Dr Abhishek Appaji, Ph.D. (A.M.A.)
Research projects
- Principal Investigator for “A Non-intrusive monitoring Smart Bed to generate personalized health profiles using Artificial Intelligence” funded by Department of Science and Technology Oct 2022 onwards.
- Principal Investigator for “Industry Experience R&D Programme to Enhance Learning and build capacity in Medical Technology” funded by Turtle Shell Technologies Pvt Ltd from Feb 2022 to Jan 2027.
- Principal Investigator for “3D printed Kit for the Technology deprived underprivileged to combat COVID19” funded by IEEE Region 10 TENHUMCH2020 from Nov to Dec 2020.
- Principal Investigator for “3D Printed Self Care Kit for Underserved Community in Urban Slums” funded by IEEE HAC/SIGHT from July 2020 to Dec 2020.
- Principal Co-investigator for “Are retinal vascular abnormalities endophenotype in Schizophrenia: An examination in first-degree relative” funded by DST (Jan 2020 onwards).
- Principal co-investigator for “Affordable Trauma Kit during RTA” funded by BIRAC under Biotechnology Ignition grant (Apr 2019 to Apr 2022).
- Project on Device for Intrapartum Materno-fetal care from BIRAC-SRISTI, Govt of India
- Project on A comprehensive fully automated Smart Eye Kiosk for Community Screening (SEKC), from Neg Teng Fong Healthcare Innovation Programme, Singapore
- Project on Development of Low Cost, Safe, High Resolution, Easy to use Digital X-ray from the Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India.
- Consultancy on Mini Mag & I-PCR for from Bhat Biotech Pvt Ltd, India
- Consultancy on Cardio Connect for from Arkav Medtech Pvt Ltd, India
- Retinal Fundus Image as Biomarker for Systemic Disease from BMSCE FRPS
- Consultancy on Wireless Ultrasound Transducer for Monitoring Foetal Heart Rate from Foeto-H, London
Key publications
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Appaji, A., Harish, V., Korann, V., Devi, P., Jacob, A., Padmanabha, A., Kumar, V., Varambally, S., Venkatasubramanian, G., Rao, S. V., Suma, H. N., Webers, C. A. B., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., & Rao, N. P. (2022). Deep learning model using retinal vascular images for classifying schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 241, 238-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2022.01.058More information about this publication
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Korann, V., Suhas, S., Appaji, A., Nagendra, B., Padmanabha, A., Jacob, A., Devi, P., Bharath, R. D., Kumar, V., Varambally, S., Venkatasubramanian, G., Rao, S. V., Webers, C. A., Berendschot, T. T., & Rao, N. P. (2022). Association between retinal vascular measures and brain white matter lesions in schizophrenia. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 70, Article 103042. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103042More information about this publication
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Korann, V., Appaji, A., Jacob, A., Devi, P., Nagendra, B., Chako, D. M., Padmanabha, A., Thonse, U., Bharath, R. D., Kumar, V., Varambally, S., Venkatasubramanian, G., Rao, S. V., Webers, C. A. B., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., & Rao, N. P. (2021). Association between retinal vascular caliber and brain structure in schizophrenia. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 61, Article 102707. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102707More information about this publication
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Appaji, A., Nagendra, B., Chako, D. M., Padmanabha, A., Jacob, A., Hiremath, C. V., Varambally, S., Kesavan, M., Venkatasubramanian, G., Rao, S. V., Webers, C. A. B., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., & Rao, N. P. (2020). Relation between retinal vascular abnormalities and working memory impairment in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 49, Article 101942. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2020.101942More information about this publication
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Appaji, A. M. (2020). Retinal vascular features as a biomarker for psychiatric disorders. [Doctoral Thesis, Maastricht University]. https://doi.org/10.26481/dis.20200130aaMore information about this publication
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Appaji, A., Nagendra, B., Chako, D. M., Padmanabha, A., Hiremath, C. V., Jacob, A., Varambally, S., Kesavan, M., Venkatasubramanian, G., Rao, S. V., Webers, C. A. B., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., & Rao, N. P. (2019). Retinal vascular fractal dimension in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Journal of Affective Disorders, 259, 98-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.08.061More information about this publication
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Appaji, A., Nagendra, B., Chako, D. M., Padmanabha, A., Jacob, A., Hiremath, C. V., Varambally, S., Kesavan, M., Venkatasubramanian, G., Rao, S. V., Webers, C. A. B., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., & Rao, N. P. (2019). Examination of retinal vascular trajectory in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 73(12), 738–744. https://doi.org/10.1111/pcn.12921More information about this publication
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Alagumalai, V., Kadambi, P., & Appaji, A. (2019). Interdisciplinarity in New Product Development in an Indian MedTech Perspective: Gap and the Solution. Health and Technology, 9(5), 817-827. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12553-019-00344-1More information about this publication
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Appaji, A., Nagendra, B., Chako, D. M., Padmanabha, A., Hiremath, C. V., Jacob, A., Varambally, S., Kesavan, M., Venkatasubramanian, G., Rao, S. V., Webers, C. A. B., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., & Rao, N. P. (2019). Retinal vascular abnormalities in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: A window to the brain. Bipolar Disorders, 21(7), 634-641. https://doi.org/10.1111/bdi.12779More information about this publication
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Appaji, A., Nagendra, B., Chako, D. M., Padmanabha, A., Jacob, A., Hiremath, C., Varambally, S., Kesavan, M., Venkatasubramanian, G., Rao, S. V., Webers, C. A. B., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., & Rao, N. P. (2019). Retinal vascular tortuosity in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Schizophrenia Research, 212, 26-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2019.08.020More information about this publication