Enzyme Technology and Protein Bioinformatics Laboratory
(ETPB Lab)

R&D and Network Project Summary

R & D PROJECTS (As Principal Investigator/Co-Investigator)


S. No. Title of Project Funding Agency & Total Budget Date of Sanction Duration

1.

‘Development of probes for early detection of microorganisms responsible for food spoilage during food processing and preservation’. (45/MFPI/R&D/2002-IV) (As Co-investigator)

Ministry of Food Processing & Industries, Govt of India Rs. 80.00 Lakhs (INR)

15-02-2006

2 years (2006-2008)

2.

Genetic modification of hydrogen producing algae (As Coordinator)

Institute Sponsored R & D Project (Rs. 3Lakhs)

July 2009

3 Years 2009-2011

3.

Innovative Project on Bio-hydrogen production from microalgae (As Coordinator & PI)

BIT Mesra, Ranchi (Rs.3.00 Lakhs)

August 2010

November, 2012 (3.00 Lakhs)

4.

Cloning, expression and Characterization of a novel xylanase from Thermomyces lanuginosus and improvement of effectual bioprocess’ (Reg. No. SERC/LS-228/2012 dated 06/08/12)

DST-FAST TRACK Govt. of India (Rs. 23.46 Lakhs)

August 2012

2012-2015 (3 Years)

5.

Proteomic analysis and lipid profiling of chlamydomonas reinhardti and its relevance towards bio-fuel production (PI)

UGC, New Delhi Rs. 9,80,800/-

22, March, 2013 (01-04-2013)

2013-2016 (3 Years)

6.

“TREAT-AFTER-TOO-Targeting elimination of antineoplastic compounds in hospital waste waters: novel frontiers in sustainable treatment”. (As Co-PI) (BT/IN/INNO-INDIGO/26/MKM/2015-16) Dated Nov 26, 2015

DBT, Govt. of India- INNOINDIGO Rs. 209.168 Lakhs(Rs. 2 Crore Nine Lakhs)

Nov 26, 2015

2015-2018 (3 Years)

7.

Site Directed Mutagenesis of UbiA gene in Agrobacterium tumefaciens to enhance CoQ10 Yield [BT/PR13569/BBE/117/106/2015] (As Co-PI)

DBT, Govt. of India

2016

2016-2018 (2 Years)

8.

Process development for the cost effective production of fungal endoglucanase, lipase and amylase for deinking of newsprints and mixed office waste papers (BT/PR27437/BCE/8/1433/2018) (PI & Coordinator)

DBT, Govt. of India Rs. 62.91 Lakhs (Rs. Sixty Two Lakhs Ninety one thousand)

August, 2018

2018-2021 (3 Years)

9.

Transcriptional engineering of a fast-growing marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 11901 towards efficient metabolites production (File Number: CRG/2021/001206)
(P.I.)

Core Research Grant, SERB-DST, Govt. of India
Rs. 101 Lakhs (Rs. One Crore, One Lakh only)

2022

2025

10.

Functional characterization of universal stress-responsive genes in the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.

Institute of Eminence (IoE) Grant, BHU, Varanasi
Rs. 10 Lakhs (Rs. Ten Lakhs)

2022

2024

INFRASTRUCTURAL GRANT (DEPARTMENTAL/INSTITUTIONAL PROJECTS/GIAN GRANTS)


S. No. Title of Project Funding Agency & Total Budget Date of Sanction Duration

1.

"Fund for Improvement of S&T infrastructure in universities & higher educational institutions (FIST)" (Grant No. 1196 SR/FST/LS-I/2017/4). [As Coordinator]

Department of Science and Technology, Govt. ofIndia Rs. 90 Lakhs(Rs. Ninety Lakhs)

2018

2018-2023 (5 Years)

2.

Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education - ‘’ENhancing female entrePRENeurship in InDIA (ENPRENDIA)’’- As Coordinator

European Union (EU) 9,81,676 Euros[Rs. 8,20,46,717)

February, 2018

2018-2021 (3 Years)

3.

Current challenges in commercial production of cellulosic ethanol (As Course Coordinator)

GIAN, MHRD, Govt. of India Rs. 5.44 Lakhs

2018

8-13 October, 2018

4.

Enzymatic protein hydrolysates and material behaviour of its fractions in human nutrition (As CourseCoordinator)

GIAN, MHRD, Govt. of India Rs. 5.44 Lakhs

2018

19-24 November, 2018

Dr. L. Paikhomba Singha SERB- former National Post-Doctoral Fellow (SERB-NPDF)


S. No. Title of Project Funding Agency & Total Budget Duration

1.

Metabolomics and transcriptomics based analysis for congenial syncom and development of EDS (effective delivery system) for the in-situ rhizoremediation of crude oil. (PDF/2021/000223) (Mentor)

SERB, DST, Govt. of India Rs 22 Lakhs

2 years (2022-2024)

Dr. Niwas Kumar, SERB-National Post-Doctoral Fellow (SERB-NPDF)


S. No. Title of Project Funding Agency & Total Budget Duration

1.

Microbial derived biopolymers for harvesting and valorization of microalgal biomass as sustainable feedstock for neutraceuticals and bioactive compounds

SERB, DST, Govt. of India Rs 22 Lakhs

2 years (2022-2024)