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Technology developed: Role of Neural Oscillations in the Processing of Behaviorally Salient Odors by the Mosquito Brain (TP19764923702)
Category: Product(Hardware/Material/Software)
Details of Inventor(s):
Inventor Institution/Organization/Company Department Designation
Prof. Nitin Gupta Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur
Technical Application Area: Biotechnology
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Organization(s):
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur
Affiliated Ministry: Institution Funding (Self Supported)
Type of technology development: Indigenous
Does the technology help in replacing any import items currently
procured from outside India?
Yes
Does the technology have export potential? Yes
Category of Technology developed: Immediate Deployment
Stage of Development: Prototype Level
Please describe in detail including the TRL Level:
READY

    Abstract:

Applications: Mosquitoes show innate attraction to human smell, which is one of the important cues used by mosquitoes to find humans. The scientific community has begun to identify the neurons on the mosquito sensory organs that are important for mediating attraction to human odors, or aversion to common repellents such as DEET. But the mechanisms inside the mosquito brain that connect the activity of the sensory neurons to their behavior are not known.
Advantages: Neural oscillations, which reflect the synchronized activity of large sets of neurons and are important for discriminating odors, could play an important role in determining attraction and repulsion to odors. This project proposes to develop techniques for observing odor induced oscillations in mosquitoes, and test their role in coding of behaviorally important odors.

    Technology Inputs:

Imported Equipment/Spare Parts:
Equipment/Spare Parts Year ITC-HS Code
NA
Indigenous Equipment/Spare Parts:
Equipment/Spare Parts Year ITC-HS Code
NA
Imported Raw Materials:
Raw Materials Year ITC-HS Code
NA
Indigenous Raw Materials:
Raw Materials Year ITC-HS Code
NA
Existing R&D Facilities used:
Facilities Year ITC-HS Code
NA

   Patents & Publications:

Patents:
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0 0 NA
Publications:
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0 0 NA

    Commercialization Potential:

Who are the Potential Licensees?
What commercially available products address
the same problem?
Company Product Problem Addressed
Would you like to develop this invention further with
corporate research support?
Yes
Would you be interested in participating in cluster based
programs for commercialization research or business
planning for your invention?
Yes
      Submitted by: Technical Team Date of Submission: 1-5-2023



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