Last Updated: 19/12/2025

Malaria parasite biology- An avenue to discover new drug targets (Phase II)

Objectives

This project aims to explore the malaria parasite biology as an avenue to discover new drug targets.

Principal Institution

Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), India
Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), India

Principal Investigators / Focal Persons

Govindarajan Padmanabhan
Viswanathan Arun Nagaraj
Hemalatha Balaram

Themes

Basic Science

Date

Mar 2016 — Mar 2021

Total Project Funding

$238,197

Funding Details
Department of Biotechnology (DBT), India

Grant ID: BT/PR13760/COE/34/42/2015
INR 16.43M
Country / Project Site(s)

India

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