Life Sciences Research Board (LSRB) of Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has been expand and deepen the knowledge-base of Life Sciences in the country.

The major thrust areas of LSRB are:

Life support system and biomedical technologies for air, land and sea operations
Military psychology
Cognitive engineering
Personnel selection
Human adaptation to extreme environments
Ergonomics and human factors/engineering for equipment development and man machine interface
Nutrition
Radioprotection
Stress management
Combat fatigue
Bio-defence against human
Animal and plant pathogens
Specialized food technologies
Vector and Malaria control

Eligibility for grants in aid:

Grants are offered to IITs, universities, colleges, departments, laboratories approved research Institutes, eminent scientists working in reputed industrial / firms (nonprofit earning) with well established R&D facilities, Government and non-Government sector etc.

Contact:

Defence Research & Development Organisation
Directorate of Life Sciences
Room No. 347, B Wing, DRDO Bhawan, Rajaji Marg
New Delhi-110 105
Tele: 23017752
Fax: 23017753
Email: lsrb1998@rediffmail.com or dls_drdo@hotmail.com