Question: Which of the following statutory body will support the exploration of metabolomics alteration in COVID-19 infected patients conducted by IIT Bombay?
(a) Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
(b) King George Medical College
(c) National Institute of Virology
(d) Indian Institute of Science
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), a statutory body under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), will support the exploration of metabolomics alteration in COVID-19 infected patients.
- This will be conducted by IIT Bombay in collaboration with some hospitals in Mumbai.
- The study:
- The study will identify potential biomarker candidates to predict progression from non-severe to severe COVID-19 conditions.
- Search for potential diagnostic candidates will involve metabolite profiling of different patient groups with various complications.
- Metabolites are small biomolecules, capable of regulating various pathways in all the living-organisms.
- A team of over 20 researchers having expertise in handling a large number of different types of human biospecimens will work on it.
- Investigation of different patient groups having mild to severe symptoms will provide early cues to identify an asymptomatic group of patients and the difference between severe cases of COVID-19 from non-severe ones.
Author: Himanshu Shukla
Links:
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1614815