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SERB announce Short-term special call on Wastewater-based Epidemiological Monitoring for SARS-CoV-2 Virus

The Science and Engineering Research Board announced the Short Term CRG COVID-19 special call immediately after the declaration of the COVID pandemic in the year 2019. As a follow-up to the above program, it is proposed to monitor the open drain systems to identify the prevalent strains in circulation, to correlate the clinical data for the overall effect of a particular strain on its infectivity and health of the individuals. This monitoring system can warn regarding emergence of novel mutations on regular basis before the strains is identified through clinical samples and to monitor the genomic variants of SARS-CoV19. 

Eligibility: The applicant(s) must hold a regular academic/research position in a recognized academic institution or national laboratory or in any other recognized R&D institution in India. Private Academic institutions with valid UGC / AICTE / PCI approval, Private R&D Institutions with valid DSIR-SIRO recognition and Voluntary and Non-Governmental Organizations registered under NITI-AAYOG Darpan can also host the project

 Last date: Monday, February 28, 2022

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