28°42′01″N 77°13′03″E / 28.700356°N 77.217429°E / 28.700356; 77.217429
| Established | 20 September 1962 |
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| Director | Dr. Rajeev Varshney |
| Staff | 70 scientists, 200 support staff, 50 research scholars |
| Address | Timarpur, Delhi-110 054 |
| Location | Delhi |
| Operating agency | DRDO |
| Website | DIPAS Home Page |
The Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences (DIPAS) is an Indian defence laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Located in Delhi, it conducts physiological and biomedical research to improve human performance in extreme and wartime environments. DIPAS is organized under the Life Sciences Directorate of DRDO. The present director of DIPAS is Dr. Rajeev Kumar.
History
Research in military physiology began in 1950 through a small group of scientists and medical physiologists at Defence Science Laboratory, Delhi. In 1962, a full-fledged laboratory was established with the thrust area of high altitude physiology, nutrition and biochemistry of human in severe stress environment and ergonomic assessment of workstations and man-machine interface.
DIPAS was officially established on 20 September 1962. In 1968, the laboratory was relocated within the premises of Army base Hospital, Delhi Cantonment. In 1993, the lab was shifted to its present permanent premise at Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi.
Dr Shashi Bala Singh, DS & DG (LS) served as Director, DIPAS from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2016 and after that Dr Bhuvnesh Kumar, OS Served as Director DIPAS till 31 August 2020. Dr Rajeev Varshney, Sc G assumed the charge of Director DIPAS w.e.f 1 Sep 2020.
Research Area
High & Extreme Altitude Physiology Heat, Cold & Polar Physiology Exercise Physiology Neurophysiology Yoga & Adaptogens for Performance improvement Clinical and cellular Biochemistry Anthropometric Database of Indian Soldiers Nutrition for Armed Forces Man-Machine Interface: Ergonomics Occupation Health & Toxicology Herbal Intervention - Phytochemistry Immunomodulation & Vaccine agents Genomics & Proteomics: Molecular markers Biomedical Engineering & Nanotechnology
Projects and Products
High & Extreme Altitude Physiology Heat, Cold & Polar Physiology Exercise Physiology Neurophysiology Yoga & Adaptogens for Performance improvement Clinical and cellular Biochemistry Anthropometric Database of Indian Soldiers Nutrition for Armed Forces Man-Machine Interface: Ergonomics Occupation Health & Toxicology Herbal Intervention - Phytochemistry Immunomodulation & Vaccine agents Genomics & Proteomics: Molecular markers Biomedical Engineering & Nanotechnology. In 2024, DIPAS and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) began a collaboration for researching and strengthening military physiology.
Technologies for civilian use
- In 2024, DIPAS transferred the technology for high-altitude sustenance to Power Grid Corporation of India for its 5000 MW HVDC project in Ladakh.
References
- ^ "DIPAS History". Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/whatsnew/DIPAS-UPDATE.pdf Update on observational study of MATA JI by DIPAS
- Rout, Hemant Kumar (14 February 2024). "DRDO, AIIMS to tie up for strengthening military physiology". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- "Powergrid will use DRDOs' technology for Ladakh's HVDC project". The Sunday Guardian Live. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
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