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Projects Sanctioned in Year 2024-25

Sr.No.	Name of PI	Institute	Project title	Broad Area	Amount Sanctioned (INR)	Year of Sanction
1	Dr. Jayesh Sheth	Foundation for Research in Genetics Endocrinology	Development and clinical validation of an affordable, high-throughput and rapid targeted smMIP based NGS newborn screening panel for India	Diagnostics	8547230	2024-25
2	Dr. Amrutlal Patel	Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre	Nattokinase for the prevention and therapeutic intervention of cardiovascular diseases	Cardiovascular disease	9155712	2024-25
3	Dr. Surya Ramchandran	Gujarat Biotechnology University	Developing prognostic markers for paediatric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy using DNA methylation patterns to prevent sudden cardiac death in young adults	Cardiovascular disease	7188608	2024-25
4	Dr. Nitin Trivedi Gujarat Biotechnology University	Gujarat Biotechnology University	Exploring the potential of algal nutrients for cell growth and understanding its mechanism at a molecular level	Algal technology	5765712	2024-25
5	Dr. Sapan Borah	NIPER-Ahmedabad	A systematic analysis of the fungal Pdr5 transporter to address antifungal resistance	Antifungal Resistance	5431856	2024-25
6	Dr. Kamal Mandal	Gujarat Biotechnology University	Establishment of synthetic antibody engineering platform for rapid development of indigenous bispecific antibodies to debilitate zoonotic pathogens reducing their pandemic potential	Antibody engineering	12557464	2024-25
7	Dr. Akhilesh Prajapati	GSFC University	Targeting Mitochondrial OXPOHS for Combinatorial Therapies for Overcoming Androgen Resistance in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer	Cancer	7992662	2024-25
8	Dr. Kumari Pritti	Institute of Kidney Disease and Research Center	A single-center study to delineate the genetic determinants of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in adults through whole exome sequencing	Diagnostics	10790595	2024-25

Projects Sanctioned in Year 2023-24

Sr.No.	Institute	Project title	Broad Area	Amount Sanctioned (INR)	Year of Sanction	Name of PI
1	Dr. Ravi Vijayvargia	The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda	Development of ELISA and lateral flow based high sensitivity rapid immunoassays for diagnosis and prognosis of common autoimmune diseases.	Diagnostics	4852392	2023-24
2	Dr. Janki N Thakker	Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT)	Actinobacterial species from marine environment: As plant growth promoter and biocontrol agent	Biofertilizer	4301856	2023-24
3	Dr. Vijai Singh	Indrashil University	Genetic manipulation of phage for controlling wound infection and sepsis caused by virulent Klebsiella pneumoniae	AMR	3849856	2023-24
4	Dr. Harsh J Sheth	Foundation for Research in Genetics and Endocrinology	Prevalence and association of microsatellite instability and Lynch syndrome Pan-Cancer and development of a personalized cancer risk prediction tool for Lynch syndrome carriers in India	Cancer	8177062	2023-24
5	Dr. Trupti Trivedi	The Gujarat Cancer Research Institute	Establishment and Validation of Custom Targeted Gene Panel for Diffuse Glioma Patients-A Next Generation Sequencing Approach	Cancer	6626320	2023-24
6	Dr. Kashyap Thummar	Gujarat Technological University	Integrative analysis of Bile Acid Metabolomics, Uterine Smooth Muscle Transcriptomics, and Gut Microbiome Interactions in Uterine Fibroid Pathogenesis	Diagnostics	6561856	2023-24
7	Prof. Tejal Amit Mehta	Nirma University	Fabrication of Anti-EGFR and Phytoconstituent loaded Mucoadhesive Electrospun Nanofiber mats for improved locoregional therapy of oral cancer	Cancer	5782608	2023-24
8	Dr. Dhiraj Devidas Bhatia Dr. Ashutosh Kumar	IIT Gandhinagar Ahmedabad University	Co-delivery of Methotrexate and RELA siRNA using Nanoscale DNA Tetrahedrons and Folate Liposomes to Synergistically Target Synovial Macrophages in Rheumatoid Arthritis	Nanotechnology	7938024	2023-24
9	Dr. Dolatsinh Balvantsinh Zala	Gujarat Technological University	Phage Isolation and Characterization from Gujarat State: A Strategic Approach to Building a Repository against ESKAPE Pathogens for future Biotherapy Development to Curb AMR	AMR	5431856	2023-24
10	Prof. Shruti Chatterjee Institute of Science	Nirma University	Study on the combination therapy with antibiotics & anti‐virulent agents having synergistic effects and probable reverse selection for antibiotic resistance in Vibrio cholerae/ESKAPE pathogens	AMR	5205856	2023-24
11	Dr. Heena Dave	Nirma University	Exploring the molecular and cellular pathways responsible for pre‐metastatic niche to organotropic metastasis in Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Uncovering the Role of microRNAs	Cancer	7083464	2023-24
12	Dr. Shital Panchal	Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University	Investigation of pathogenesis and treatment for leaky gut associated cognitive decline	Diagnostics	3186320	2023-24
13	Dr. Laxmipriya P. Nampoothiri	The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda	Nano‐Based delivery of Aloe derived bioactive for enhanced bioavailability in management of PCOS pathophysiology: “An in‐vivo study”	Nanotechnology	5370212	2023-24
14	Dr. Aditi Buch	Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT)	Engineering Escherichia coli for bioconversion of tartaric acid to hydroxycitric acid (HCA), a high‐value product	Bioprocess	5431856	2023-24
15	Dr. Kailash Attur	Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College & Hospital, Sankalchand Patel University	Intracanal antibacterial effects Of Etidronic acid with Silver Nanoparticle: An Ex‐vivo study	Dentistry	2082536	2023-24
16	Dr. Bhumika Patel	Nirma University	Hit to Lead Optimization of NCEs as Selective Poly (ADP‐ribose) Polymerase1 (PARP1) Inhibitors for the Treatment of Breast Cancer	Cancer	4075856	2023-24
17	Dr. Jigar Shah Institute of Pharmacy	Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University	Microneedle based nanoparticulate system of bioactive for treatment of diabetic retinopathy	Diabetes	2482556	2023-24
18	Dr. Bhoomika Patel	National Forensic Sciences University	Clinical evaluation of effect of metronomic chemotherapy in cachexia associated with triple negative breast cancer	Cancer	7013856	2023-24
19	Dr. Sharad Gupta	IIT Gandhinagar Ahmedabad University	Targeted Protein Degradation of TDP‐43: Target validation and development of therapeutics against Triple Negative Breast Cancer	Cancer	4328072	2023-24
20	Dr. Anupama Modi	Gujarat Technological University	An integrative multi‐omics approach to the identification of Oral cancer biomarker(s)	Diagnostics	5431856	2023-24
21	Dr. Reena Agrawal‐Rajput	Institute of Advanced Research	To Mitigate Antimicrobial Resistance and Antibiotic‐Induced Immunosuppression Using Biocompatible Lipid‐functionalized Ionic Liquid (BLIL): A Multifaceted Planetary Approach to Target‐the Pathogen, the Host and the Environment	AMR	5395356	2023-24

Projects Sanctioned in Year 2022-23

Network Research Program on Bioremediation of Pollutants: A Circular Bioeconomy Approach

Sr. No.	Principal Investigator	Institute	Project Title	Broad Area	Total Amount Sanctioned (INR)	Year of Sanction
1	Prof. Superb K Misra	IIT Gandhinagar	Developing a reusable, customizable, and multifunctional Metal Organic Framework based prototype from metal scrap for remediation of contaminated water	Bioremediaton	5602712	2022-23
2	Dr. Akshaya Padmakar Gupte	Sardar Patel University	Development of Laccase-based Biocatalytic Systems for Recalcitrant Micro- Pollutants Degradation from industrial wastewater	Bioremediaton	4543224	2022-23
3	Dr. CK Sumesh	CHARUSAT	Wastewater remediation through electrochemical anodic oxidation using LDH- MXene Composites	Bioremediaton	3525320	2022-23
	Dr. Pratik M Pataniya	CHARUSAT			3525320
	Dr. Divesh Srivastava	CSIR-CSMCRI			1880320
4	Dr. Vaibhavkumar Nandkishor Mehta	Navsari Agricultural University	Development of eco-friendly optical probes for monitoring of important growth hormones and pesticides in agricultural soil	Bioremediaton	2415320	2022-23
	Dr. Sanjay Mohan Jha	Navsari Agricultural University			2415320
	Dr. Suresh Kumar Kailasa	Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology			2312320
5	Dr. Parth Pandya	Navrachana University	Deciphering the effect of Toxicants in the Marine Sentinel Edible Species: A Biomonitoring Approach.	Bioremediaton	2428725	2022-23
	Dr. Ankita Doshi				1672524
	Dr. Monisha Kottayi				1672524
6	Dr. Himanshu Bariya	HNGU	Development of Microbial consortia for effective Bioremediation of Dyes	Bioremediaton	4209449	2022-23
6	Dr. Jignesh Trivedi	HNGU		Bioremediaton	4209449	2022-23
7	Dr. Chirayu Desai	GBU	Engineering hybrid biological systems for self-sustainable treatment of persistent mobile chemicals in common effluent treatment plant (CETP) wastewater	Bioremediaton	5221224	2022-23
	Dr. Varun Shah	GBU			5221224
	Prof. Datta Madamwar	CHARUSAT			2671320
	Dr. BHAVTOSH KIKANI
	Dr. Prasad Andhare
	Dr. Venkata Mohan S	CSIR-IICT			2909072
	Dr. Sree Latha S	CSIR-IICT			2909072
8	Dr. Pinkesh Sutariya	SPU	Bio insipred aggregation induced emission (AIE) calix [4]arene conjugates for pesticides and heavy metals from agricultural procedures: Electrochemical and paper based device	Bioremediaton	2531725	2022-23
8	Dr. Alok Pandya	IAR		Bioremediaton	339000	2022-23
9	Dr. Sandeep Panda	GBU	Integrated Treatment of Lignite and Acid Mine Drainage for Remediation of Pollutants and Generation of Clean Coal, Bio-Methane and Bio-Composites: A Circular Bio-Economy Approach	Bioremediaton	3736856	2022-23
	Dr. Balaram Mohapatra	GBU			2798106
	Dr. Jagat Rathod	GBU			2798106
	Dr. Nilotpala Pradhan	CSIR IIMT			2433856
	Ms. Pallishree Prusti	CSIR IIMT			2433856
10	Dr. Vikram H. Raval	Gujarat University	Scale up studies on bacterial remediation of dyes and heavy metals: a promising strategy for circular bio-economy	Bioremediaton	6958712	2022-23
11	Dr. Harengiri Bharatgiri Gosai	Indrashil University	Bioremediation of PAHs in soil mesocosms through adaptive laboratory evolution of defined bacterial consortia isolated from Gujarat coastline	Bioremediaton	3680356	2022-23
12	Dr. Tarun Kumar Sharma	GBU	Development of a point-of-care (POC) biosensor for the detection of organophosphate and carbamate pesticides in environmental samples	Bioremediaton	5560224	2022-23
13	Dr. Mohammed Abdul Rasheed	GERMI	Bioremediation of Petroleum contaminated sites using novel bacterial species	Bioremediaton	5715712	2022-23
14	Dr Gajendra Singh Vishwakarma	Institute of Advanced Research	Exploring beneficial microbe-embedded nanoparticles for textile wastewater remediation by improving the performance of MBRs	Bioremediaton	2915120	2022-23
	Dr. Alok Pandya
	Dr. Narendra Kumar
	Dr. Superb Misra	IIT Gandhinagar			723200
15	Dr. Madhvi Joshi	GBRC	Establishing environmental surveillance of emerging pathogens and pollutants from Gujarat using multi-omics approaches	Bioremediaton	13703510	2022-23
15	Dr. Varun Shah	GBU		Bioremediaton	11297460	2022-23

Network Research Program on Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati (Natural Farming) through Biotechnology Interventions

Sr. No.	Principal Investigator	Institute	Project Title	Broad Area	Total Amount Sanctioned (INR)	Year of Sanction
1	Dr. Kiran Rajput	Gujarat University	Evaluation of cow based preparations for plant growth promoting bacteria and scale up for field applications in natural farming	Natural Farming	3872456	2022-23
1	Dr. Rakeshkumar R. Panchal	Gujarat University		Natural Farming	3872456	2022-23
2	Dr. Himanshu Pandya	Gujarat University	Effect of Natural Farming in Long-Term Nutrient Management System on Yield, Quality and Soil Health in Millet and Mustard in North Gujarat	Natural Farming	8994068	2022-23
	Dr. Rakesh Rawal
	Dr. Sudhanshu Jangir
3	Dr. Ashish Warghane	Gujarat Technological University,	Novel formulation, metagenome, biochemical and nutrient analysis of Jiwaamrit using biotechnology intervention	Natural Farming	4585712	2022-23
	Dr. Vaibhav Bhatt	Gujarat Technological University,
	Dr. B.A.Chopade	Knowledge Resource Center Kanad, Nagpur
4	Dr. Darshankumar T. Dharajiya	Gujarat Biotechnology Research Center	Soil nutrients, enzyme activities and microbial community in natural farmingofcoostal and semi-arid agroecosystems of Gujarat	Natural Farming	7841504	2022-23
	Dr. Doongar R Chaudhary	CSIR-CSMCRI			6111212
	Dr. Mahendrakumar Chaudhary	Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University			3518820
5	Dr. H. P. Gajera	Junagadh Agricultural University	Microbial and Meta-omics study on Biostimulants (Beejamrit, Dravajivamrit, Ghanajivamrit, Panchagavya, Saptdhanyankur Ark ,Gau Krupa Amrutam, Kunapajala, Saptdhanyankur Ark, Chhasamrit) and Biorationals (Neemastra, Agniastra, Bhramastra, Dashaparni Ark)	Natural Farming	7447776	2022-23
	Dr. M. V. Parakhia
	Dr. S. B. Bhatt
6	Dr. Rajesh Patel	VNSGU	Exploration of traditional and alternative Natural farming input on conventional and vertical farming for economic and sustainable agriculture practice	Natural Farming	6732712	2022-23
	Dr. Anjana Ghelani	Sarvajanik university Surat
	Dr. Amit V. Mangrola	Shri Alpesh. N. Patel P. G. Institute
7	Dr. Ashish D. Patel	Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University	Innovative Strategies to Utilise Natural Items to Increase Resistance Against Biotic and Abiotic Stress in Native Crops	Natural Farming	7097024	2022-23
7	Dr. Himanshu Bariya	Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University		Natural Farming	7097024	2022-23
8	Dr. Gangaram Chaudhary Dr. Vishal Suthar	Kamdhenu University	Augmenting reproductive efficiency of dairy animals through selected ethnobotanical preparations and biotechnology interventions.	Natural Farming	3366356	2022-23
8	Dr. Chandrashekhar Mootapally Dr. Neelam Nathani	Gujarat Technological University		Natural Farming	3366356	2022-23
9	Dr. Mrugesh H. Trivedi	Krantiguru Shyamji Krishna Verma Kachchh University	A research study to standardize and validate the bio-based liquid/solid co-formulants (prepared using traditional knowledge) by microbial meta-genomics and metabolomic analysis for sustainable natural farming in the Kachchh district of Gujarat, India.	Natural Farming	5570168	2022-23
9	Dr. Manish Kanwat	ICAR -CAZRI, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kukma, Bhuj		Natural Farming	1526856	2022-23
10	Dr. Jagat Rathod Dr. Balaram Mohapatra Dr. K. G Patel Dr. Imran Y. Pancha	Gujarat Biotechnology University	Low-Budget Natural Farming (LBNF): Underpinning the Gujarat agro-climatic zones’ soil-specific natural farming practices for sustainable and climate resilient agriculture	Natural Farming	6280712	2022-23
	Dr. Amarchand Chordia Murugan Dr. Anil Kumar Gupta Dr. Pinal Vekariya	SRISTI			6280712
	Dr. Sanjay Jha Dr. K. G Patel Dr. Pathik Patel Dr. Harsur Jajda	Navsari Agriculture University			6280712
11	Mr. Sujit Kumar Dr. Chirag M. Bhadesiya Dr. Vivek Shrivastava	PGIFER Polytechnic in Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University	Exploring the possibilities of natural farming-based technologies in aquaculture and its validation through biotechnological interventions	Natural Farming	6280712	2022-23

Project Sanctioned in Year 2022-23

Sr. No.	Principal Investigator	Institute	Project Title	Broad Area	Total Amount Sanctioned (INR)	Year of Sanction
1	Dr. Shivangi Mathur & Dr. Saumya Patel	Gujarat University, Ahmedabad	Development of microbial consortium for biodegradation of Biopolyethylene and assessment of Alk B gene expression among potential strains	Biocomposites & Biopolymers	2332320	2022-23
2	Prof. Naga Prasad Puvvada	Indrashil University, Gandhinagar	Synthesis, characterization of mannose carbon nanoparticles as a potent immune-therapeutics regimen for ovarian cancer and Zirconium phosphate nano biocomposite films to enhance the success rate of bone implants in tissue engineering.	Biocomposites & Biopolymers	6280712	2022-23
3	Dr.Shaishav Sharma	SPRERI,VV Nagar	Development of cellulose and lignin based nano biocomposites from agrowaste	Biocomposites & Biopolymers	5602712	2022-23
4	Dr. Ashish D Patel	HNGU, Patan	Synthesis, characterization and performance analysis of potato starch-based bioplastics using glycerol-sorbitol blend as a plasticizer	Biocomposites & Biopolymers	4728080	2022-23
5	Prof.ParimalA Parikh	SVNIT, Surat	Catalytic Decomposition of Waste Biopolymers to Value-added Compounds	Biocomposites & Biopolymers	827160	2022-23
6	Dr.Mahesh Chhabria	L. M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad	Design, Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation of ULK-1 Inhibitors: Discovery of a novel ULK-1 Inhibitor targeting autophagy and its combinatorial potential as anti-cancer therapeutic modality in breast cancer	Healthcare Biotechnology	1013160	2022-23
7	Dr.Prasanna Sriram Mathad	Parul Uni.,Vadodara	Pharmaceutical, analytical and comparative effect study of Rajat Bhasma prepared by classical method & market available silver nano particles (AgNPs) for neuroprotective activity - an in vitro & in vivo study	Healthcare Biotechnology	2677759	2022-23
8	Dr. Hetal Roy	MSU, Vadodara	Elucidate the role of folate in epigenetic regulation and prevention of neuroblastoma during early embryonic development	Healthcare Biotechnology	4301856	2022-23
9	Dr.Devjani Banerjee	GSFC Uni.,Vadodara	To develop a strategy for drug repurposing studies to combat AMR using bioinformatics tools for alternative lead molecules focusing on inhibitor resistant tem (IRT) β-lactamase.	Healthcare Biotechnology	4584356	2022-23
9	Dr. Himanshu Pandya	PMC, Karamsad		Healthcare Biotechnology	4584356	2022-23
10	Dr. Jayesh Sheth	FRIGE, Ahmedabad	Deciphering genetic causes for severe forms of male infertility in India	Healthcare Biotechnology	5709072	2022-23
11	Dr. Frenny Sheth	FRIGE, Ahmedabad	Detection and delineation of the role of complex structural variants in children with idiopathic non-syndromic autism spectrum disorder in India by long-read sequencing	Healthcare Biotechnology	6012872	2022-23
12	Dr. Amit Shard	NIPER, Gandhinagar	Targeting Sweet Spot in Oral Cancer: Development of Novel Quinazolinones for Electrophillic Modification of Tumor Pyruvate Kinase M2	Healthcare Biotechnology	4803856	2022-23
13	Dr. Ketan Ranch	L. M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad	Chitosan functionalized Gold nanoparticle/HEMA hybrid polymer networks laden contact lens for ocular drug delivery	Healthcare Biotechnology	2663356	2022-23
14	Dr. Bhaskar Datta	IIT, Gandhinagar	Identification of RNA G-quadruplex structure in long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) dysregulated in ovarian cancer	Healthcare Biotechnology	3289656	2022-23
15	Dr.Kartik Subramaniam	IIT, Gandhinagar	Photo-Cleavage Based Affinity Purification Towards the Development of Protein Based Therapeutics	Healthcare Biotechnology	3334856	2022-23
16	Dr. Bragadish Dandapani Iyer	Charotar University of Science and Technology	Exopolysaccharide‐based biocomposites as specialty adhesives and binders for electronics applications	Biocomposites & Biopolymers	3736856	2022-23
16	Dr. CK Sumesh	Charotar University of Science and Technology		Biocomposites & Biopolymers	3736856	2022-23
17	Dr. Harsha Prashant Soni	Pramukh Swami Science and HDPatel Arts college	Bioprospecting of marine bacteria for biopolymer production from food waste	Biocomposites & Biopolymers	3567356	2022-23
17	Dr. Minal Janardan Trivedi	Pramukh Swami Science and HDPatel Arts college		Biocomposites & Biopolymers	3567356	2022-23
18	Dr. Padmaja Sudhakar Pamidimukkala	The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda	Polyhydroxyalkanoate/ chitosan/ magnetite composite ‐ Synthesis , Characterization and potential Applications	Biocomposites & Biopolymers	4600712	2022-23
18	Dr. Tarika Kumar	The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda		Biocomposites & Biopolymers	4600712	2022-23
19	Dr. Devayani R Tipre	Gujarat University	Exploring marine bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA): An eco‐friendly alternate to minimize plastic waste	Biocomposites & Biopolymers	3736856	2022-23
	Dr. Harjinder Kaur
	Dr. Devendra D Jhala
20	Dr. Jigna Samir Shah	Institute of Pharmacy Nirma University	Fabrication of Valacyclovir nanotherapeutics for brain targeting through nose to brain delivery: An effective approach for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease	Healthcare Biotechnology	4753856	2022-23
20	Prof. Tejal Amit Mehta	Institute of Pharmacy Nirma University		Healthcare Biotechnology	4753856	2022-23
21	Dr. Prakash Prabhakaran Pillai	The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda	Role of long non‐coding RNAs found in glioblastoma‐derived extracellular vesicles in microglial dysregulation: Possible implications for tumour immunosuppressive microenvironment and biomarker discovery	Healthcare Biotechnology	5431856	2022-23
22	Dr. Neeru Singh	Institute of Advanced Research	Design and Validation of miR200c Agomir as a novel combinatorial therapeutic strategy along with Olaparib against drug resistant BRCA1 mutated ovarian carcinomas	Healthcare Biotechnology	4640856	2022-23
22	Dr. Shuvomoy Banerjee	Institute of Advanced Research		Healthcare Biotechnology	4640856	2022-23
23	Dr. Reena Agrawal-Rajput	Institute of Advanced Research	Evaluation of chemi‐vaccine candidate and novel ionic liquid based adjuvancy for improved efficacy against breast cancer	Healthcare Biotechnology	6335856	2022-23
	Dr. Roli Mishra	Institute of Advanced Research
	Dr. Sharad Gupta	Indian Institute of Technology-Gandhinagar
	Dr. Jigna Shah	Nirma University
24	Dr. Bhuvan Pathak	Ahmedabad University	Development of polyunsaturated fatty acid rich groundnut cultivars using CRISPRCas9 gene editing	Plant Biotechnology	8314712	2022-23
24	Dr. Subramanian Sankaranarayanan	Indian Institute of Technology-Gandhinagar		Plant Biotechnology	8314712	2022-23
25	Dr. Sudha Sahay	Xavier Research Foundation	Cultivation of Micractinium reisseri – a microalgae isolated from Vasna Barrage, Ahmedabad for the enhancement of biofuel efficacy, wastewater treatment and valueadded production for commercial application	Advanced Biofuels	7468568	2022-23
	Dr. Sanjukta Subudhi	The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi
	Dr. Dheeban Chakravarthi Kannan	The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Navi Mumbai
26	Dr. Vimal Ramani	Kamdhenu University	Exploration of biofuel production from cyanobacterial biomass production from dairy effluent treatment	Advanced Biofuels	15094712	2022-23
26	Dr. Pramod Wangikar	IIT-Bombay		Advanced Biofuels	15094712	2022-23
27	Dr. Sudheer Pamidimarri	Gujarat Biotechnology University	Wastewater to biofuel and bioproducts: Cyanobacterial biorefinery through a green circular bio-economy	Advanced Biofuels	36098468	2022-23
	Dr. Sangram Lenka
	Dr. Chirayu Desai
	Dr. Imran Pancha
	Dr. Sandeep Panda
	Prof. Pramod Wangikar	Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay
	Dr. Bhavtosh Anilkumar Kikani	Charotar University of Science and Technology
	Prof. Datta Madamwar	Charotar University of Science and Technology
28	Dr. D Srinivas Murty	Gujarat Vidyapith	Anaerobic fermentation of starchy biomass food and vegetable waste to produce butyric acid and catalytically converting it to n-Butanol Biofuel	Advanced Biofuels	6640956	2022-23
	Dr. Mayur C Shah
	Dr. Niraj T Sheth
	Dr. Nikhil S Bhatt
29	Dr. Gaurav Mishra	Sardar Patel Renewable Energy Research Institute	Development of advanced biofuels and bio lubricants from high lipid producing microalgal strain through HTL and Co-HTL process	Advanced Biofuels	13231568	2022-23
	Dr. Shyamali Sarma
	Dr. Saprativ Das
	Prof. Kaustubha Mohanty	Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati
30	Dr. Paresh Patel	Uka Tarsadia University	Design and Development of Bio-Nano-Composites from Renewable Resources: An Efficient Green Heterogeneous Catalyst with Industrial Applications	Biocomposites & Biopolymers	2395320	2022-23
31	Dr. Vivek Tanavde	Ahmedabad University	Development of a nano-liposomal formulation for targeting chemo-resistant oral cancer stem cells	Healthcare Biotechnology	3480572	2022-23
31	Dr. Dhiraj Bhatia	Indian Institute of Technology-Gandhinagar		Healthcare Biotechnology	3480572	2022-23
32	Dr. Alok Pandya	Institute of Advanced Research	Design and development of fully integrated paper-fluidic DNA diagnostics chip for detection of bacterial diseases	Healthcare Biotechnology	2133160	2022-23
32	Prof. Vaibhav Bhatt	Gujarat Technological University		Healthcare Biotechnology	2133160	2022-23
33	Dr. Dhaval Patel	Gujarat Biotechnology University	Development of high-throughput drug repurposing pipeline for lead molecule identification against ESKAP	Healthcare Biotechnology	4709532	2022-23
33	Dr. Chinmayi Joshi	Sankalchand Patel University		Healthcare Biotechnology	4709532	2022-23

Project Sanctioned in Year 2021-22

Non-AMR Projects

Sr. No.	Principal Investigator	Institute	Project Title	Broad Area	Total Amount Sanctioned (INR)	Year of Sanction
1	Dr.Sonal Rajiv Bakshi	Nirma University, Ahmedabad	Combination of Chimeric IL-15 and recombinant IL-12 as Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer and Colon Cancer	Healthcare Biotechnology	5996856	2021-22
2	Prof.Kiran Kalia	The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Ahmedabad (NIPER-A), Gandhinagar	Characterization of Transcriptional Landscape and Its Functional Role in Gingivo- Buccal Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma for Targeted Drug Discovery	Healthcare Biotechnology	7825024	2021-22
3	Dr.Heena Vatsalbhai Dave	Nirma University, Ahmedabad	Therapeutic Targeting of Androgen Receptor as a biomarker to improve the clinical outcomes of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer	Healthcare Biotechnology	4414856	2021-22
4	Dr.Suresh Balakrishnan	The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara	Jagged1 overexpression as a potential strategy to ameliorate dystrophic pathology in Zebrafish model of DMD	Healthcare Biotechnology	2713356	2021-22

Network Program on Antimicrobial Resistance, Superbugs and One Health

Sr. No.	Principal Investigator	Institute	Project Title	Broad Area	Total Amount Sanctioned (INR)	Year of Sanction
1	Dr. Neeta Khandelwal	B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad	Lead AMR Node	Health	60253120	2021-22
2	Dr. Bithika Duttaroy	Medical College, Vadodara	AMR Node	Health
3	Dr. Kairavi Joshi	Medical College, Bhavanagar	AMR Node	Health
4	Dr. Gaurav Shrimali	GMERS, Gandhinagar	AMR Node	Health
5	Dr. Saummaiya Mullan	Medial College, Surat	AMR Node	Health
6	Dr. Devarshi Gajjar	M. S. University, Vadodara	AMR Node	Health
7	Dr. Jayshree Pethani	NHL Medical College, Ahmedabad	AMR Node	Health
8	Prof. Rakesh Rawal	Gujarat University, Ahmedabad	AMR Node	Health
9	Dr. Amit Kanani	Department of Animal Husbandary, GoG	Lead AMR Node	Veterinary	42907840	2021-22
10	Dr. Arunkumar Patel	Kamdhenu University, SDAU Campus	AMR Node	Veterinary
11	Dr. Vishal Suthar	Kamdhenu University, Gandhinagar	AMR Node	Veterinary
11	Dr. Shrinivas Murthy	Gujarat Vidhyapith, Ahmedabad	AMR Node	Veterinary
12	Dr. Vimal Ramani	College of Dairy Science, Amreli	AMR Node	Veterinary
13	Dr. Sujit Kumar	Kamdhenu University, PGIFER, Himmatnagar	AMR Node	Fisheries
14	Dr Rajesh Patel	Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat	Lead AMR Node	Environment	42907840	2021-22
15	Dr Santaasabuj Das	National Institute of Occupational Health, Ahmedabad	AMR Node	Environment
16	Dr. Devesh Suthar	M. S. University, Baroda	AMR Node	Environment
17	Dr. Chirayu R. Desai	Gujarat Biotechnology University, Gandhinagar	AMR Node	Environment
18	Dr. Chandrashekar Mootapally	Gujarat Technological Univeriuty, Ahmedabad	AMR Node	Environment
19	Director	GBRC, Gandhinagar	Sequencing Node	Sequencing & Biobanking	37924800	2021-22

Project Sanctioned in Year 2020-21

Sr. No.	Principal Investigator	Institute	Project Title	Broad Area	Total Amount Sanctioned (INR)	Year of Sanction
1	Dr. Reena Rajput	Institute of Advanced Research, Gandhinagar	Repositioning Doxycycline as Anti-Cancer Therapy and Exploring its Synergy with extracellular ATP manipulation in Breast Cancer: Pre-Clinical and Early Clinical Exploration	Healthcare Biotechnology	5258836	2020-21
2	Dr. Debjani Chakraborty	M S University of Baroda	Rational Design Of Photolabile Ruthenium (Ii) Complexes For Photoinduced Drug Delivery In Breast Cancer Cells	Healthcare Biotechnology	2983840	2020-21
3	Dr. Akhilesh Prajapati	GSFC University, Vadodara	Characterziation of cancer stem cells and exploring miRNAs as therapeutic potential to induce breast cancer stem cells death	Healthcare Biotechnology	4290216	2020-21
4	Dr. Asha Shankarbhai Patel	Parul Institute of Pharmacy, Parul University	Development of Surface functionalized Carfilzomib loaded Protein Nanoparticle as Biotherapeutics for the treatment of ovarian cancer	Healthcare Biotechnology	2492500	2020-21
5	Dr. Ramesh Pandit	Kailash Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Muni Seva Ashram, Goraj	Molecular Biomarker Identification in Oral Cancers patients resistant to Cisplatin therapy	Healthcare Biotechnology	6215000	2020-21
6	Dr. Karla Patricia	IIT Gandhinagar	Evaluating oral cancer lesions using quantitative ultrasound and elasticity imaging	Healthcare Biotechnology	2680080	2020-21
7	Dr. Arun Patel	Kamdhenu University	Surveillance of Covid-19 in non-human hosts	Healthcare Biotechnology (COVID-19)	2228400	2020-21
8	Dr. Pravin Dudhagara	Veer Narmad South Gujarat University	Rapid surveillance and monitoring of the SARS-Coronavirus-2 in municipal sewage sample	Healthcare Biotechnology (COVID-19)	962862	2020-21
9	Dr. Dhaval Patel	Institute of Advanced Research, Gandhinagar	Identification and validation of potential phytochemicals against proteases (3CLpro/Mpro) of SARS-CoV-2 using combined computational and experimental tools	Healthcare Biotechnology (COVID-19)	1122543	2020-21
10	Dr. Dhiraj Bhatia	IIT Gandhinagar	DNA programmed, microfluidic devices as cost-effective, high-throughput point-of-care diagnostic platforms for covid19 detection	Healthcare Biotechnology (COVID-19)	1469000	2020-21
11	Dr. Ravi Vijayvargia	M S University of Baroda	Development of aptamer based high sensitivity assays for detection of SARSCoV-2 antigen and antibodies	Healthcare Biotechnology (COVID-19)	2149600	2020-21
12	Dr. Abhisekh Sharma	Uka Tarsadia University	Development of resistant varieties of fennel against fungal diseases via gene editing methodologies	Plant Biotechnology	1499686	2020-21
13	Dr. Gopal Jee Gopal	Uka Tarsadia University	Production of Recombinant Enzyme for degradation of Plastic (Polyethylene Terephthalate).	Environmental Biotechnology	1499686	2020-21
14	Dr. Madhuri Narra	SPRERI, V V Nagar	Development of a sustainable process for production of value-added products (high purity cellulose and fibers) from agricultural residues for industrial applications	Environmental Biotechnology	3051837	2020-21
15	Dr. Falgun Patel Dr. Dilip Khemiji Jani	Directorate of AYUSH, GoG Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar	Networking Program on Validation of Ayurvedic formulations for COVID 19 through BT Interventions	Healthcare Biotechnology (COVID-19)	1640921	2020-21
16	Dr. Ranjan Khunt	Saurashtra University	Networking Program on Validation of Ayurvedic formulations for COVID 19 through BT Interventions	Healthcare Biotechnology (COVID-19)	1333843	2020-21
17	Dr. Padamnabhi Nagar	M S University of Baroda	Networking Program on Validation of Ayurvedic formulations for COVID 19 through BT Interventions	Healthcare Biotechnology (COVID-19)	2374400	2020-21
18	Dr. Rakesh Rawal	Gujarat University	Networking Program on Validation of Ayurvedic formulations for COVID 19 through BT Interventions	Healthcare Biotechnology (COVID-19)	1640760	2020-21
19	Dr. Rajesh Patel	Veer Narmad South Gujarat University	Networking Program on Validation of Ayurvedic formulations for COVID 19 through BT Interventions	Healthcare Biotechnology (COVID-19)	1516343	2020-21
20	Prof. C. G. Joshi	Gujarat Biotechnology Research Center	Networking Program on Validation of Ayurvedic formulations for COVID 19 through BT Interventions	Healthcare Biotechnology (COVID-19)	1000000	2020-21

Project Sanctioned in Year 2019-20

Sr. No.	Principal Investigator	Institute	Project Title	Broad Area	Total Amount Sanctioned (INR)	Year of Sanction
01	Dr. Hemangini Vora	Gujarat Cancer Research Institute	Transcriptome profiling to identify biomarkers for better management of tongue cancer	Healthcare Biotechnology	3996584	2019-20
02	Dr. Hemangini Vora	Gujarat Cancer Research Institute	Development of miRNA profiling based signatures of potential clinical relevance in Triple Negative Breast Cancer	Healthcare Biotechnology	4484988	2019-20
03	Dr. Debjani Bagchi	The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda	Using lignocellulosic biomass for microalgal growth to produce useful products such as lipid and carotenoids	Environmental Biotechnology	1827336	2019-20
04	Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh	The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda	Development of tissue culture methods for large-scale clonal propagation of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and molecular assessment of clonal fidelity of micropopagated plants	Plant Biotechnology	2970174	2019-20
05	Dr. Madhvi Joshi Dr. Anirban Dasgupta	Gujarat Biotechnology Resea4rch Center	Multi-omic analysis to identify biomarkers to demarcate oral cancer and healthy tissue for margin clearance	Healthcare Biotechnology	8998240	2019-20
06	Dr. Paresh N Patel	UKA Tarsadia University	Development of Biotechnology Mediated Substainable nanocatalyst: Green Approach in Industrial Waste Treatment	Environmental Biotechnology	1644186	2019-20
07	Dr. Sreeja V Dr. Tejal Gandhi	Anand Agricultural University, Anand	Development of probiotic dietary preparation for prevention and treatment of obesity	Healthcare Biotechnology	2391868	2019-20
08	Dr. Rakesh Rawal Dr. Madhvi Joshi	Gujarat University	To establish 3D organoid culture of human cancer stem cells for developing predictive models in oral cancer and breast cancer	Healthcare Biotechnology	3409280	2019-20
09	Dr. Frenny Sheth	FRIGE	Identification of de Novo mutation and copy number variation in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)	Healthcare Biotechnology	2999680	2019-20
10	Dr. Jayesh Sheth Dr. Madhvi Joshi	FRIGE	Development of a low-cost and high-throughput targeted next generation sequencing assay for diagnosis of Lysosomal Storage Disorders in India	Healthcare Biotechnology	4924184	2019-20
11	Prof. A. N. Pathak	Parul University	Strain Development of Fungal Isolates for High Cellulase Activity for Biomass Saccharification	Environment/ Industrial Biotechnology	3000000	2019-20
12	Dr. Sarat K. Dalai	Nirma University	Studying the Immune Adjuvant potential of Chimeric IL-15	Healthcare Biotechnology	4948216	2019-20
13	Prof. C. G. Joshi	Gujarat Biotechnology Research Center	Establishing Genomic Selection Network for Dairy Cattle and Buffalo Breeds in Gujarat	Animal Biotechnology	261114018	2019-20

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