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The tuberculosis (TB) epidemiological studies were conducted at the Palamaner field site in Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, set up under a programme approved by the Ministry of Health Screening Committee, Government of India. The studies were funded by the Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation, USA, and the Research Council of Norway. Three large cohort studies assessed cumulative incidence of TB in 1) newborns followed for 2 years, 2) adolescents aged 12 to <18 years followed for 2 years and 3) household contacts of smear positive TB index cases followed for a year. Apart from epidemiological analyses, the studies will also contribute to the evaluation of biomarkers in latent TB infection and TB disease.

Sl No. Project Title Project Lead Year
1 PK-HCQ Study PI: Dr. Denis Xavier; Dr. Bhuvana KB Year of Completion 2020
2 ACT Study - Anti-Coronavirus Therapies (ACT) to prevent progression of COVID-19: Randomized trials PI: Dr. Denis Xavier, Co-I: Dr. Prem Pais / Dr.Atiya Faruqui/ Dr. Bhuvana K B 2020-2022
3 Reagent Evaluation: Feasibility of Tuberculosis Diagnosis by Flow Cytometry Dr. Mary Dias 2018
4 Prevalence survey of Plasmodium falciparum antimalarial drug resistance markers at sites in India Dr. Mary Dias 2018
5 Study of cross-neutralization of flavivirus by dengue antibodies Dr. Anita Shet 2017
6 Fast tracking Bangalore's response to HIV through a pilot community-led testing model, the first in India Dr. Tony DS Raj, Dr. Savitha Nagraj 2016
7 Sequence and analysis of Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria Dr. Ragini Macaden; Dr. Sutton Granger, JCVI (J Craig Venter Institute) USA 2016
8 Influence of single versus multiple dengue serotype concurrent infections on clinical manifestations and the B-cell response Dr. Anita Shet 2015
9 A multicentric observational study to examine the replicative fitness and pathologic properties of the emerging new viral strain of HIV-1 in India Dr. Anita Shet 2015
10 Diagnosis of tuberculosis using host & bacterium biomarker signatures Dr. George D’Souza 2015
11 DBT CoE HIV-TB Study Dr George D’Souza 2014
12 Wellcome Trust DBT Infectious Disease Project (Wellcome DBT-ID project) Dr. Anita Shet 2014
13 Developing A Novel Low-Cost RFID System for Increasing Hand Hygiene Compliance among Healthcare Workers in an ICU: Methodology Dr. Tony Raj, Dr. Sriram Sampath, Dr. Kedar Radhakrishna 2013
14 Validation of true lab molecular biology for diagnosis of hepatitis-B, salmonella and tuberculosis. Dr. John Kenneth 2013
15 Euro-prid India HUB. Dr. John Kenneth 2013