madras diabetes research foundation madras diabetes research foundation the madras diabetes research foundation (mdrf) is a medical research organization located in gopalapuram, chennai. mdrf was established in 1996 by an eminent diabetologist, dr. v. mohan. madras diabetes research foundationformation1996typeresearch instituteheadquarterschennai, indialocationno. 4, conran smith road, gopalapuram, chennai - 600 086founderdr. v. mohanwebsitemdrf.in research activities mdrf conducts basic, clinical and epidemiological research in diabetes and allied fields. the organization has collaborated with several international and national centres and have published significant number of research and case-studies articles in peer reviewed journals. it is recognized as the ‘centre for advanced research in genomics of diabetes’ by the indian council of medical research (icmr). academic activities the mdrf is recognized by the tamil nadu dr. mgr medical university and the university of madras for conducting courses leading to the award of phd degree. the organization has also been offering a 'postgraduate course in diabetology' in association with american diabetes association (ada) to train medical professionals in diabetes care and management.