Banaras Hindu University (BHU) secures six ICMR research grants for high-impact biomedical innovation

Key facts

• Banaras Hindu University (BHU) secured funding approval for six high-impact biomedical research projects under the NIRF specialised grant initiative of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
• The six approved projects received grants totalling around ₹15 crore.
• The projects target early detection of gallbladder cancer, next-generation antimicrobial resistance (AMR) solutions, post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis diagnostics, pediatric septic shock, and precision oncology for renal cell carcinoma.
• The grants will support extensive cohort studies, precision clinical trials, multi-omics biomarker discovery, and state-of-the-art laboratory analyses.
• The research will be conducted across the Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), Institute of Science (IoS), and collaborating engineering departments of BHU.