Research
Title : | A novel vaccine evaluation platform to support SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development in resource-limiting settings |
Area of research : | COVID-19 Research, Life Sciences & Biotechnology |
Focus area : | SARS-CoV-2 vaccine |
Principal Investigator : | Dr Nimesh Gupta, Scientist, National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi |
Timeline Start Year : | 2020 |
Contact info : | nimesh.gupta@nii.ac.in |
Details
Executive Summary : | This study is focused on developing a platform for vaccine evaluation in resource-limiting settings, and developing the SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus system against both the parental strain and variants of concerns. |
Outcome/Output: | Knowledge on animal model for pre-clinical vaccine evaluation and the tools for vaccine efficacy assessment like SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus and Tfh-tetramer. |
Organizations involved
Implementing Agency : | National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi Funding Agency :Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) | Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Govt. of India |