Jitendra Singh launches 'Cohort Connect 2025' phenome conclave at CSIR–IMMT Bhubaneswar
Union Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launched the 'Phenome National Conclave on Longitudinal Cohort Studies: Cohort Connect 2025' at CSIR–IMMT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on 13 November 2025, the eve of World Diabetes Day.
Summary
Cohort Connect 2025 is described as India's largest evidence-based study on the genetic, lifestyle and environmental drivers of disease. Jitendra Singh called metabolic disorders such as diabetes a major national health challenge, said 'Indian data for Indian solutions' is the way to defeat diabetes, and warned against one-size-fits-all health approaches. He said India will soon reach the milestone of sequencing one million genomes.
Key facts
- Event
- Phenome National Conclave: Cohort Connect 2025
- Venue
- CSIR–IMMT, Bhubaneswar (Odisha)
- Launched by
- Dr Jitendra Singh
- Occasion
- Eve of World Diabetes Day (14 Nov)
- Focus
- Genetic, lifestyle & environmental drivers of disease
- Genomics
- 1 million genomes milestone soon
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Where was the 'Phenome National Conclave on Longitudinal Cohort Studies: Cohort Connect 2025' launched on 13 November 2025?
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Correct answer: B — CSIR–IMMT, Bhubaneswar
Dr Jitendra Singh launched Cohort Connect 2025 at CSIR–IMMT, Bhubaneswar, on the eve of World Diabetes Day.
Cohort Connect 2025 was launched on the eve of which day observed on 14 November?
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Correct answer: A — World Diabetes Day
The conclave was launched on 13 November, the eve of World Diabetes Day on 14 November.