Call for Proposals

Department of Biotechnology (DBT) invites Letters of Intent (LoIs) on ‘Cancer Disease Biology’

Department of Biotechnology aims to make a Cancer Free India by 2047, and invites proposals for further research and development (R&D) with the following challenges:
1. Identify and quantify cancer risk factors in the Indian population to better understand regional variations, enabling new approaches to cancer prevention.
2. Identify affordable approaches/screening tools to improve the early detection of cancers.
3. Generate affordable and effective therapies and outcomes against cancer using small molecules.
4. Understand the mechanism of cancer development.
5. Develop affordable AI tools/computational methods to reduce the cost of cancer care delivery.

Eligibility: Scientist(s)/Clinician(s)/Researcher(s)/Academician(s) with sound scientific/clinical and technical backgrounds and relevant publications working in regular capacity in recognised Research Institutions/Medical Colleges/Academic Institutions/Universities desirous of undertaking research activities as enumerated above can submit LoIs against this Call. For non-government institutions, DSIR recognition as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) is a must.

 Last date: Wednesday, March 15, 2023

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