Webinar: Autonomic Function Assessment through Quantification of Resting Cardiovascular Variabilities

Talk: Overview of Autonomic Function Evalution

Prof. K. K. Deepak, an accomplished figure in the medical sciences and space physiology, has left an indelible mark on his field. Until January 2022, he held prestigious positions such as Head of the Department of Physiology and Dean (Exams) at AIIMS, New Delhi. Currently serving as a Visiting Professor at the Center for Biomedical Engineering at IIT Delhi, his contributions span decades of active involvement in research and academia.

In the realm of medical sciences, Prof. Deepak is renowned as the "Father of Autonomic Physiology in India," having established India's first Autonomic Function Lab in 1989. He spearheaded the development and dissemination of Heart Rate Variability (HRV) technology across the country. Notably, his team devised an indigenous cloud-based system for centralized HRV monitoring.

In the field of space physiology, Prof. Deepak's work has been groundbreaking. He has explored human adaptation to microgravity, culminating in the patenting of a revolutionary "pro-gravity body gear" in 2016. This invention simulates gravity during microgravity exposure and has been successfully utilized in earth-based experiments. Additionally, he is a co-inventor in six other patents related to isometric exercise, human muscular fatigue recording, and other innovations in space physiology.

Prof. Deepak's expertise extends to human systems modeling, where his research promises to revolutionize our understanding of the human body. Through his mentorship of PhD theses and adjunct professorship roles, he has nurtured the next generation of researchers and innovators. His prolific output includes over 230 research papers, boasting an H-index of 36 and accumulating over 4900 citations, reflecting his significant impact on the scientific community.

Talk: Heart Rate Variability (HRV) assessment and conduct the Ewing battery of Tests

Dr. Shival is Associate Professor of Physiology at AIIMS Jodhpur, Rajasthan. He has more than 30 research articles in peer reviewed journals and has experience of conducting and supervising autonomic function testing for more than 2000 patients till date. He has conducted multiple workshops on Autonomic function assessment at National and SAARC Nation level conferences as resource person.
He is presently the Associate Editor (Physiology) for the Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, the official publication of the Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India. 
He has received Sm Subha Mukherjee Oration award from The Physiological Society of India, Prof NS Dhalla award from Indian Society of Heart research and has won  awards for poster and oral presentations at National conferences.

Talk: Newer techniques in autonomic variability quantification, including Baroreflex Sensitivity (BRS) and Blood Pressure Variability (BPV)

Dr. Kiran Prakash is an excellent teacher and researcher, presently working as an Assistant Professor, at Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh. Under the mentorship of Prof. KK Deepak and Prof. AK Jaryal, she has introduced a novel method for the assessment of cerebrovascular reactivity “Delta Cerebrovascular Conductance Index”. For her research works in autonomic and cardiovascular physiology she has been felicitated by “RC Shukla APPI Award” for her best research in Cardiovascular Physiology; “Young Scientist National Award in Physiology -2020” and “A.V. Tilak Parvathi Devi Prize”, for her work in Neuroendocrinology; and “Dev Raj Bajaj Research Prize” for developing new technique. She is also a recipient of “TR Raju APPI Award” and “Best Researcher Faculty 2023”. She has many national and international publications. Presently she is working on many projects funded by ICMR, SERB etc. She has also the life membership of many national and international academic bodies and has been invited speaker and resource person in many national and regional conferences.