The main purpose of the Ethics Committee is to ensure that research (and allied activities) carried out with/on human and animal subjects at Dakshin follow established ethical protocols that are indispensable for good scientific research and practice. Dakshin’s Ethics Committee is comprised of experts from different institutions who have long-standing experience in dealing with ethical questions regarding human and animal focused research.
Ethics Committee Coordinator
Adithya Pillai, Dakshin Foundation
Human Research Ethics Review Committee (HREC)
Aarthi Sridhar, Dakshin Foundation (HREC, Chair)
Kanchi Kohli, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi
Dr. Siddhartha Krishnan, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Bangalore
Dr. Bharath Sundaram, KREA University, Andhra Pradesh
Adithya Pillai, Dakshin Foundation
Animal Research Ethics Review Committee (AREC)
Dr. Andrea Phillott, FLAME University, Pune (AREC, Chair)
Dr. Shomita Mukherjee, Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore
Dr. Maria Thaker, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Dr. Robin Vijayan, Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research, Tirupati
Chandana Pusapati, Dakshin Foundation