KGMU, CDRI join hands for corona vaccine

Yusra Husain | TNN | Updated: May 4, 2020, 14:31 IST

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LUCKNOW: After becoming the first institute in the state to start convalescent plasma therapy, King George's Medical University (KGMU) has now joined hands with Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) for three major research projects, including development of a vaccine for the Covid-19. The university, which is conducting highest number of Covid-19 tests in the state, has also been approached for use of natural herbal products in treatment of the disease by the central AYUSH ministry.
This is in addition to five more research proposals on the anvil to study the virus and cause of disease for finding treatment methodologies and drugs to cure the infection.
KGMU vice-chancellor Prof MLB Bhatt said there are at least seven research projects initiates simultaneously by KGMU in collaboration with other scientific institutes.
"With CDRI we have three research projects - one is a molecular research to know the reasons for disease causation, second one is for finding treatment methodologies and a third project is to develop a vaccine for the virus. We have also submitted confidential proposals on novel coronavirus to ICMR for its approval," he said.