Externally Funded Projects (Completed):

1. Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) (2013-2016-Completed as PI): The Role of Hippo Signaling Pathway Components in Autophagy Regulation in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

2. University Grants Commission (UGC) (2013-2015-Completed as PI): Identifying miRNA signatures associated with autophagy induced chemoresistance in hepatocellular carcinoma.

3. Department of Biotechnology (DBT) (2015-2019-Completed as PI): Mutant-p53 gain-of-function: its role in regulating long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) expression and associated chemo-resistance.

4. Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) (2017-2020-Completed as co-PI): Evaluation of anti-tumor efficacy and pharmacokinetics of polymeric nanoparticle formulation targeted to cancer stem cells.

5. Department of Science and Technology (DST, Rajasthan) (2018-2021-Completed as co-PI): Activity targeted nano-formulations for co-delivery of a taxane and anti-oxidant molecule, alpha lipoic acid for treating breast cancer.

6. Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) (2018-2022-Completed as PI): Understanding hyperglycemia induced alterations in non-coding RNA expression pattern and post–translational histone protein modifications contributing to drug resistance and progression of pancreatic cancer.

7. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (2019-22-Completed as co-PI): Studying the Efficacy of ADAM Inhibitors in Treating Diabetic Nephropathy.

8. Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) (2019-22-Completed as co-PI): Analysis of mitochondrial dynamicity (fusion/fission and mitophagy) post drug exposure in human glioblastoma cells and understanding its correlation with drug resistance.

9. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) ( 2019-23-Completed as co-PI): Repurposing of CNS accumulating drugs as autophagy modulators for potential treatment against glioblastoma: an in-silico, in-vitro and in-vivo study.

10. Life Sciences Research Board (LSRB, DRDO) (2019-2023-Completed as PI): High Altitude-Hypoxia Mediates Thrombosis in Soldiers; Modulation of Autophagy as A Strategy To Combat High Altitude-Hypoxia Induced Thrombosis.

11. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (2021-23-Completed as co-PI): An in silico and in vitro characterization of binding affinity and internalization potential of Indian SARS-CoV-2 spike protein variants with hACE-2 and identification of potential small molecules hindering the interaction.

12. BITS BioCyTiH Foundation (CyTIH) (2022-2024-Completed as PI ): Identification of novel biomarkers in ovarian cancer and design of appropriate prognostic probes.

13. Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) (2021-24-Completed as co-PI): Neuronal regulation of tumor cell migration- understanding the role of semaphorins in tumor cells undergoing EMT and subjected to differential flow dynamics.

14. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (2021-24-Completed as PI): Targeting chromatin modifiers- Jumonji Histone Demethylases in tumor cells surviving acute drug stress: an in vitro and in vivo study.