Indian Institute of Technology Indore


Department of Biosciences & Biomedical Engineering













LIST OF SPONSORED PROJECTS RECEIVED

S.No.

Name of PI & Co- PI

Funding Agency

Title of the project

Project Duration

Remarks

01

PI: Dr. Prashant Kodgire

Ramanujan Fellowship, Department of Science and Technology

AID and somatic hypermutation of immunoglobulin (Ig) genes

2012 - 2017

Completed

02

PI: Dr. Prashant Kodgire

Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology

Exploration of cis elements in attracting AID to proto-oncogenes BCL6 and MYC leading to B-lymphoma

2017 - 2020

Ongoing

03

PI: Dr. Mirza Saqib Baig

Ramalingaswami Fellowship, Department of Biotechnology (DBT)

Neuronal nitric oxide synthase (NOSI) driven macrophage phenotype polarization

2015 - 2020

Ongoing

04

PI: Dr. Mirza Saqib Baig

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Non canonical role of macrophage matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) in alcoholic liver disease (ALD)

2016 - 2019

Ongoing

05

PI: Dr. Mirza Saqib Baig

Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology

Role of nuclear nitric oxide synthase (nos1) in the tlr4-triggered inflammatory response via the socs1-p38-ap1 signaling axis

2017 - 2020

Ongoing

06

PI: Dr. Parimal Kar

Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology

Investigating conformational dynamics of n-glycans and the effect of glycosylation on the structure and dynamics of hepatitis c virus glycoproteins via molecular dynamics simulations

2017 - 2020

Ongoing

07

PI: Dr. Parimal Kar

Department of Biotechnology (DBT)

Multiscale simulations of protein-glycan complexes: toward understanding the molecular basis of host-pathogen interactions and immune response

2016 - 2021

Ongoing

08

PI: Dr. Amit Kumar

Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology

Recognition of human g-quadruplex structure by natural product piperine and its derivative for mechanistic insight of its anti-cancer activity

2017 - 2020

Ongoing

09

PI: Dr. Amit Kumar

Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB)

A Therapeutic Approach for Targeting CAG Repeat expansion RNA that causes Huntington disease (HD) and spino cerebral ataxias (SCAs)

2013-2016

Completed

10

PI: Dr. Abhijeet Joshi

Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB),

Nasal delivery of anti-retroviral theranostic nano-enabled carriers

2015 - 2020

Ongoing

11

PI: Dr. Abhijeet Joshi

Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB)

Multi-analyte nano-engineered quantum dot based flourescent biosensors for clinical quantification of biomarkers in diabetes related kidney diseases

2017 - 2020

Ongoing

12

PI: Dr. Abhijeet Joshi (IITI)

Dr. Manashjit Gogoi (NEHU)

Co-PI: Dr. Prashant Kodgire (IITI)

Dr. Mrityunjoy Mahato (NEHU)

Department of Biotechnology

Quantum dot based biosensor for early detection of prostate

cancer using multiple biomarkers in biological samples

2018-2021

Ongoing

13

PI: Dr. Abhijeet Joshi

Co-PI: Dr. Prashant Kodgire

Department of Biotechnology (DBT)

Flourimetric biosensor for detection and quantification of insecticides and pesticides using recombinant organo-phosphorus hydrolase expressed in E. Coli

2017 - 2020

Ongoing

14

Dr. Hem Chandra Jha

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Pathogenesis of epstein-barr virus and chlamdia pneumonia in multiple sclerosis

2017 - 2020

Ongoing

15

Dr. Hem Chandra Jha

Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology

Identifying the biomarkers and mechanism of immunomodulators like cytokines and chemokines in epstein-barr virus and helicobacter pylori co-infected gastric cancer

2018- 2021

Ongoing

16

Dr. Hem Chandra Jha

IIT Indore- CEERI Pilani

Internet of things (iot) enabled portable water quality monitoring system

Jan 2017-Oct 2018

Ongoing

17

Dr. Hem Chandra Jha

Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India

Role of kinases in epstein-barr virus mediated oncogenesis

July 2016-July 2021

Ongoing

18

Dr Sushabhan Sadhukhan

Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India-ECR-SERB

Identification of the substrates of DHHC palmitoyl acyltransferases by rational design of trifunctional probe and exploration of protein S-palmitoylation

2018-2021

Ongoing

19

Dr. Avinash Sonawane, Multi-Institutional

Project Co-ordinator

Department of Biotechnology (DBT)

Integrative approach for genomic analysis and drug repurposing of MDR/XDR TB from North-eastern India for better disease interventions

2018-2021

Ongoing

20

PI: Avinash Sonawane

Co-PI: Dr. Srinivas Patanaik

BRNS, GoI

Pharmacological evaluation of a novel asparaginase used for the treatment of childhood ALL

2018-2021

Ongoing

21

PI: Avinash Sonawane

Co-PI: Dr. Bhawna Gupta

Department of Biotechnology (DBT)

To study the role of mesenchymal stem cells in the pathogenesis of tuberculosis in bone marrow

2017-2020

Ongoing

22

PI: Avinash Sonawane

 

Department of Biotechnology (DBT)

Development of novel asparaginase based therapy for the treatment of acute lymphatic leukemia

2016-2018

Ongoing

23

PI: Avinash Sonawane

Co-PI: Dr. Rojalin Sahu

Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India

Evaluation of antituberculosis activity of novel drug composites and their delivery using Bionano metal organic frameworks (Nano-MOFs) and quantum dots to infected macrophages

2017-2020

Ongoing

24

PI: Avinash Sonawane

Co-PI: Dr. Chitra Mandal

Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India

Evaluation of antileukemic and immunogenicity properties of engineered Escherichia coli asparaginase-II for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in preclinical model

2015-2018

Ongoing

25

PI: Dr. Debasis Nayak

Department of Biotechnology (DBT)

Development of a portable acoustic sensor based canine pregnancy detection system and biomarker-based canine pregnancy test kit

2018-2021

Ongoing

26

PI: Dr. Debasis Nayak

Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology

Seroepidemiology, molecular characterization and development of diagnostic tools for bovine ephemeral fever virus (BEFV) isolates prevalent in India

2016 - 2018

Ongoing

27

Gourinath Banda (IITI)

Debasis Nayak (IITI), KV Srinivas (IIT BHU), Krishna Chaitanya (IIIT Sricity)

 

Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India

High Confidence Cyber-Physical Systems (HiConCyPhy)

2018-2021

Ongoing

28

Srivathsan Vasudevan (EE, IIT Indore)

Co-PI. Debasis Nayak (BSBE, IIT Indore)

 

Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology

Development of multi-spectral photoacoustic imaging and sensing system for non-invasive imaging and characterization of tumor vasculature during angiogenesis using zebrafish xenograft and chicken chorioallantoic membrane (CAM)

2018-2021

Ongoing

29

PI: Debasis Nayak, Sharad Gupta (BSBE, IIT Indore)

Co-PI. Shanti Senapati, ILS Bhubaneswar

 

Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India

Development of a vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) glycoprotein based virus-like nanoparticles (VLP) platform for targeted drug d delivery

 

2018-2021

Ongoing

30

PI. Sujatha Sunil, ICGEB, New Delhi

PI: Debasis Nayak, Sharad Gupta (BSBE, IIT Indore)

Department of Biotechnology (DBT)

Development of a Chikungunya candidate vaccine in Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) gene delivery platform

2018-2021

Ongoing

31

PI: Dr. Kiran Bala

Ministry of Earth Sciences

Innovative and efficient algae based system to reduce carbon dioxide emissions: A possible remedy to climate change

2018-2021

Ongoing

32

PI: Dr. Kiran Bala

Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology

An innovative approach for development of an efficient and integrated algae bioenergy production system using biosynthesized nanoparticles

2017-2020

Ongoing

33

PI - Dr. Kiran Bala, Co-PI: Dr. Ritunesh Kumar

Department of Biotechnology (DBT)

Demonstration of sustainable algal biomass production in outdoor environment for cost effective biofuel production

2017-2018

Ongoing

34

PI - Dr. Kiran Bala

Department of Science and Technology

Integration of Biodiesel production with wastewater treatment using cyanobacterial species

2012-2017

Completed

35

PI - Dr. Kiran Bala, Co-PI: Dr. Ritunesh Kumar

Department of Biotechnology (DBT)

Carbon sequestration from thermal power plant by metal tolerant cyanobacterial species

2013-2016

Completed