Principal Investigator on WHO RAISE funded Implementation research on a government health program for management of high-risk pregnancies in tribal communities in Pune district: barriers, facilitators and scalability (2019- 2021)
Co-Investigator on “Implementation science activity for DeWorm project in India” supported by Natural History Museum, in collaboration with CMC Vellore (2017 to date)
Co-Investigator “A prospective randomised study to evaluate effect of nano-encapsulated micronutrient fortified body oils for infant massage on developmental and nutritional outcome” funded by Grand Challenges Canada, Saving Brains (2017 to date)
Investigator on study titled “Social drivers of acceptance and rejection of protective measures against COVID-19 infection in the community”, inhouse funding by KEMHRC Pune.
Principal Investigator on ICMR Task Force Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Assessment studies (2017- 2020)
Co-Investigator “A Multicentre phase II/III double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of VPM 1002 in the prevention of tuberculosis (TB) recurrence in pulmonary TB patients after successful TB treatment in India” funded by Serum Institute of India (2018 to date)
Study Director “Immune Lot-to-Lot Consistency and Non-Inferiority of SHAN6™ Vaccine in Comparison to SHAN 5® + SHANIPV™ When Administered as Three Doses at 6-8, 10-12 and 14-16 Weeks of Age in Healthy Indian Infants, Concomitantly with Oral Rotavirus Vaccine”, funded by Shantha Biotech (2018 to date)
Co- Investigator on “Simplified management of sick young infants with PSBI where referral is not possible for potential scale-up” supported by WHO (2016- 2019)
Co-Investigator on “Enhancing LPG use during pregnancy” supported by Implementation Science Network in collaboration with University of Berkley (2016- 2020)
Co-Investigator on National Enteric Fever Surveillance System in India supported by BMGF, USA in collaboration with CMC Vellore (2017- 2020)
Program Manager- “Nasopharyngeal pneumococcal carriage and immunogenicity with reduced and alternate dose schedule of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in infancy” funded by BMGF through INCLEN (2017-2019)
Co-Investigator on Rota Virus Vaccine roll out in Pune district supported by Society for Applied Sciences, New Delhi (2014- 2019)
Principal Investigator on “Evaluation of immunological parameters in healthy Indian Adults” supported Yakult Honsha co.ltd. Japan (2017- 2018)
Co-investigator “RCT for fractional Inactivated Polio Vaccine” funded by WHO (2016- 2017)
Co-Investigator, Bovine- Human Rotavirus reassortant pentavalent vaccine (PV), supported by PATH and Serum Institute of India (2014- 2018)
Principal Investigator, Investigating Validity of Maternal Recall of Care-seeking Location. From 2014
Principal Investigator, Women, WASH and Health in Rural Pune District: Identifying stress and unmet needs, Supported by Swiss TPH (2012 – 2014)
Principal Investigator, iSHARE- INDEPTH Sharing and Access Repository, Supported by INDEPTH Network through various grants from its core, from Hewlett Packard and SIDS-SAREC (2007-2012).
Principal Investigator, ‘Preparedness’ for Marriage of adolescent girls residing in Health and Demographic Surveillance System setting: Vadu Experience in Rural Maharashtra, Supported by Indian Council for Medical Research, India (2012 -2014)
Co- Investigator, Cook-stove adoption through behaviour intervention, Johns Hopkins school of Public Health, Baltimore, USA (2010- 2014)
Principal Investigator, Vadu Site, TRISUTRA/ Ayurgenomics study; population-based study on Ayurveda and genomics (Ayurgenomics Study), supported by the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), CSIR. (2009-2013)
Co-Investigator, Implementing Metadata Standard for NCD-RF study using Data Documentation Initiative (DDI 3.1) for 9 INDEPTH Asian HDSS sites (2011)
Program Manager, National Health Program Implementation for Primary Health Care, Vadu Rural Health Program, KEM Hospital, Pune. Team comprised government health workers (including, statistician, MPW, ANM, Sanatory Inspectors etc) and medical as well as technical staff of KEM Hospital (2003- 2010)
Co-Investigator, Vadu Site, vaccine trial on oral rotavirus vaccine (116E) supported by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, and Program for Appropriate Technology in Health, USA. From 2010-2013.
Principal Investigator, Vadu site, study for estimating influenza disease burden in India (IDBI Study) in collaboration with the National Institute of Virology (NIV) supported by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Centre for Disease Control (CDC), USA (2009-2013)
Principal Investigator, Vadu site, study on COPD in India (IMVAC Study) also known as BOLD-1 in collaboration with Chest Research Foundation (CRF), Pune and the Imperial College, London (2008- 2010)
Study Manager, aerosol measles vaccine trial in collaboration with NIV, supported by ICMR and the World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva (2008- 2011)
Study Manager, Phase III, double-blind, randomized, active controlled study to evaluate safety and consistency of immunogenicity of three consecutive lots of a meningococcal A conjugate vaccine administered as a single dose to healthy children at 5-10 years of age (2007- 2008)
Co-investigator, Phase IV, open label, comparative, parallel group clinical study to evaluate safety and immunogenicity of Haemophilus influenzae Type-B vaccine (SII HibPRO) of Serum Institute of India Limited in Indian Infants (2009- 2010)
Study Manager, Sprinkles Study, a study of iron supplementation among children, 3-6 years of age, in collaboration with Helen Keller International and the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Government of Maharashtra (2008- 2011)
Study Manager, Vadu, Phase II/III, observer-blind, randomized, active controlled study to compare the safety and immunogenicity of a meningococcal-A conjugate vaccine (PsA-TT) with meningococcal ACWY polysaccharide vaccine administered in healthy children, 2-10 years of age (2008- 2010)
Research Associate, study supported by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India on efficacy of NaFeEDTA fortified wheat flour on improving anemia and iron status of school children (2007- 2008)
Co-Investigator, Vadu, Study on Global Ageing (SAGE), involving seven other Asian INDEPTH Network DSS sites (2005- 2006)
Principal Investigator, non-communicable diseases risk factor surveillance, involving seven other Asian INDEPTH Network HDSS sites from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam (2005- 2006)
Principal Investigator, Vadu, health equity study, involving six other Afro-Asian INDEPTH Network DSS sites (2005- 2006)
Co-Investigator, Model RCH project supported by European Union through KEMHRC (2003-2005)
Research Officer, coordinated and executed the first-ever collaborative project with District TB Centre, Pune to involve private practitioners in TB control program (2001- 2002)
Consultant, World Vision India project to understand the knowledge, attitude, beliefs and practices of adolescent girls in rural and urban slum areas of Maharashtra (1994)
Principal Investigator, field research study, on behalf of the Tribal Research and Training Institute, Pune, to assess nutritional status of tribal women and children of Kathkari tribe in Dapoli tahsil, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra (1994- 1995)
Principal Investigator, field research to study culture, health, sanitation and diseases among people of Kolam tribe, Yeotmal district, Maharashtra (1990- 1991)