If you have tried to set up a new set of experiment in a lab you know that it is the small things that can hold things up. Some small equipment that may take a long time to order and get in place. For all experiments which use a bead based clean up system, magnetic …
Interview with Dr. Bhaskar Rajakumar In this episode of IDRF Speaks we will be speaking to Dr. Bhaskar Rajakumar who heads the BBMP Covid 19 War Room at Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). The BBMP is the municipal corporation/ local governing body of the Bengaluru metropolitan area. In this interview we will look at the …
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Interview with Dr. Narendra Chirmule n this episode of IDRF Speaks we will be speaking to Dr. Narendra Chirmule. Dr. Chirmule is a former head of R&D at Biocon. He has has held leadership positions in Merk Vaccines and Amgen and contributed to the development of multiple vaccines. These include vaccines for the prevention of …
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In this episode of IDRF Speaks, we interviewed Prof. Gagandeep Kang. We spoke about pandemic preparedness, COVID-19 in India, the infectious disease ecosystem, rotavirus vaccines, cohort studies, being a scientist on social media, touched upon the meaning of life and many other things. #CEPI #vaccines #rotavirus vaccines #infectious diseases in India #CMCVellore #virology #pandemic preparedness …
Clades of Monkeypox and its place in the pox family Monkeypox is a double-stranded DNA virus of the poxvirus family, with two clades—Clade I and Clade II. These clades were known to circulate in different regions in Central Africa and West Africa, respectively. Historical outbreak data suggests that Clade I is more transmissible and is …
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