Sponsored Projects


1. "Can extended H-bonding network due to protic ionic liquids facilitate the growth and stability of discrete water domains in hydrophobic environment?", SERB, Govt of India, 2020 - 2023.

2. "Lipid Transfer Mechanism of Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein: Role of Triglycerides", DBT, Govt of India, 2020 - 2023.

3. "Long-term room temperature stability of RNA using Ionic Liquids", IC&SR, IIT Madras, 2020 - 2021.

4. "How molecular interactions and ionic hydrations manifest the physiochemical properties of ionic liquid/water binary mixtures", DST. New Delhi, 2016 - 2019.

5. "Role of allosteric mutations in HIV-1 protease drug resistance: Useful insights for rational drug design",DST(Indo-sweden). New Delhi, 2017 - 2019.

6. "Conformational flexibility and lipid transfer mechanism of cholesteryl ester transfer protein", DBT(National Bioscience Award), 2016 - 2020.

7. "Probing the conformational changes of monomeric FtsZ in GTP-bound, GDP-bound, and nucleotide-free states", DBT, 2013 - 2016.

8. "Role of protein hydration water in the flap opening-closing mechanisms of HIV-1 Protease: Possible implications for designing new class of anti-AIDS drugs", DST. New Delhi, 2012 - 2015

9. "A structure-function correlation study to unravel the mechanism of action of human catestatin", DBT, 2011 - 2014 (Co-PI).

10. "Nucleotide-dependent confromational changes in tubulin dimer : Insights into microtubule dynamic instability"; CSIR, New Delhi; 2011-2014.

11. "Exploring the basis of drug resistance of HIV-1 protease mutants: Useful insights for rational drug design"; DST, New Delhi; 2007 -2010.

12. "The properties of protein hydration water and their connection to protein motions"; SERC Fast Track, New Delhi; 2007 -2010.

13. "Exploring the basis of differential binding of inhibitors to active and inactive CDK2"; DBT, New Delhi, ; 2008-2011.