaining the efficacy of Siddha medicines,” said IIt-M director V Kamakoti. It will promote the exchange of students, PhD, postdoctoral scholars and faculty for teaching/training programmes.