Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences


The Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences is an Indian defence laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation. 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.
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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.

Director

Shri Devakanta Pahad Singh assumed the charge of Director DIPAS w.e.f 1 Feb 2025.

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 began a collaboration for researching and strengthening military physiology.

Technologies for civilian use