Research Projects

A. Ongoing Research projects:

Sl. No. Name of the Investigator(s) Project No. Funding Agency Title of the project and duration (Start and end date) Amount sanctioned
1. Dr. Pushkar Malakar (PI) and Brahmachari Somnath (Vedeshachaitanya) (Co-PI) Ref. No. ANRF/ARG/2025/007168/LS Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) Understanding the Mechanisms of Chemoresistance to Bortezomib in Multiple Myeloma and Exploring Therapeutic Strategies to Enhance Drug Sensitivity. 2026-2028 (3 years) Rs. 54 lakh (Approved in Dec 2025)
2. Dr. Gautam Chatterjee (PI) Ref. No. F. No. 1-42/NPOF/201 Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) All India Network Programme on Organic Farming (AINP-OF); 2015-to date (long-term project– permanent and ongoing, open-ended as per the sanction letter from ICAR, Refer column to the left here) Rs. 104.83 lakh
3. Dr. Pushkar Malakar (PI) Ref No: RJF/2021/000123 Science and Research Engineering Board (SERB), ANRF Role of Long noncoding RNAs in normal and physiological processes. 2022-2027 (5 years) Rs. 119 lakh
4. Dr. Dipak Manna (PI) Ref No: CRG/2023/005414 Science and Research Engineering Board-Core Research Grant (SERB-CRG), ANRF Development of Strip-Based Diagnostics for the Detection of Deadly Free-living Amebae and surveillance of different aquatic bodies in different parts of India. 2024- 2027 (3 years) Rs. 47.15 lakh
5. Dr Subhadip Paul (PI) Ref No: SUR/2022/002601 Science and Research Engineering Board (SERB), ANRF Trans diagnostic connectome abnormalities of the human brain’s neuronal pathways across psychiatric disorders and their relation to the brain-wide genetic signatures. 2023-2026 (3 years) Rs. 19.00 lakh
6. Dr. Bhubaneswar Pradhan (CO-PI) F.No.Z.18017/187/CSS/R&D/WB-01/2024-25-NMPB-IV A National Medicinal Plant Board, Ministry of Ayush Morphological and biochemical characterization of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera L. Dunal) germplasms for better seed yield and bioactive compound production in West Bengal. 2025-2028 (3 years) Rs. 21.21 lakh
7. Dr Subhadip Paul (PI) MTR/2023/000480 Science and Research Engineering Board (SERB) Computational modeling of the structural balance of intrinsic functional brain networks in health and brain disorder. 2024-2027 (3 years) Rs. 6.6 lakh
8. Dr. Kunal Sikder (CO-PI) Ref No: Application ID: ESIAG-24-05 Endocrine Society of India: ADHOC GRANT 2024 Finding immunological biomarkers and potential mechanistic pathway to treat Thyroid Associated Orbitopathy (TAO) patients. 2024-2026 (2 years) Rs. 5 lakh

A. Completed Research Projects:

Sl. No. Name of the Investigator(s) Project No. Funding Agency Title of the project and duration Amount sanctioned
1. Dr. Gautam Chatterjee (PI) Ref. No. F. No. 1-42/NPOF/201 Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) All India Network Programme on Organic Farming (AINP-OF); 2015-to date (long-term project– permanent and ongoing, open-ended as per the sanction letter from ICAR, refer column to the left here) — amount received under this permanent project during 2024-2025 (3 years) Rs. 70.00 lakh
2. Dr. Gautam Chatterjee (PI) ECR/2016/001138/LS Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), DST Structure-function analysis of the centromeres and its associated centromeric protein CENP-A of the human pathogenic Candida parapsilosis sensu lato species complex; (3 years) Rs. 40.49 lakh
3. Dr. Dipak Manna (PI) Ref No: BT/RLF/Re- entry/52/2018) Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Characterization of mechanistic function of the encystation-specific transcription factor ERM-BP in Entamoeba and identifying drugs against Entamoeba cyst. 2020-2025 (5 years) Rs. 113.60 lakh
4. Dr. Arnab Basu (PI) Ref No: BT/RLF/Re- entry/43/2019 Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Effect of different GTPase/ATPase on growth, physiology and virulence of Staphylococcus aureus. 2020-2025 (5 years) Rs. 113.60 lakh
5. Dr. Kunal Sikder (PI) Ref.: Initiated by email dated 21 March 2022 from Dr. Manis Nandi, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Dr. Manis Nandi charitable project Leukocyte infiltration and cross-talk with cardiomyocytes exploit intracellular stress pathways in dilated cardiomyopathy of idiopathic origin 2022-2024 (3 years) Rs. 10.57 lakh
6. Dr. Kunal Sikder (CO-PI) Ref No: Application ID: ESIAG-24-05 Endocrine Society of Bengal CD34+ fibrocyte mediated adipogenesis and myofibroblast generation: understanding the molecular mechanism underlying the pathophysiology in Thyroid Associated Orbitopathy (TAO) 2024 (1 year) Rs. 1.5 lakh