Profile
- Name : Dr. Chandhu Balachandran
- Designation : Scientist C
- Division : Clinical Trial Unit
- Email ID : [email protected],[email protected]
- Area Of Interest : Neuroviral infections, Virus-Host interactions, Molecular and Cell Biology, Antiviral drug discovery & drug repurposing
- Completed and Ongoing Projects
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Ongoing:
- Repurposing of the licensed RdRp inhibitors and immunomodulators against encephalitic arboviral infections [ICMR-Intramural]
- Epidemiology of Chandipura virus infections, Gujarat, India [ICMR-Task Force]
- Awards and Honours
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- Work Experience
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Work Experience
Post Held
Employer
Duration
20.09.2021-31.12.2024
Scientist-B (Medical)
Indian Council Of Medical Research-National Institute Of Virology
3.28 years
01.01.2025-08.09.2025
Scientist-C (Medical)
Indian Council Of Medical Research-National Institute Of Virology
0.68 years
09.09.2025-till date
Scientist-C (Medical)
Indian Council Of Medical Research-National Institute Of Translational Virology & AIDS Research
- List of Grant Recieved
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Sl. No
Title of Project
Duration
Funding Agency
Role
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Repurposing of the licensed RdRp inhibitors and immunomodulators against encephalitic arboviral infections
03 years
ICMR
Co-PI
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Epidemiology of Chandipura virus infections, Gujarat, India
02 years
ICMR
Co-I
3
Enhanced Surveillance of arboviral encephalitides: A One health pilot study
01 year
Encephalitis International
PI
- Conference/Training/Workshop Attended
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- Number of Publications : 3
- List of Publications
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- Ullas PT, Balachandran C, Pathak N, Manikrao YP, Rathod S, Pavitrakar DV, Bondre VP, Abraham P. Case Report: Survival from Clinical Rabies in a Young Child from Maharashtra, India, 2022. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 Oct 2;109(5):1157-1160. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0683. PMID: 37783454; PMCID: PMC10622477.
- Punasanvala P, Sahay RR, Chandegara H, Patil DY, Shete AM, Balachandran C, Patel V, Bondre V, Rustam R, Patel K, Majumdar T, Shah K, Patil S, Sakhare K, Solanki J, Gawande P, Kumari V, Yadav PD. A rare case of Chandipura virus infection with haemorrhagic complications from Gujarat, India. J Med Virol. 2023 Dec;95(12):e29307. doi: 10.1002/jmv.29307. PMID: 38087448.
- Balachandran C, Chavan SP, Deoshatwar AR, Thankappan UP, Patil DR, Sawant PM, Kumar S, Hari I, Pulinchani A, Sharma YP, Upadhyay K, Kanani A, Katira JM, Butte DK, Pavitrakar D, Sakhare K, Mahamuni S, Tupekar MM, Garg S, Saxena P, Waghale KD, Shankar S, Sharma SS, Ratnakar S, Sonowane P, Dhaygude S, Kumar N, Bondre VP. Investigations Into the Outbreak of Chandipura Virus Encephalitis, Gujarat, India, 2024. J Med Virol. 2025 Jul;97(7):e70456. doi: 10.1002/jmv.70456. PMID: 40556437.
