Research
Title : | Development of SARS-CoV-2 virus like particle (VLP) as a potential vaccine candidate |
Area of research : | COVID-19 Research, Life Sciences & Biotechnology |
Focus area : | Vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 |
Principal Investigator : | Prof. Saumitra Das, National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG), West Bengal |
Timeline Start Year : | 2020 |
Contact info : | sdas@nibmg.ac.in |
Details
Executive Summary : | The project aims to design the virus-like particles (VLP) that are specific to the Indian strain of SARS-CoV-2 and further study the possibility of development of vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 virus using the same. |
Organizations involved
Implementing Agency : | National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG), West Bengal Funding Agency :Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Govt. of India | |