PROJECTS

 

Current & Recent Projects

Network Program on Antimicrobial Resistance, Superbugs and one Health (Environment Node)

PI/Co-PI: Dr. Chandrashekar Mootapally (PI), Dr. Neelam Nathani (Co-PI) & Dr. Vaibhav Bhatt (Co-PI)

Duration: December-2021 to December-2024 (3 years)

Total Grant: Rs. 84,22,640/-

Funding Agency: GSBTM, Govt. of Gujarat

Venom apparatus transcriptome of lionfish: Molecular sieving for potential drug candidates

PI/Co-PI: Dr. Chandrashekar Mootapally (PI), Dr. Vaibhav Bhatt (Co-PI)

Duration: December-2021 to March-2023

Total Grant: Rs. 1,00,000/-

Funding Agency: SMS, Gujarat Technological University

Development and Validation of rtPCR assay for detection of hepatitis B virus (HBV) – Contributing to Atmanirbhar Bharat in HBV diagnosis

PI/Co-PI: Dr. Dolatsinh Zala (PI), Dr. Neelam Nathani (Co-PI)

Duration: July-2022 to June-2023 (1 Year)

Total Grant: Rs. 1,00,000/-

Funding Agency: SMS, Gujarat Technological University

Augmenting reproductive efficiency of dairy animals through selected ethnobotanical preparations and biotechnology interventions

PI/Co-PI: Dr. Neelam Nathani (PI), Dr. Chandrashekar Mootapally (Co-PI) [SAST-GTU]

Dr. Gangaram Chaudhari (Co-PI), Dr. Vishal Suthar (Co-PI) [Kamdhenu University]

Duration: February-2023 to February-2026 (3 years)

Total Grant: Rs. 67,32,712/-

Funding Agency: GSBTM, Govt. of Gujarat

Completed Projects

Bioprospecting of Agro-Industrially Important Genes from Microflora Associated with the Pelagic Sediments of the Gulf of Kutch

PI/Co-PI: Dr. Chandrashekar Mootapally (PI)

Duration: July-2016 to July-2018 (2 Years)

Total Grant: Rs. 19,20,000/-

Funding Agency: SERB-DST, Govt. of India

Community structure and pollutant degradation ability of deep sediment microflora of Alang ship breaking yard using culture dependent and independent approaches

PI/Co-PI: Dr. Neelam Nathani (PI)

Duration: July-2016 to July-2018 (2 Years)

Total Grant: Rs. 19,20,000/-

Funding Agency: SERB-DST, Govt. of India