| Name of Project | Principal Investigator | Sponsoring Agency | Outlay (amount in Lakhs of Rs.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search for therapeutic agents of herbal origin to target diabetes and cancer | Prof. R. Barthwal | GBPIHED Min. Environment | 7.93 |
| Molecular Modeling of drug-DNA complexes. Sponsored. | -do- | DAE (BRNS) | 16.2 |
| Design of anticancer drugs based on drug-DNA interactions and molecular modelling | -do- | C DAC Pune | 1.5 |
| Molecular Modeling studies of some the anthracycline based anticancer drugs | Dr. Lalit Awasthi, NIT Hamirpur,Co I-Prof. R. Barthwal | MHRD | 12.00 |
| FIST Programme – 2002 LEVEL-I | Head | DST | 28.00 |
| Bioprocess Development for Gluconic Acid Production from cheap carbohydrate sources” | Prof.R P Singh | AICTE | 12.0 |
| Structural Studies on Squash Family Proteinase Inhibitor from Bottle Gourd (Legenaria siceraria) | Dr. A. K. Sharma | DST | 7.09 |
| A detailed study on some of the active principles from black berry (Eugenia jambolana) seeds in relation to their molecular mechanism of action as an anti-diabetic agent | Dr. Partha Roy | DST | 5.93 |
| Development of a rapid and robust yeast based steroid hormone bioassay, based on the expression of green florescence protein and luciferase reporter genes for screening different environmental endocrine disruptors from industrial wastes | -do- | CSIR | 12.44 |
| Development of multi-tier cell based bioassays for high throughput screening and study the molecular mechanism of action of endocrine disrupting chemicals from industrial wastes. | -do- | DBT | 24. 22 |
| Development of methods for differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells to insulin producing cells | -do- | MHRD | 8. 50 |
| Molecular analysis of biosurfactant produced using cost-effective renewable feed stocks | Dr. Vikas Pruthi | MHRD | 18.00 |
| Candida Biofilms: Molecular Analysis of its Formation and Control” | -do- | DBT | 16.40 |
| Bioremediation of oily sludge contaminated soil using microbial surfactants | -do- | DST | 19.26 |
| Bioremediation of oily sludge contaminated soil using microbial surfactants | -do- | -do- | 19.26 |
| Development of Diploid Wheat Deletion Lines for Reverse Genetics. Developing Country Collaboration in Plant Genome Research (India &US). | Prof. H.S.Dhaliwal | NSF , USA | $ 95,400 |
| Biofortification of wheat for micronutrients through conventional and molecular breeding approaches | -do- | DBT | 83.34 |
| Sperm Chemotaxis: Investigations with bioactive peptides from the female reproductive tract of goat | Prof. B.M.J. Pereira | CSIR | 13.96 |
| Identification and characterization of salinity stress induced proteins from Arachis hypogea | Dr. R. Prasad | UGC | 6.50 |
| Structural studies of aromatic ring hydroxylating dioxigenases and their complexes with toxic polyaromatic compounds | Dr. P. Kumar | DST | 11.16 |
| In-situ production of Trehalose in Propionibacteria | Dr. B. Choudhury | DBT | 31. 85 |
| Enzymatic desymmetrization of Prochiral dinitrile | -do- | CSIR | 11. 96 |
| Structure-function studies of alphavirus replication protein nsP1. | Dr. Shailly Tomar | DST | 8.22 |
| Isolation and characterization of bacteria from industrial effluents | Ms. S. Dalal | DST | 10.50 |
Department of Biotechnology
Initiated in 1980, the Department of Biotechnology has evolved from its nascent stage to become prime research centre in the field of Biotech in India.
