Dr. Sampath Kumar, Senior Scientist at TIGS recently delivered a guest lecture at ICMR – Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Puducherry on the trends in Wolbachia Research over the years. He led an engaging discussion with Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Director, ICMR – VCRC, other Scientists and students on the road ahead for Wolbachia Research in India.
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