Department of Biotechnology Government of India Dengue Research: Call for proposals

Department of Biotechnology

Medical Biotechnology Division II

Ministry of Science & Technology

Government of India

Dengue Research: Call for proposals

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) intends to enable, promote & accelerate R&D activities that will enhance the capacity & capability of those committed to Dengue Research. The programme emphasis is to accelerate research that will generate knowledge & develop technologies to provide the basis for dengue prevention & control. Proposals are invited from interested researchers in the following domains:

1.Establishment of Dengue laboratory network programme with defined gene amplifications for understanding the genotypes, serotypes in each region

2.Strengthening regional laboratories for rapid and confirmatory diagnosis of suspected dengue cases

3.Development of Integrated companion diagnostic tests (Ag/Ab) and new rapid point of care diagnostic test systems & validation

4.Novel strategies for Vaccine Development

5.Utilization of primary human cell targets to understand the translational data on platelet, monocytes, DCs, and endothelial cells by using stem cell technology

6.Studies on pathogenic antibodies in dengue hemorrhagic fever: their

generation, specificity, regulation, seroepidemiology etc

7.Development of advanced research programme on platelet pathology

8.To study molecular markers of neurotropism & vector preference

For further details, please visit DBT website: www.dbtindia.nic.in under "Call for proposals".

For any query, please contact- Sundeep Sarin, Director, Department of Biotechnology.

Email- sundeep.dbt@gmail.com Phone- 011 49166703.

Last date of submission is 20th June, 2013