Infrastructure Facilities

Simulation Facilities

DIPAS Facilities

Name	Brief Description	Photograph
Human Decompression chamber (Hypoxia & Cold)	Chamber for simulation of High Altitude conditions (cold and hypoxia) is available. Chamber can be used for studies upto 4 – 6 hours hypoxic exposure and recording of various physiological parameters.
Multicrew Normobaric Hypoxia Chamber	Chamber for providing hypoxia exposure using reduced oxygen concentration in Normobaric Chamber is available at the institute. Oxygen concentration is reduced by increasing Nitrogen concentration, inside the chamber. It is used for rapid acclimatization to HA by imparting intermittent Hypoxia training at normal atmospheric pressure.
Multicrew Human Climatic Chamber (Heat Chamber)	Climatic chamber for simulation of dry and wet heat conditions is available and is being used for different Heat acclimatization studies and evaluation of protective devices including NBC suits.
Oxygen enriched Solar Heated Chamber	An oxygen enriched solar heated shelter facility has been designed for rapid induction of troops to HA as well as for improving habitability. Solar heated oxygenated shelter at Giagong

Ergonomics

DIPAS Facilities

Name	Brief Description	Photograph
3D motion analysis system (With Cortex, OrthoTrak, KinTool and Calcium Software)	6 camera based motion capture system with force platforms and EMG system
Digital human modeling software (Jack 8.2) With addition of MoCap software	Simulation and Digital human modeling software
Ergomaster	2D biomechanical evaluation software
Eye Tracking glass (SMI, USA)	Mobile eye movement recorder with EEG system
Foot scan insole	Mobile foot pressure recorder
BIA body composition analyzer (Akern, Japan)	Bio impedance based body composition analyzer

Exercise Physiology

DIPAS Facilities

Name	Brief Description	Photograph
Cantab, Cognitive evaluation system	Computerized automated cognitive test batteries
Treadmill (Taeha, Korea)	Exercise testing system with varying speed and gradient
Treadmill (h/p/cosmos, Germany)	Programmable Exercise testing system to simulate up and down hill walking and running
Bi cycle ergometer (Ergoline)	Programmable Exercise testing system to simulate different intensity of work during stationary condition
Metamax 3B (Cosmed, Italy)	Portable breath by breath gas analysis system
Bio harness 3, (Zephyr, USA)- 3 no	Multi individual physiological status monitoring system
Bi – Cycle Ergometer (Aerobic)	Ergometer for assessment of aerobic capacity
Muscle Strength Measurement System	For assessment of muscle strength

Physiology (Cardiorespiratory & Neurophysiology)

DIPAS Facilities

Name	Brief Description	Photograph
Physiological Monitoring System	For assessment of heart rate variability, skin conductance, temperature, respiratory rate
Pulmonary Function Assessment System	For assessment of pulmonary function
6 bed Polysomnography	For sleep recording
Evoked Potential system	For assessment of cognitive function
Electroencephalograph (EEG)	For monitoring brain activity
Echocardiograph	For ECG recording in subjects
Transcranial Laser doppler	For cerebral blood flow recording
Eye tracing system	For eye movement recording
Actiwatch	For monitoring activity
Computerized Neuro-Cognitive Test Battery	For cognitive assessment
fNIR 400	Cerebral Blood Volume
Supine Bicycle Ergometer	Supine bicycle exercise echocardiography has the advantage of imaging during stress and at peak exercise. This can be used as a screening test to predict susceptibility to high altitude pulmonary edema.
Portable ENO Analyser	Fractional exhaled nitric oxide can be measured in exhaled breath.
Visocometer-	Viscosity of Biological Fluids

Analytical Chemistry

DIPAS Facilities

Name	Brief Description	Photograph
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)	HPLC is a technique in analytical chemistry used to separate, identify, and quantify each component in a mixture.
High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC)	HPTLC is an automated TLC technique used for separating, identifying and quantifying each component in a mixture.
Preparative High Performanance Liquid Chromatography System (Preparative HPLC)	Prep-HPLC is a technique in analytical chemistry used for mixture separation, quality analysis, laboratory sample preparation.
Accelerated Solvent Extraction System (ASE)	ASE is advance extraction technique used for extracting various chemicals from a complex solid or semisolid sample matrix.
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)	For separation, identification and quantification of various component in a mixture
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer	Determination of concentration of metal in sample
Gas Chromatography & Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)	Gas chromatography, fatty acid analysis, GCMS analysis
PDexa	For assessment of Bone Mineral Density
Physical Activity Monitoring System	Free living Energy Expenditure and time spend in various activity
U HPLC	Liquid Chromatography
Chemiluminescent Imaging System	UVP imaging is capable of western blot imaging; chemiluminescent imaging, fluorescent and colorimetric imaging applications

Proteomics

DIPAS Facilities

Name	Brief Description	Photograph
1D, 2D Gel Electrophoresis system	Protein separation, protein band and protein spot analysis as per molecular weight and pI
Hypoxia Incubator Laminar Flow Bio safety Cabinet (Cell Culture )	Providing hypoxic environment to cell culture preventing contamination during cell culture experiments
Real Time PCR	Monitoring and quantitating transcriptional profiles of any organism
Automated Peptide Synthesizer	Synthesis of peptides with therapeutic value
PCR	Stabilizing RNA into cDNA for further experiments

Biochemistry , Immunology & Molecular Biology Facility

DIPAS Facilities

Name	Brief Description	Photograph
-Flow cytometer -Confocal Microscope -In-vivo Imaging System -Coagulation Analyser -Biochemistry Analyser -Heamatological analyser -Hemoglobin Variant analyser (Biorad D10) -Potentiostat	For Cellular and molecular biology research

Animal Behavioural & Experimental Facility

DIPAS Facilities

Name	Brief Description	Photograph
-Morris Water Maze -T Maze -Y Maze -Elevated Plus Maze -Novel Object recognition system -Active/ Passive avoidance system -Fear Conditioning system -Sleep deprivation system -Animal tread mill -Multichannel Pulse Oximetric System -Temetric Physio System	For Animal experimentation research

Gas Toxicology

Nano Toxicity

Pharmacology

DIPAS Facilities

Name	Brief Description	Photograph
Fully-Shielded Radiofrequency (RF)Anechoic Chamber’	Fully-Shielded Radiofrequency (RF) Anechoic Chamber’ to study the bio-effects of broad range of RF radiation exposure (900 MHz-100 GHz) on experimental animal models.

Human Biology (Anthropology)

DIPAS Facilities

Name	Brief Description	Photograph
3d Whole Body Human Scanner (SYMCAD TELMAT)	Used to measure full body anthropometric dimensions based on white light technology with x, y, and z-axis resolution ranging from 0.5 to 4 mm.

Indo Kyrgyz (KIMBMRC)

DIPAS Facilities

Name	Brief Description	Photograph
Syok Pass High Altitude Field Laboratory (4111m)	Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Government of India had established the KIMBMRC at Bishkek and Field Laboratory at Tuya Ashu (located at a height of 3200 m), Kyrgyz Republic as a joint venture between India and Kyrgyzstan with objectives of carrying out short term and long term High Altitude acclimatization, evolving methods for facilitating acclimatization, study the mechanism of development of mountain maladies and their prevention/treatment.