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. Dipak Manna (PI), Dr. Arnab Basu (Co-PI) Prof. Sugata Dasgupta (Co-PI) |
Ref. No. (BT/PR65942/BMS2/156/457/2025) |
Department of Biotechnology (DBT) |
Targeting MetAP2: A Novel Drug Development Approach Against Deadly Brain-Eating Amoeba (Naegleria fowleri) 2026- 2029 (3 years) | Rs. 66.34 lakh |
| 2. | 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. 2026-2029 (3 years) | Rs. 65.40 lakh |
| 3. | Dr. Gautam Chatterjee (PI) | NMNF-CRG-039 | Indian Council of Agricultural Research/ National Mission on Natural Farming (ICAR/NMNF) | Back to nature: An impact analysis on mulching and cereal-legume intercropping in natural farming using OMICS approaches. 2025-2027 (2 years) | Rs. 30 lakh |
| 4. | Dr. Gautam Chatterjee (Nodal Person) | D.O. No. 9-5/2024 NMNF | Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare (MoAFW) | Centre of Natural Farming (CoNF) under the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF). 2024-2026 (2 years) | Rs. 11 lakh |
| 5. | 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 |
| 6. | 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 |
| 7. | 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 |
| 8. | 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 |
| 9. | 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 |
| 10. | 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 |
| 11. | 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 |