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Externally Funded Projects - Ongoing
| S. No. | Project Title | Name of the Principal Investigator and Co-PI | Funding Agency | Period | Sanctioned Amount (Rs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exploring the role of regulatory T-cells through NFATs and FOXP3 in pathogenesis of Vitiligo | Dr. Mitesh Dwivedi | DST-SERB | 2018-2021 | 38,92,020 |
| 2 | Investigation of bacterivorous soil protozoa and rhizosphere bacterial interactions for improved plant growth promotion: Testing the auxiliary microbial loop hypothesis | Dr. N. Amaresan | DST-SERB | 2018-2021 | 27,34,040 |
| 3 | Chemical profiling of microbes associated with king chilli (Capsicum chinense) with special reference to growth promotion, biocontrol and capsaicinoids production in North East Region (Manipur & Nagaland) | Dr. N. Amaresan | DBT | 2018-2021 | 15,07,500 |
| 4 | Microbial mediated phytoremediation into biofortification of iron from iron stressed sites in Surat, Gujarat | Dr. N. Amaresan | GEMI | 2018-2020 | 7,05,300 |
| 5 | DST-Inspire Internship Programme | Dr. N. Amaresan | DST-Inspire | 2018-2019 | 8,00,000 |
| 6 | "Identification of genetic architecture, generating natural variation in antihypertensive and antineoplastic monoterpenoid indole alkaloids production in Catharanthus roseus via metabolome-genome wide association studies (mGWAS)" | Dr. Abhishek Sharma | DST SERB START UP GRANT (SRG/2019/000130) | 2019-2021 | 26,10,897 |
| 7 | Antifungal Protein production and expression analysis in bacteria as prerequisite to obtain fungal resistant fennel |
Dr. Abhishek Sharma Dr. Dhruti Amin Dr. Gopal Jee Gopal |
Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission (GSBTM DST, Gov. of Gujarat) GRANT (GSBTM/JD(R&D)/620/20-21/354). | 2021-2022 | 14,99,686/- |
| 8 | Production of recombinant enzyme for degradation of plastic (Polyethylene terephthalate |
Dr. Abhishek Sharma Dr. Gopal Jee Gopal |
Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission (GSBTM DST, Gov. of Gujarat) GRANT (GSBTM/JD(R&D)/620/20-21/355). | 2021-2022 | 14,99,686/- |
Externally Funded Projects - Completed
| Project Title | Name of the Principal Investigator and Co-PI | Funding Agency | Period | Sanctioned Amount (Rs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developing and Establishing Commercial Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory for developing and supplying quality planting materials of Banana to the local farmers | Dr. R. Krishnamurthy | National Horticulture Mission | 2012-2015 | 1,50,000,00 |
| A randomized, self-controlled case series, follow up cytogenetic study to appraise long term efficacy of therapies in rheumatoid arthritis patients | Dr. Meonis Pithawala | DBT | 2010-2013 | 9,95,000 |
| Diversity and plant growth promotion abilities of actinomycetes in the desert plants and its utilization for desert farming | Dr. Anoop R. Markande | GUJCOST | 2016-2017 | 24,000 |
| Isolation and Characterization of N2 Fixing Bacteria | Dr. Prasant Kumar | Neo Sciences & Research Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad | 2016-2017 | 1,14,095 |
| Evaluation of ACE I/D polymorphism for rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility in south Gujarat population | Dr. Mitesh Dwivedi | GUJCOST, Gandhinagar | 2015-2016 | 20,000 |
| Morphological and molecular characterization of leaf spot causing pathogens associated with solanaceous crops grown in and around South Gujarat | Dr. N. Amaresan | GUJCOST | 2015-2016 | 21,000 |
| Analysis of coliforms isolated from municipal sewage water for multi drug and metal resistance | Dr. Srivathsa N. Ch. | GUJCOST | 2015-2016 | 19,000 |
| Study the effect of iron on feacal microbial diversity of Enterobacteriaceae of healthy infants born with different methods of delivery (vaginal vs cesarean) | Dr. Prashant Kumar | GUJCOST | 2015-2016 | 15,000 |
| Characterization of putative type IV secretion system of Bacillus anthracis | Dr. Gopal Jee Gopal | DST-SERB, New Delhi | 2013-2016 | 9,83,000 |
University Funded Projects (Research Promotion Scheme)
| S. No. | Project Title | Name of the Principal Investigator and Co-PI | Funding Agency | Period | Sanctioned Amount (Rs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microbiome based alleviating phytoremediation system for decontamination of soils in the river Damanganga of Vapi | Dr. N. Amaresan | UTU-RPS | 2015 | 75,000 |
| 2 | " Isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds from plant associated bacteria from medicinal plants for the management of wilt causing pathogens" | Dr. N. Amaresan | UTU-RPS | 2017-2018 | 50,000 |
| 3 | " Zink biofortification and growth promotion in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) by zinc solubilizing bacteria from South Gujarat quarry fields" | Dr. Prittesh K Patel/Dr. Ami Naik | UTU-RPS | 2017-2018 | 60,000 |
| 4 | Cultvation of edible mushroom from sustainable substrates | Dr. G. Jawahar | UTU-RPS | 2017-2018 | 30,000 |
| 5 | Exploring the anticanceorous therapeutic synergy dietary poluphenols in Dalton's mice model | Dr. Giftson . Senapathy | UTU-RPS | 2017-2018 | 50,000 |
| 6 | Bacterial degradation of Profenofos in water, sediment and gut flora of freshwater fish of Mindola river at Bardoli of Surat District | Dr. A. Sankaranarayanan | UTU-RPS | 2016-2017 | 55,000 |
| 7 | Phytochemical profiling of endophytes isolated from baliospermun montamun (wild) MUELL. ARG. | Dr. Sangha Bijekar | UTU-RPS | 2016-2017 | 60,000 |
| 8 | Plant essential oil based antimicrobial nanoemulsion formulation for food preservation against microbial spoilage | Dr. Vijayalakshami Ghosh | UTU-RPS | 2016-2017 | 80,000 |
| 9 | Isolation and characterization of Inulosucrase producing bacteria from a sugarcane field | Dr. Prashant Kumar | UTU-RPS | 2016-2017 | 50,000 |
| 10 | Genetic Association Study of Selected Immune-regulator genes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Susceptibility of South Gujarat Population | Dr. Mitesh Dwivedi | UTU-RPS | 2015-2016 | 50,000 |
| 11 | Isolation and study of industrially important microorganismd from Unnai Hot Water Spring, Gujarat | Dr. Anoop R. Markande | UTU-RPS | 2015-2016 | 50,000 |
| 12 | Bioprospecting of actinomycetes and lytic bacteriophages against multi drug resistant coliforms | Dr. Srivathsa N. Ch. | UTU-RPS | 2015-2016 | 80,000 |
| 13 | Microbiome based alleviating phytoremediation system for decontamination of soils in the river Damanganga of Vapi | Dr. N. Amaresan | UTU-RPS | 2015-2016 | 75,000 |
| 14 | Evaluation of substrates for growth of Sclerotiumrolfsii and its use in biocontrol of plant diseases | Dr. Dhruti Amin | UTU-RPS | 2018-2019 | 50,000/- |
| 15 | Genotype-Phenotype Correlation of TSH receptor (TSHR) and ACE gene polymorphisms for Hyperthyroid Susceptibility in South Gujarat Population | Dr. Mitesh Dwivedi | UTU-RPS | 2018-2019 | 90,000/- |
| 16 | Studies for Identification of Novel Anti Prostate cancer Compound form Selected Medicinal Plants | Mr. Bhrugesh P. Joshi Dr. Bhavin Vyas |
UTU-RPS | 2019-2020 | 80,000/- |
| 17 | Bacterial diversity, bio active attributes in the batter of Khaman and preservation of Khaman by Irradiation method. | Dr. A. Sankaranarayanan | UTU-RPS | 2019-2020 | 50,000/- |
| 18 | "Mutational Breeding of Catharanthus roseus to enhance the production of anticancerous phytomolecules vinblastine and vincristine." | Dr. Abhishek Sharma | UTU-RPS | 2019-2020 | 50,000 |