Professor
Ph.D. thesis student Supervision – Doctoral (Ph.D.) Degree: Supervised Nine Ph.D. students and 3 ongoing
Sl.No. |
Name of Student |
Year of Completion |
Title of Ph.D. Theses |
1. |
Swetha Ramesh |
2024 |
“Characterization of Novel Antifungal Lipopeptides Against Candida albicans And Non-albicans Strains and Elucidation of Their Mode Of Action” |
2. |
REHAN A. DESHMUKH |
Degree Awarded 2020 |
Development of Rapid and Sensitive Molecular Methods for the Detection and Quantification of Escherichia coli in water |
3. |
GAUTAM K. |
Degree Awarded 2019 |
Functional Characterization of Recombinant α-Crystallin of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv |
4. |
AJAY G. CHALASANI |
Degree Awarded 2018 |
Biochemical and Functional Characterization of a Narrow-Spectrum Antibacterial Peptide from the Wild-type Bacillus sp. |
5. |
RAMYA R |
Degree awarded’2018 |
She has been declared as one of the winners of the YOUNG INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY for HUMAN & ANIMAL MYCOLOGY’ Grant for the 20th ISHAM Congress going to be held at Amsterdam’ July’ 2018. |
6. |
PURNIMA SINGH |
Deg. Awarded in Nov, 2016 |
Studies on Microbial Diversity and Biotechnological Potential of Selected Polar Organisms; Awarded prestigious Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) Fellowship in August 2017. |
7. |
RAEESH SHEKH |
Aug’ 2013 (Degree awarded. |
Study on Biochemical and Genetic Characterization of anti-Candida Substance Produced by Enterococcus faecalis. |
8. |
VEEKY BATHS |
Aug’ 2012 (Degree awarded) |
Systems Biology and Graph Theoretic Approaches to Identify Potential Drug Targets against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. |
9. |
SUBODH K SRIVASTAVA |
2009 (degree awarded) |
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Granule Bound Starch Synthase-I gene & its association with starch quality in Rice genotypes |
10 |
Madhuri Madduri |
Likely to submit thesis 2024-2025 |
SERB-sponsored JRF (Thesis work in progress) |
11. |
Pritish R. Shukla |
4.3 yrs |
Birla Carbon-CSR |
11. |
Sreelakshmi K.P. |
2nd year |
DBT-Builder |
M.E. Dissertation/Thesis student Research Supervision.
Sl.No. |
Name of Student |
Year of Completion |
M.E. (Biotechnology) Dissertation/Thesis |
1. |
ANVIKSHA S |
May 2019 (Degree awarded) |
Exploration on the functional characterization of antifungal lipopeptide fractions isolated from B. subtilis |
2. |
KANIKA BHATNAGAR |
May 2015 (degree awarded |
Optimization of the production parameters of the antifungal substance by Bacillus species and its partial purification. |
3. |
RIYAZ BASHA |
NOV, 2012 (degree awarded) |
PCR based Species level Identification of Malaria Parasite and genetic analysis of drug resistance markers in P. falciparum isolates. |
4. |
AKHILESH DIXIT |
MAY, 2010 (degree awarded) |
Preliminary Biochemical Characterization and Optimization of Production of the Antimicrobial Substance Produced by a Selected wild-type bacterial isolate. |
Sl. No. |
Title of Project |
Funding Agency |
SANCTIONED Amount (Lacs) |
Date of start and Duration |
1. |
In vitro and in vivo Evaluation of The Functionally-characterized Broad-spectrum Antifungal Cyclic Lipopeptides… against Medically Important Mucorales |
Indian Council of Medical Research |
95.50 Lacs |
30th March 2024 ongoing |
2. |
Recovery of Resources from Worn-out Tires for Enabling Circular Economy (Co-PI) |
Birla Carbon |
50.0 Lacs |
2021-2025 (ongoing) |
3. |
Development of Prototype Biosensor for detection of bacteria (E. coli/ Shigella and Salmonella spp.) in drinking |
BITS BioCyth |
40 Lacs |
2022- ongoing |
4. |
Unlocking the Potential of Green Cosmetic Nanoemulsions for Targeted Acne Vulgaris Therapy: Advanced Modeling and Optimization Strategies” |
CDRF |
15 Lacs |
2023- Ongoing |
5. |
‘Evaluation of Antifungal activity of Lipopeptides from a Wild- type Bacillus sp. RLID 12.1 in Mouse Models of Invasive Candidiasis, Cryptococcosis, and Aspergillosis’-Joint project with PGIMER |
SERB |
Total sanctioned amt 65.3 Lakhs approx. |
Start date: 23rd December’ 2018 for 3 yrs. |
6. |
Exploration of Antifungal Lead Molecules from the Wild-type Bacillus subtilis & molecular characterization along with optimizing production (Principal Investigator & Project Coordinator); Co-PI: Department of Medical Microbiology, PGIMER, Chandigarh Joint project with PGIMER |
DBT |
48.69 |
3 yrs. (01/02/2017) End Date: 30th June 2020 |
7. |
Microbial Diversity & Biotechnological Potentials of some Polar Organisms [MENTOR & Supervisor] |
DST-WOS |
20.79 |
2014-2017 (Completed in March 2017) |
8. |
Purification & Characterization of Antimicrobial Compound with special reference to C. albicans and C. neoformans [Principal Investigator]; Co-PI: Dr. A. Chakrabarti, PGIMER, Chandigarh |
SERB |
10.69 |
2015-16 (Completed in March 2016) |
9. |
Screening, Isolation and Identification of Novel Antimicrobial Compounds from Potential Mangroves of Goa (CO-Investigator) |
CSIR |
20.0 |
2016-2019, would end on August 2019. |
10. |
Study on EMT regulation through TGFβ/SMADs in gall bladder disease[Co-PI] |
DST |
37.0 lacs |
2014-2017, Completed |
11. |
“Development of a Field-deployable Biosensor for Bacterial sensing in potable water” WWEM-Water Core Project [Co-PI] |
BITS University |
40.65 |
May 2014-March 2017, completed |
Research Projects Completed
Sl No. |
Title of Project |
Funding Agency |
Amount |
Date of completion |
1. |
Cloning and expression of goat Interleukin 1 (Co-investigator) |
BITS PILANI |
2.00 Lacs |
2001-2003, Completed |
2. |
DST-FIST (Coordinator) |
DST |
41.0 |
2015,Completed |
3. |
“Isolation & screening of microorganism from extreme & unusual environment for new & novel antimicrobial peptides to combat some clinically important multi-drug resistant fungal pathogens” (PI) |
CSIR, New Delhi |
17.00 lacs (approx.) |
Completed, 31st March, 2011, |
4. |
Biochemical & genetic characterization of Candidacidal peptides produced by the strain E. faecalis APR- 210. (PI) |
UGC, N Delhi |
7.34 lacs |
Completed, February, 2014, 3yrs |
5. |
Screening of extremophile isolates for novel antimicrobial substances against selected multi-drug resistant human pathogens (PI) |
DST, N Delhi |
11.38 Lacs |
Completed, March 2011, 18 months, |
6. |
Studies on extremophilic isolates for novel antimicrobial substances: biochemical and genetic characterization of Antimicrobial substance produced by a selected wild-type extremophile isolate against multi-drug resistant clinical isolates (as Mentor) |
DST-WOS |
14.92 Lacs |
Completed December 2012 |
Govt Agency-sponsored Fellowship/Financial support/Travel grants to Ph.D. students enlisted below
|
PhD students |
Name of the Govt. fellowship/funding agency |
Year of Award |
PhD awarded/ submitted/ongoing |
Supervisor /Mentor |
1. |
KP Sreelakshmi |
DBT-Builder |
2023 |
Ongoing |
Utpal Roy |
2. |
Pritish R Shukla |
PMRF, BIRLA CARBON |
2023 |
Ongoing |
Utpal Roy |
3. |
Swetha R |
ICMR-SRF |
2022 |
Ongoing |
Utpal Roy
|
4. |
Madhuri M |
SERB-JRF |
2018 |
Ongoing |
|
5. |
Swetha R |
DBT Project-SRF |
2017 |
|
|
6. |
Purnima S |
Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) Fellowship
|
2017 |
Awarded
|
Utpal Roy
|
7. |
Rehan Deshmukh |
ICMR-SRF |
2018 |
Awarded
|
Utpal Roy
|
8. |
Ramya R |
20th ISHAM Grant |
2018 |
Awarded
|
|
9. |
Ramya R |
CSIR-SRF |
2015 |
|
|
10. |
Purnima S |
ICMR Travel grant |
2016 |
Awarded
|
Utpal Roy
|
11. |
Purnima S |
DST-WOS |
2015 |
|
|
12. |
Ramya R |
DBT-travel grant |
2012 |
|
|
13. |
Ramya R |
DST-Project JRF |
2011 |
|
|
14. |
Ajay G. Chalasani |
UGC-JRF |
2011 |
Awarded
|
Utpal Roy
|
15 |
Raeesh Shekh |
CSIR-SRF |
2011 |
Awarded
|
|
16 |
Purnima S |
DST-WOS |
2010 |
|
|
16 |
Md. Raeesh Shekh |
CSIR-project JRF |
2007 |
|
Utpal Roy
|
17 |
Subodh Srivastava |
CSIR-SRF |
2006 |
Awarded
|
Utpal Roy
|
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