Research Projects:

• Project Title: “Characterization of lipopolysaccharide antigens of Leptospira interrogans serovars”.

  PI: Dr. M.M. Premlatha.

  Co-PI: Dr. Iqbal Rajinder Kaur/ Dr. R. Avasthi – UCMS

  Funding Agency: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

• Project Title: “Functional characterization of RNA silencing suppressor encoded by a begomovirus infecting Mucuna pruriens, a medicinal plant”.

  PI: Dr. Yogesh Kumar.

  Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology (DST)

• Project Title: “Immunomodulation by Mycobacterium indicus pranii in murine model of cancer”.

  PI: Dr. Shweta Dubey.

  Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology (DST)

• Project Title: “Characterization of T cell activation and role of Follicular helper T cells in Multiple Myeloma”

  PI: Dr. Shweta Dubey.

  Co-PI: Dr. Ritu Gupta, Dept. of Bio Technology, AIIMS, New Delhi

  Funding Agency: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

• Project Title: “Association and polymorphism of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II alleles in rheumatic heart disease patients of north east India”

  PI: Dr. Devinder Toor.

  Co-PI: Dr. Lokajeet Baro, Dept. of Pediatrics, AMCH, Assam

  Funding Agency: Department of Bio Technology (DBT)

• Project Title: “Role of P2X7 in pathogenesis of Dengue”

  PI: Dr. Devinder Toor.

  Co-PI: Dr. Anita Chakravarti, Dept of Microbiology, MAMC, New Delhi

  Funding Agency: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

• Project Title: “Study of AAV mediated induced expression of hMPV specific therapeutic nucleic acids in human cells”

  PI: Dr. Prashant Kumar.

  Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology (DST)

• Project Title: “To study the generation of virus-like-particles exhibiting co-expression of heterologous HA proteins of influenza A viruses”

  PI: Dr. Prashant Kumar.

  Co-PI: Prof. V G Ramachandran, Dept. of Microbiology, UCMS, University of Delhi

  Funding Agency: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

• Project Title: “Elimination of onion yellow dwarf virus and garlic virus X from garlic plants through meristem tip culture coupled with thermotherapy and crytherapy and transfer of technology to micro-entrepreneurs”

  PI: Dr. Meenakshi Arya.

  Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology (DST)

• Project Title: “Delineating the molecular mechanisms of apoptotic inhibition by Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) via targeting RON-receptor tyrosine kinase during cancer progression”

  PI: Dr. Shuvomoy Banerjee

  Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)

• Project Title: “Medicinal plants three way source of antimalarial drug discovery: Identifying and purifying curavative, prophylactic and immune booster molecules”.

  PI: Dr. Naveen K Kaushik

  Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology (DST)

• Project Title: “Construction of infectious clone of Indian citrus ringspot virus of Punjab isolates and identification of viral suppressor of RNA silencing”.

  PI: Dr. Nandlal Choudhary

  Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology (DST)

• Project Title: “Development of Apple stem grooving virus as Virus Induced Gene Silencing (VIGS) vector”.

  PI: Dr. Sunny Dhir

  Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)

• Project Title: “Production of antibody- cocktail using bacterial expressed recombinant coat protein for ACLSV, ASGV, ASPV detection in apple”.

  PI: Dr. Vanita Chandel

  Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)

• Project Title: “School-based intervention using participatory approach and microbiological risk characterization on safe water and personal hygiene for children in low-income communities in urban New Delhi”.

  PI: Dr. Devinder Toor and Co-PI: Dr. Khalid Khan, Indiana University, USA

  Funding Agency: Indiana University President International Research Awards

• Project Title: “Development of virus based gene silencing vector using DNA genome of ageratum enation virus to deliver efficient CRISPR/ Cas9 mediated genome editing in plants”.

  PI: Dr. Ashish Srivastava

  Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology (DST)

• Project Title: “A novel regulatory mechanism of plant immunity targeted by a powdery mildew effector”.

  PI: Dr. Ashish Srivastava

  Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)

• Project Title: “ Prevalence and antibiotic resistance profile of Streptococcus pyogenes in Shillong, Meghalaya, North-East India and its association with Rheumatic Heart Disease”.

  PI: Dr. Devinder Toor

  Funding Agency: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

• Project Title: “ Association and polymorphism of lectin complement protein (MBL2 and MASP2) and expression of regulatory protein Map 44 in pathogenesis of Rheumatic Heart Disease patients of Assam”.

  PI: Dr. Devinder Toor

  Funding Agency: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)