Deadline: 31 August 2016
The Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Governments of India and South Africa are seeking applicants for its collaborative research program on HIV, TB and TB/HIV in order to develop capabilities and solutions for these unconquered diseases.
Priority Areas
- Development of preventive HIV vaccine by designing immunogens that can elicit potent and broadly neutralizing antibodies.
- Isolation and characterization of neutralizing MAbs effective against clade C HIV-1 viruses for use in combination therapies, passive immunization, and/or for designing preventive vaccines
- Creation of cohorts of TB patients with HIV-1 co-infection and formation of national biorepositories (for breath condensates, blood, tissue etc.) to facilitate immunological studies on HIV and TB.
- Identification of biomarkers and development of novel assays for diagnosis and management of tuberculosis and tuberculosis with HIV co-infection.
Funding Information
- A budget cap of $100,000 per country per project per year is advised, unless PI’s can clearly demonstrate why a higher budget may be justified.
- The projects will be supported for a period of three years.
Eligibility Criteria
- South Africa: This call is open to researchers residing in South Africa and who are affiliated with a recognized higher educational or research institution such as a university, university of technology or science council.
- The South African applicant must be in possession of a PhD. Private sector companies are not eligible for this call.
- India: The lead Indian applicants should be scientists / faculty members working in regular capacity in universities, academic institutes or national research and development laboratories/ institutes.
- Private sector companies are not eligible for this call.
How to Apply
- Indian and South African applicants shall write a common application to be submitted to both DBT India and MRC South Africa.
- The common application must be written in English.
Eligible Countries: India and South Africa.
For more information, please visit India-South Africa Research Program.