Call for Research Proposals in Medical Mycology

Department of Biotechnology,Call for Research Proposals in Medical Mycology

Department of Biotechnology , Ministry of Science & Technology Call for Research Proposals in Medical Mycology

ResearcFT~proposals are invited from investigators/scientists activel; engaged in the field of Medical Mycology preferably in the form of multicentre consortium. The invasive fungal strains and infections prevalent in Indi; include (a) Candida tropicaiis and other Candida spp. that cause bloo< stream infections, (b) Aspergillus flavus and other Aspergillus spp. involvet in fungal rhinosinusitis, ABPA and endophthalmitis, (c) Zygomycetes an( (d) Cryptococcus neoformans. The major thrust areas are:

Molecular Epidemiology

Pathogenesis and mechanism of fungal disease

Diagnostics for invasive fungal infections

Drug development

Interested scientists can submit their proposals as per details given on Department’s website www.dbtindia.njcjn by 30m January 2012. For any query, please contact: Dr. Anamika Gambhir, PSO, Department of Biotechnology, Block 2, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi -110003 Phone : 011 – 24369612 Email: anamika.dbt@nic.in

Department of Biotechnology,Call for Research Proposals in Medical Mycology