Current Sponsored Projects

Project Title : Targeted metabolomics-based selection of superior scented rice cultivars appropriate for growing in local agro-climatic zones
Principal Investigator : Prof. Adinpunya Mitra (AgFE)
Co-Principal-Investigators : Dr. Mrinal K. Maiti
Sponsor : MHRD/Govt. of India
Project Title : Food security through reduced dietary intake: Low cost nutraceutical development from rice, wheat and coarse grain
Principal Investigator : Prof. Satyahari Dey
Co-Principal-Investigators : Dr. Mrinal K. Maiti and Dr. Adinpunya Mitra (AgFE)
Sponsor : MHRD/Govt. of India
Project Title : Bioprocess development & optimization for .... production of biosurfactants of marine origin for healthcare & commercial applications (HCA)-Completed
Principal Investigator : Ramkrishna Sen
Sponsor : DBT
Project Title : Bioprocess development & bioreactor strategies for the ....... probiotic endospores for the lab scale manufacture of nutraceuticals (MNF)-Completed
Principal Investigator : Ramkrishna Sen
Sponsor : CSIR
Project Title : Continuous process for enzymatic biofuel production - Grant for exchange visit and project formulation - Completed
Principal Investigator : Ramkrishna Sen
Sponsor : DST (India)-CNPq (Brazil)
Project Title : Extraction, characterization and optimized production of biopigment from Amaranthus tricolor (ACA) - Completed
Principal Investigator : Satyahari Dey
Co-Principal-Investigators : Ramkrishna Sen
Sponsor : DBT
Project Title : Development and characterization of ecofriendly jute geo-composites (EFB) - Completed
Principal Investigator : Prof. Basudam Adhikari
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof. Ramkrishna Sen
Sponsor : JMDC
Project Title : Development of water-repellant and durable jute geotextiles (JGN) - Completed
Principal Investigator : Debasis Roy
Co-Principal-Investigators : Ramkrishna Sen
Sponsor : JMDC
Project Title : Protein-protein interface targeted drug designing
Principal Investigator : Prof. Atanu Bhattacharjee, NEHU
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof. Amit Kumar Das
Sponsor : DBT - New Delhi
Project Title : Molecular Structural analysis of A mylitta cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus RNA dependent RNA polymerase
Principal Investigator : Prof. A K Ghosh
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof. Amit Kumar Das
Sponsor : DST-SERB, GoI
Project Title : Crystal structure determination, kinetic and biophysical characterization of glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase from MRSA 252
Principal Investigator : Prof. Amit Kumar Das
Co-Principal-Investigators : Dr. M V Hosur BARC-Mumbai
Sponsor : BRNS - DAE
Project Title : Genomics-supported screening of aromatic rice cultivars with high yielding potentiality for growing in local agro-climatic zones
Principal Investigator : Dr. Mrinal K. Maiti
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof. S. Dutta Gupta (AgFE)
Sponsor : MHRD/Govt. of India
Project Title : Technology Mission Mode Project on â€œHydrogen Production through Biological Routesâ€ť
Principal Investigator : Debabrata Das
Co-Principal-Investigators : Subhabrata Ray
Sponsor : MNRE, Govt. of India
Project Title : A Dissection of macromolecular interactions in cellular assemblies
Principal Investigator : Ranjit Prasad Bahadur
Sponsor : ISIRD (completed)
Project Title : Development of sensitive diagnostic kit for the detection of pathogens in stored food grains
Principal Investigator : Ananta K. Ghosh
Co-Principal-Investigators : None
Sponsor : MHRD
Project Title : Development of Fluorescent Whole Cell Optical Fibre Biosensor for Heavy Metal Pollutants (FBH)
Principal Investigator : Prof. Ramkrishna Sen
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof. P. Roy Chaudhuri
Sponsor : DBT (Govt. of India)
Project Title : High rate algal biomass production for food, feed, biochemicals and biofuels
Principal Investigator : Debabrata Das
Co-Principal-Investigators : H.N. Mishra
Sponsor : DBT, Government of India
Project Title : Silk Protein mediated surface modification of NiTi alloy based stent material for improved endothelialization and reduced thrombogenicity
Principal Investigator : Dr. Tuli Dey
Co-Principal-Investigators : Profs. S. C. Kundu and Ananta K. Ghosh
Sponsor : DBT
Project Title : Engineered silk matrices for optimization of in vitro 3-D tumor model
Principal Investigator : Dr. S. C Kundu
Co-Principal-Investigators : Dr. M Mandal
Sponsor : ICMR, New Delhi (sanctioned)
Project Title : Role of Penicillin-binding proteins and O-antigens in the development of beta-lactam antibiotic resistance in Gram negative bacteria
Principal Investigator : Anindya Sundar Ghosh
Co-Principal-Investigators : None
Sponsor : Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
Project Title : Molecular characterization of DacD (a putative DD-carboxypeptidase) of Escherichia coli
Principal Investigator : Anindya Sundar Ghosh
Co-Principal-Investigators : None
Sponsor : DBT
Project Title : Functional characterization of soluble penicillin-binding protein 6 of E. coli
Principal Investigator : Anindya Sundar Ghosh
Co-Principal-Investigators : None
Sponsor : Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
Project Title : Exploration of microbial diversity and microbial role in arsenic mobilization in As- contaminated groundwater of North Eastern states (Arunachal Prade
Principal Investigator : Pinaki Sar
Co-Principal-Investigators : Karuna Srivastava, NERIST, Arunachal Pradesh
Sponsor : Department of Biotechnology
Project Title : Potential use of biosurfactants for medical applications (PBM) under Indo-Portugal Collaboration Program
Principal Investigator : Prof. Ramkrishna Sen
Sponsor : DST (under Indo-Portugal Collaboration Program)
Project Title : Molecular analysis of efflux pump mediated antibiotic resistance in Gram negative bacilli
Principal Investigator : A.S.Ghosh, A. Bhattacharya (AU, Silchar
Co-Principal-Investigators : T. Pathak, P. Pandey (AU, Silchar) and A. Chakravarty (SMC, Silchar)
Sponsor : Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India
Project Title : Identification and characterisation of Phaseolus vulgaris microRNAs differentially expressed in biotic and abiotic stress conditions by deep sequen
Principal Investigator : Jolly Basak
Co-Principal-Investigators : Ranjit P Bahadur
Sponsor : DBT (ongoing)
Project Title : Analysis of macromolecular interactions in ribosome: implication to its self assembly Sponsor:Submitted
Principal Investigator : Ranjit P Bahadur
Sponsor : DST (ongoing)
Project Title : Isolation and characterisation of antifungal prptides from muga silkworm Antherae Assamensis Helfer (AMH
Principal Investigator : Prof. Ananta Kumar Ghosh
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof. S. C. Kundu
Sponsor : DBT , New Delhi
Project Title : High rate algal biomass production for food, feed, biochemicals and biofuels
Principal Investigator : Prof. H.N. Mishra
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof. Debabrata Das
Sponsor : Department of Biotechnology
Project Title : North-Eastern origin silk protein based matrices and nano/ microparticles for biomedical applications
Principal Investigator : Prof. S.C. Kundu
Co-Principal-Investigators : Sudip K. Ghosh
Sponsor : DBT
Project Title : Biotechnology based value addition of neem and jatropha leaves, oilcakes and oil
Principal Investigator : S Dey
Co-Principal-Investigators : D Mal
Sponsor : NOVOD
Project Title : Exploration of microbial diversity and function in acid mine drainage and mine tailings: An integrated geomicrobiological approach for bioremediation
Principal Investigator : Pinaki Sar
Co-Principal-Investigators : M K Panigrahi
Sponsor : Department of Biotechnology
Project Title : P K Sinha Center for Bioenergy (PKS) - Co-PI & Joint-coordinator till May 2010
Principal Investigator : Prof. Saikat Chakraborty
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof. Ramkrishna Sen and Prof. Amit Patra
Sponsor : IIT Foundation (Dr. Prabha Kant Sinha)
Project Title : Molecular characterization of leptin in Indian major carps
Principal Investigator : T.K. Maiti with Dibyendu Kamilya (CAU, T
Co-Principal-Investigators : S.K. Ghosh
Sponsor : DBT
Project Title : Periferal nerve regeneration on silk matrices
Principal Investigator : Professor SC Kundu
Co-Principal-Investigators : Professors AK Ghosh, X. Yang (UK), Z Li (USA)
Sponsor : British Council
Project Title : CHARACTERIZATION OF ENCYSTATION SPECIFIC KINASE(S) OF ENTAMOEBA DURING ENCYSTATIONS
Principal Investigator : Prof. S.K.Ghosh
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof.T.K.Maiti
Sponsor : DBT
Project Title : Food security through reduced dietary intake: low cost nutraceutical development from coarse grains
Principal Investigator : S Dey
Co-Principal-Investigators : MK Maiti, A Mitra
Sponsor : MHRD
Project Title : North Eastern origin silk protein based matrices and nano/microparticles for biomedical applications
Principal Investigator : Professor S. C. Kundu
Co-Principal-Investigators : Dr. Sudip K. Ghosh, BT, IIT, Dr. Dipali Devi, IASST, Guwahati, Dr. L. Rupachandra Singh, Manipur
Sponsor : Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi
Project Title : Assessment of microbial communities and their biodegradation potentials in petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated environments in Assam
Principal Investigator : Kazy Sufia Khannam (NIT Durgapur) and Al
Co-Principal-Investigators : Pinaki Sar
Sponsor : Department of Biotechnology
Project Title : Effects of auxiliary membrane components on biofilm formation in Escherichia coli
Principal Investigator : Anindya Sundar Ghosh
Co-Principal-Investigators : None
Sponsor : Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Project Title : Integrating large scale biohydrogen production and hydrogen fuel cell for sustainable power generation
Principal Investigator : Prof. Debabrata Das
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof. Subhabrata Ray
Sponsor : DRDO
Project Title : Charactarization of arsenic oxidizing bacteria from contaminated groundwater and their mechanisms of arsenite oxidation process for potential applicat
Principal Investigator : Pinaki Sar
Co-Principal-Investigators : Mrinal K Maiti
Sponsor : Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Project Title : Biofuel production in a biorefinery concept (PBC)
Principal Investigator : Prof. Ramkrishna Sen
Sponsor : P K Sinha Center for Bioenergy - IIT Kharagpur
Project Title : Characterization of arsenic oxidizing bacteria from contaminated ground water and their mechanism of arsenic oxidation process for potential applicati
Principal Investigator : Dr. Pinaki Sar
Co-Principal-Investigators : Dr. Mrinal K. Maiti
Sponsor : CSIR/Govt. of India
Project Title : Nutritional enhancement of rice bran oil through metabolic engineering of fatty acid biosynthesis
Principal Investigator : Dr. Mrinal K. Maiti
Sponsor : CSIR/Govt. of India
Project Title : Molecular Characterization of Putative DD-Carboxypeptidase of Klebsiella pneumoniae
Principal Investigator : Dr. Anindya Sundar Ghosh
Co-Principal-Investigators : None
Sponsor : SGIRG, SRIC , IIT Kharagpur
Project Title : Silk Protein/Blend Matrices in Tissue Engineering & Biotechnological Applications
Principal Investigator : Professor S. C. Kundu
Co-Principal-Investigators : Professor Sudip K. Ghosh
Sponsor : Department of Science & Technology
Project Title : Bioprospecting antarctic microflora
Principal Investigator : S Dey
Co-Principal-Investigators : AK Ghosh AK Das
Sponsor : MoES
Project Title : Algae mediated biosequestration & storage of CO2 (Bio-CCS) from coal-based flue gas.....and animal feed application (ABA)
Principal Investigator : Prof. Ramkrishna Sen
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof. S K Dash
Sponsor : West Bengal Department of Science and Technology
Project Title : Development of multifunctional dendritic polymers for injectable bone tissue engineering
Principal Investigator : T.K.Maiti
Sponsor : DBT
Project Title : Molecular cloning and characterization of Antheraea mylitta cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus genome segments 4 and 5
Principal Investigator : Ananta K. Ghosh
Co-Principal-Investigators : None
Sponsor : CSIR
Project Title : Molecular and structural analysis of Antheraea mylitta cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus RNA dependent RNA polymerase.
Principal Investigator : Prof. A. K. Ghosh
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof. A. K. Das
Sponsor : DST
Project Title : Isolation and characterization of antifungal peptides from muga silkworm Antheraea assamensis Helfer
Principal Investigator : Ananta K. Ghosh
Co-Principal-Investigators : Dr. Kartik Neog of Assam
Sponsor : DBT
Project Title : Characterization of encystation specific kinase(s) of Entamoeba during encystation
Principal Investigator : S.K. Ghosh
Co-Principal-Investigators : T.K. Maiti
Sponsor : DBT
Project Title : Characterization of a novel short chain dehydrogenase reductase (SDR) family enzyme involved in fatty acid metabolism in M. tuberculosis and structure
Principal Investigator : Prof. A K Das
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof. A Basak ( Chemistry Dept.)
Sponsor : DBT, GoI
Project Title : Bioprospecting of antarctic flora: screening of novel genes and healthcare molecules
Principal Investigator : Prof. S Dey
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof. A K Das, Prof. A K Ghosh
Sponsor : Ministry of Erath Sciences
Project Title : Structural and functional analysis of flavin dependent acyl CoA dehydrogenases of the igr operon from M. tuberculosis (Indo-Austria)
Principal Investigator : Prof. Amit Kumar Das
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof. Peter Macherous, University of Graz, Austria
Sponsor : DST, GoI
Project Title : Reducing accumulation of toxic metals or metalloids in rice grains by RNAi-mediated gene silencing approach
Principal Investigator : Dr. Mrinal K. Maiti
Co-Principal-Investigators : Dr. Somnath Bhattacharyya, BCKV, Mohanpur, WB
Sponsor : DBT/Govt. of India
Project Title : Improvement of energy recovery from waste water by dark fermentation followed by microbial fuel cells
Principal Investigator : Debabrata Das
Sponsor : DRDO
Project Title : Development of multifunctional dendritic polymers for injectable bone tissue engineering
Principal Investigator : T.K.Maiti
Co-Principal-Investigators : S. Chakraborty
Sponsor : DBT
Project Title : Indian origin silk based biomimetic scaffolds for engineering of load-bearing tissue
Principal Investigator : Professor S. C. Kundu
Co-Principal-Investigators : Dr. Asok Mukhopadhyay, NII, New Delhi, Dr. M. Mandal SMST
Sponsor : Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi
Project Title : Biofuels from marine microalgae (BMM) - Completed
Principal Investigator : Ramkrishna Sen
Sponsor : CSIR (under NMITLI program)
Project Title : Enhanced production & purification of a marine lipopeptide.........breast cancer therapy (BCT) - Completed
Principal Investigator : Dr. Ramkrishna Sen
Co-Principal-Investigators : Dr. Mahitosh Mandal
Sponsor : MoES
Project Title : Molecular characterization of the emerging beta-lactamases in Gram negative bacilli
Principal Investigator : Prof. A. S. Ghosh & Dr. A. Bhattacharya
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof. G. D. Sharma (Assam University- Silchar)
Sponsor : Department of Biotechnology
Project Title : Molecular characterization of penicillin-interactive enzymes (Low Molecular Mass) of Mycobacerium smegmatis
Principal Investigator : Dr. Anindya Sundar Ghosh
Co-Principal-Investigators : None
Sponsor : Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi
Project Title : Dielectrophoretic separation of biological cells in microfluidic channels.
Principal Investigator : S. Das of SMST
Co-Principal-Investigators : Ananta K. Ghosh
Sponsor : NPMASS programme Cell,
Project Title : Silk scaffolds for peripheral nerve regeneration
Principal Investigator : S. C. Kundu
Co-Principal-Investigators : Ananta K. Ghosh
Sponsor : British High Commission (UKIERI)
Project Title : Silk Protein mediated surface modification of NiTi alloy based stent material for improved endothelialization and reduced thrombogenicity
Principal Investigator : Tuli Dey
Co-Principal-Investigators : Ananta K. Ghosh
Sponsor : DBT
Project Title : Understand the Structural Mechanism of Function of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins and their Association with Diseases
Principal Investigator : Ranjit P. Bahadur
Sponsor : IITKGP (SGIRG)
Project Title : Development of pod borer resistant transgenic pigeon pea and chickpea
Principal Investigator : Prof. S.K. Sen
Co-Principal-Investigators : Sudip K. Ghosh, Asitava Basu
Sponsor : ICAR
Project Title : Bioinformatics SUB-DIC
Principal Investigator : T.K. Maiti
Co-Principal-Investigators : S.K. Ghosh
Sponsor : DBT, New Delhi
Project Title : Understanding plant growth promoting traits of rhizospheric and endophytic microbes through metagenomics approach
Principal Investigator : Dr. Mrinal K. Maiti
Sponsor : SRIC (SGIRG), IIT-Kharagpur
Project Title : Whole cell modeling and simulation in bacterium Escherichia coli
Principal Investigator : Dr. P. Mitra (CSE), Dr. R. K. Layek (E&E
Co-Principal-Investigators : Dr. M. K. Maiti (BT), Prof. J. Mukhopadhyay (CSE), Prof. A.K. Majumdar (CSE), Prof. P. K. Biswas (E&
Sponsor : SRIC (SGIGC), IIT-Kharagpur
Project Title : GEOMICROBIOLOGY OF THE DEEP SURFACE IN KOYNA - WARNA REGION: DIVERSITY DISTRIBUTION AND FUNCTION OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES WITHIN GRANITES - BASALTIC C
Principal Investigator : Pinaki Sar
Co-Principal-Investigators : Abhijit Mukherjee
Sponsor : Ministry of Earth Science
Project Title : EXPLORATION, TESTING AND SUPPLY OF SAFE DRINKING GROUND WATER TO SCHOOL CHILDREN OF SOLADAHAR AND BALRAMPUR VILLAGE, WEST MEDINIPUR (SGFSS)
Principal Investigator : S De
Co-Principal-Investigators : P Sar and A Mukherjee
Sponsor : IIT Kharagpur, SGFSS
Project Title : An Integrated Green process for Biological C-sequestration with ....sewage remediation by Microalgae....Biomass...as Biofertilizer (IGG)
Principal Investigator : Prof. Ramkrishna Sen
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof. S K Dash & Prof. B C Meikap
Sponsor : DST (Govt. of India)
Project Title : Process Development for Concomitant Production of Bioemulsifier, Lipid, Biodielsel, Glycerol & Biomass .using wastewater in a Yeast Biorefinery (RBF)
Principal Investigator : Prof. Ramkrishna Sen
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof. D. Sarkar
Sponsor : DBT (Govt. of India)
Project Title : Characterization & Remediation of Produced Water from NE State Oil Field: A holistic strategy for Environmental Mitigation & ...Usuable Water (UTM)
Principal Investigator : Prof. Ramkrishna Sen
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof. Sirshendu De
Sponsor : DBT (Govt. of India)
Project Title : Towards understanding the modes of DNA binding and unwinding mechanism by human DNA repair helicase RecQ1
Principal Investigator : Agneyo Ganguly
Sponsor : ISIRD, SRIC