Dr. Anjana Ranjit Mohan (Managing Director, & Diabetologist, Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre, and Vice President, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai), was awarded the 2nd ‘P.Kesavadev JPEF Young Investigator Award 2018’ for her study entitled “Coexistence of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Among Asian Indians – The Indian Council of Medical Research-India Diabetes Study (ICMR INDIAB study)”.

This award is instituted with an aim to foster diabetes research in India and carries a cash prize of INR 100,000, gold medal, citation and a travel grant. Hon. Governor of Kerala Shri. Justice (Retd) P.Sathasivam handed over the award to Dr. Anjana Ranjit Mohan during the inaugural ceremony of 6th JPEF Two-Day Annual Global Diabetes Convention held at Kovalam, Trivandrum. From the numerous submissions received, the expert panel consisting of Dr. Ashok Kumar Das (Professor and Head of Endocrinology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences), Dr. Georgi Abraham (Professor of Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences) and Dr. Jothydev Kesavadev (Managing Trustee, P Kesavadev Trust), unanimously selected the best original research.

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