HEC has approved Rs10.3 million research funding for a project of the University of Health Sciences (UHS) that will trace “immunological, viral and genetic basis of Covid-19 in local patients”.
The funding is approved under the Rapid Research Grant initiative, launched by the HEC with the support of the World Bank.
“Genetics can explain why some Covid-19 patients fare worse than others,” said Dr Shah Jahan — principal investigator — adding that his project would mainly focus on immune pattern and genetics of local patients.
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