The Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, recently\nchosen for human Covid-19 vaccine trial, has taken up advanced next generation\nsequencing study of SARS-CoV-2 virus in collaboration with the Delhi-based\nInstitute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) under Council of\nScientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keeping in view the situation\nemerging out of the Coronavirus pandemic in Odisha and the rising number of\ncases, the project\u2019s objective will be to understand the Covid-19 molecular and\ntransmission pattern in the state, Dr. Jayashankar Das, Director (Research),\nIMS and SUM Hospital, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
IMS and SUM Hospital is the faculty of medical sciences of\nthe SOA Deemed to be University here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The whole genome study is the most\nadvanced technology for any therapeutic and diagnostic development requiring\nhighly skilled personnel for its analysis, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Das, who is the Lead Investigator of the project, said\nthe SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing would be carried out not only to understand\nthe transmission ability, mutation and evolution of the virus but also to\ndevelop quick strategy for effective screening and new diagnostics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSix clusters of human Coronavirus were randomly found in\nIndia of which presence of four had been confirmed in different parts of\nOdisha. We propose to conduct sequencing of 500 viral genomes to understand the\nmild, moderate and critical coronavirus infection along with its transmission\ncapabilities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The research, which has already received the approval of the\nInstitutional Ethics Committee of IMS and SUM Hospital, would also seek to\nisolate genes responsible for transmission of Covid-19 as it was transmitting\nvery fast, Dr. Das said adding a larger number of genome study would be\nrequired for the purpose in order to conclude the vulnerability and human-virus\ninteraction .\n\n\u201cThe focus would be on understanding the genomic\nevolution, transmission pattern and infection capabilities of SARS-CoV-2. It would also help in improvement of existing molecular\ndiagnostic kits,\u201d he said.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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