Global Network & Institutional Support

Strategic Alliances & Research Grants

Connecting fundamental structural immunology at the University of Chittagong with premier global academic centers, multilateral development banks, and clinical hospital networks.

Global Consortia & Inter-Institutional Linkages

Strategic Research Alliances & International Cooperations

Partnering with Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), World Bank HEAT, Bangladesh MOHFW, and BFRI to advance viral disease diagnostics, therapeutics, and translational biotechnology.

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Recognized & Funded By Major Global & National Bodies
World Bank World Bank ↗ HEAT Project HEAT Bangladesh ↗ UGC Bangladesh UGC Bangladesh ↗ Govt of Bangladesh Govt. of Bangladesh ↗ Kuroda Lab TUAT TUAT Tokyo (Kuroda Lab) ↗ Chittagong Medical College Chittagong Medical College & Hospital ↗ Chattogram Maa-O-Shishu Hospital Chattogram Maa-O-Shishu Hospital ↗

Active Institutional Collaborations

Explore our key research agreements, joint laboratories, and grant allocations.

Kuroda Lab TUAT International Academic

Kuroda Laboratory, Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology (TUAT) ↗

Tokyo, Japan · Lead Contact: Prof. Dr. Yutaka Kuroda
Department of Biotechnology and Life Science

Long-standing bilateral research collaboration focusing on structural immunology, protein engineering, NMR spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, and novel peptide solubility tags.

Key Collaborative Scopes:
  • Protein crystallization and Cryo-EM structural resolution
  • Peptide-tagged vaccine candidate formulation
  • Joint MEXT scholar mentorship & dual-lab student exchange
  • Co-invention of international biotechnology patents (WO2019031446)
Joint Patents & 15+ Publications
HEAT Project Major Grant Agency

Higher Education Acceleration & Transformation (HEAT) Project ↗

World Bank & UGC Bangladesh · Dhaka & Chittagong
Academic & Research Innovation Unit

Flagship institutional grant empowering advanced vaccine research, genomics infrastructure, and state-of-the-art flow cytometry and molecular biology facilities at MSI Lab.

Key Collaborative Scopes:
  • Modernization of viral immunology infrastructure
  • Competitive research grants for postgraduate and doctoral scholars
  • High-throughput sequencing & biosafety level enhancements
  • Inter-university collaborative research dissemination
HEAT-11009-CU Core Lab
Ministry of Health National Government

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MOHFW) ↗

Govt. of Bangladesh · DGHS Directorate
Public Health & Clinical Virology Network

Partnership for epidemiology surveillance, regional clinical sample coordination, and rapid COVID-19 molecular testing leadership during national emergency responses.

Key Collaborative Scopes:
  • COVID-19 RT-PCR molecular diagnosis and variant tracking
  • Dengue clinical cohort surveillance in Chittagong Division
  • Policy advisories on regional seroprevalence and vaccination efficacy
100,000+ RT-PCR Diagnostics Executed
MOST Bangladesh R&D Grants

Ministry of Science & Technology (MOST) ↗

Govt. of Bangladesh · R&D Fellowship Support
National Scientific Innovation Fund

Continuous research grant provider supporting competitive biochemical investigations, student R&D fellowships, and reagent procurement for vaccine research.

Key Collaborative Scopes:
  • Special R&D allocations for biochemistry & immunology research
  • Fellowship stipends for MSc and PhD researchers at MSI Lab
  • National science congress representations and symposiums
Annual Fellowship Allocation
BFRI Bangladesh Research Institute

Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI) ↗

Chattogram, Bangladesh
Medicinal Plant & Natural Products Division

Interdisciplinary collaboration investigating indigenous botanical extracts, secondary metabolites, and natural immunomodulatory compounds with antiviral properties.

Key Collaborative Scopes:
  • Screening of native plant extracts against viral surface targets
  • Isolation and structural characterization of phytochemical immunomodulators
  • Joint field specimen collection and bioactivity assays
Dengue NS1 Phytochemical Screening
University of Chittagong Host Ecosystem

University of Chittagong (CU) Central Biological Facilities ↗

Chattogram, Bangladesh
Faculty of Biological Sciences

Host university core ecosystem providing animal house ethical testing facilities, cell culture suites, autoclave facilities, and cross-departmental biotechnology platforms.

Key Collaborative Scopes:
  • Animal Ethics Review Board protocol execution (murine models)
  • Undergraduate and postgraduate molecular biology training
  • Interdepartmental seminar cycles and shared instrumentation
Tropical Infectious Disease Bio-Repository
CMCH Clinical Hospital Network

Chittagong Medical College & Hospital (CMCH) ↗

Chattogram, Bangladesh · Directorate General of Health Services
Clinical Pathology & Infectious Disease Units

Premier regional tertiary healthcare center collaborating with MSI Lab on clinical cohort bio-specimen acquisition, acute-phase Dengue and Chikungunya patient serum biobanking, and sero-epidemiological tracking.

Key Collaborative Scopes:
  • Clinical cohort bio-specimen acquisition and clinical diagnostics
  • Acute-phase Dengue and Chikungunya patient serum biobanking
  • Validation of novel diagnostic biomarkers on clinical patient samples
  • Joint clinical-immunological case investigations and cross-disciplinary rounds
Dengue & Arboviral Cohorts
CMOSH Clinical Hospital Network

Chattogram Maa-O-Shishu Hospital Medical College (CMOSH) ↗

Agrabad, Chattogram · CMOSH Complex
Dept. of Dermatology & Pediatric Immunology

Specialized healthcare and medical research institution collaborating with MSI Lab on maternal-neonatal sero-epidemiology, pediatric infectious disease immunology, and cutaneous manifestation biomarker profiling.

Key Collaborative Scopes:
  • Maternal and pediatric infectious disease immune profile profiling
  • Collaborative sample collection for arboviral sero-epidemiology
  • Clinical correlation of viral antibody titers with disease severity
  • Continuing biomedical education and clinical lab workshops
Pediatric & Clinical Immunology

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