SHILLONG, Oct 28: A technology transfer programme was held between the Central India Institute of Medical Sciences (CIIMS) and North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) on a project called ‘Screening of human brucellosis infection in Northeast regions using point of care Immunological and Molecular  Tools’, on which the two institutes have been working for more than three years, a statement issued here informed.
The project, dubbed as a study which is first-of-its-kind, was funded under the scheme of Department of Biotechnology, Government of India (DBT-NERBPMC).
As part of the project, research teams of both the institutes studied the prevalence of Brucella in East Khasi Hills and Ri Bhoi.
The technology transfer ceremony was held on Wednesday at NEHU, in the presence of the Vice Chancellor of NEHU, Prof. Prabha Shankar Shukla, Dean of School of Life Sciences, Prof. NK Chrungoo, Head of Biochemistry Department, Prof. MB Syiem, besides Director Research, CIIMS, Nagpur, Dr. Rajpal Singh Kashyap, among others.
CIIMS, Nagpur, developed the LAMP PCR and a Rapid Lateral Flow Kit, a point of care, cost effective and simple tests for the early diagnosis of Brucellosis. The developed LAMP PCR molecular tool is a kind of PCR technique without the need of a machine and thus, can be useful in different fields of work and low research settings as indicated by Dr. Rajpal Singh Kashyap, the statement said.