Department of Physiology

Research

We are committed to making groundbreaking discoveries to improve the lives and communities of our nation and beyond. Our students work in exciting areas of research in the field of Physiology and use innovative research and experimental techniques to drive excellence in research. Faculty and students present posters and do oral presentations in research conferences.

Projects and Patents

Our department has participated in several interesting and innovative collaborative projects and has also filed patents for some of the groundbreaking works.

Collaborative project with College of Ayurved titled ‘comparative efficacy of formulations in respiratory symptoms of flour mill workers.’ Principal investigator – Dr. Sarita Kapgate, Associate Professor, Dept of toxicology, College of Ayurved, Bharati Vidyapeeth DTU College of Ayurved, Pune. Co-investigator – Dr. A.R. Joshi, Professor & Head, Department of Physiology, Bharati Vidyapeeth DTU Medical College, Pune.
Collaborative project with Interactive Research School for Health Affairs titled ‘effect of Yoga intervention on skeletal muscle linked glucose homeostasis.’ Principal investigator – Dr. Supriya Bhalerao Co-investigator – Dr. Pranita Ashok, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Bharati Vidyapeeth DTU Medical College, Pune.

Publications

The brilliant research works of our Physiology department’s faculty members have got published in several peer-reviewed national and international journals. Between 2017 and 2021, our department has 31 publications.

Research Publications by the Faculty of the Department of Physiology (2019-2021)

Sr. No.	Name of the Article	Author	Name of the Journal	Indexing Agency	Year and Volume
1.	Gender inequality in hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation videos on You Tube	Reeya Gulve, Anuradha R Joshi	International Journal Of Research In Medical Sciences	Index Copernicus Index Medicus for South-East Asia Region	2021 ;9(7):2049-2054
2.	Immediate effect of playing smart phone action videogames on audiovisual reaction time.	Dr. Anuradha R. Joshi, Richa Tiwari	Indian Journal of Public health Research & Development	SCOPUS	2020: Vol 11 (7), 73-77
3.	Effect of nationwide lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic on daily activities and study pattern of 1st MBBS students.	Dr. Anuradha Joshi, Amanpreet Wasir, S.Chelluri	National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology	Embase, Index Copernicus	2020: Vol10 Issue 10:
4.	Assessment of medical student’s perception of educational environment.	Dr. Asmita Phadke, Dr.Jayshree Kharche	International Journal of Physiology	Index Copernicus	2020: Vol. 8 No. 1
5.	Assessment of hypertension risk score in Pune urban population.	Dr. S. Gavali, Dr. D.Tambe	International Journal of Physiology	Index Copernicus	2020 Vol. 8 No. 1
6.	Correlation between serum uric acid level with obesity indices and blood pressure in young males.	Dr. Saira Bano, Dr. Anuradha Joshi	National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology	Embase, Index Copernicus	2019 Vol 9 (11), 1103-1106
7.	Awareness of air pollution and related health risk in traffic police of Pune City-A pilot study.	R. Pawar, J. Kharche, Gayatri Godbole, Dr. Anuradha Joshi	International Journal of Physiology	Index Copernicus	2019: Vol. 7 No. 4
8.	Assessment of plasma Vit B12 and Folic acid during postmenopausal period.	Dr. D.Tambe, Dr. S. Gavali	International Journal of Physiology	Index Copernicus	2019: Vol. 7 No. 4
9.	Partial restoration of the haematological profile in 4-week-old pups after six generations of improved nutrient supply.	Dr. Mrs. Madhuvanti Karandikar, Dr. Anuradha Joshi	Med Pulse International Journal of Physiology	Index Copernicus	2019: Vol.11 Issue 2
10.	The haematological profile with fifty generations of undernutrition cannot be reversed with six generations of a recuperation diet in a wistar rat colony.	Dr. M.M. Karandikar, Dr. Anuradha Joshi	Med Pulse International Journal of Physiology	Index Copernicus	2019 Vol.11 Issue 2
11.	Assessment of blood pressure and cognitive dysfunction in Pune urban elderly population.	Dr. Gayatri Godbole, Dr. A Pranita	International Journal of Physiology	Index Copernicus	2019:Vol.7(4) : 72-74.
12.	Correlation of body mass index & physical activity with bone mineral density in postmenopausal women.	Dr AV Phadke, Jayshree Kharche	International Journal of Basic and Applied Physiology .	Index Copernicus	2019:Vol 8(1) :78-81.
13.	Association of hypothyroidism and type 2 diabetes in patients attending tertiary care hospital of Pune city.	Dr. Gayatri Godbole, Dr. A Pranita	National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology	Embase, Index Copernicus	2019:Vol9 Isue 4:328-330
14.	Gender-specific association of hsCRP and Blood Glucose Levels in Diabetic individuals.	Leya Elizabeth Babu, Dr Anuradha Joshi	International Journal of Physiology	Index Copernicus	2018, Volume: 6, Issue: 3: (P) 72-75.
15.	Study of relation between family history of diabetes mellitus and awareness of diabetes mellitus in Pune urban population	Shishir Joshi, Pranita Ashok, J.S. Kharche, G.R. Godbole.	National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology,	Embase, Index Copernicus	2018, Vol.8, Issue 10, P-1-4,
16	Effect of moderate aerobic exercise on perceived stress during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle in students pursuing professional course	Anuradha R. Joshi, Tanvi Pendse, S.M Vaidya	National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology,	Embase, Index Copernicus	2018, Vol.8, Issue 5, P- 705-708,
17	Stratification of patients with emergency severity index and effects of its implementation on the outcome in emergency Dept. of tertiary care hospital	Dr. E C Sada, Dr. Shivkumar Iyer, Dr. Mrs Gayatri Rangnath Godbole	International Journal Of Scientific Research.	Index Copernicus	2018, Vol. 7, Issue 3, P-297-298,
18	Correlation of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein with blood sugar level in patients with Type 2 diabetes	Leya Elizabeth Babu, Anuradha Joshi	National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology,	Embase, Index Copernicus	2018, Vol.9 Issue-1-37-41
19	Study of Ventilatory lung function tests of bus drivers in Pune city	Anuradha Rajiv Joshi, S.M. Vaidya, Neha Pimpale	International Journal Of Basic And Applied Physiology,	Index Copernicus	2017, Vol.6, Issue 1, P-97-102,
20	Effect of short term yoga on cardiorespiratory fitness in middle-aged females	Dr. Anuradha Rajiv Joshi	Indian Journal of public health Research & Development Jan. –March	Scopus	2017, Vol. 8, Issue -1, Page: 1-5
21	Evaluation of perceived stress in bus drivers of Pune city	Dr. Anuradha Rajiv Joshi, Dr. Savita Madhukar Vaidya	National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology,	Scopus,Embase, Index Copernicus	2017, Vol. 7,Issue-1:90-93
22	Influence of education on cognitive function in the elderly population of Pune city, Maharashtra, India	S Godbole, Gayatri Godbole, Savita Vaidya	International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences.	Index Copernicus	Sep. 2016 Vol. 4, Issue 9, P- 4119-4122,
23	Haematological profile in chronically undernourished thrifty rats in 28 days of age.	Mrs. M.M. Karandikar, Dr. S.M. Vaidya, Dr. K.G. Apte	International Journal of Scientific Research,	Index Copernicus	2016, Vol.5, issue 8, p-42-44.
24	Effect of Multigenerational Under-nutrition on the haematological Profile of Adult Wistar Rats.	Mrs. M.M. Karandikar, Dr. S.M. Vaidya, Dr. K.G. Apte	Global Journal For Research Analysis,	Index Copernicus	2016,Vol. 5, Issue 7, p-261-263