Sponsored Projects

2024-2027 Anti-cancer drug Camptothecin via Novel Microbial Fermentation Route

HEFA (Higher Education Financing Agency), A joint venture of MoE-GOI & Canara Bank

Ongoing

2024-2026 Metabolic engineering strategies for improving in vitro propagation and enhanced production of iridoid glycosides in Gentiana kurroo Royle, and assessing their cardiovascular protective effects in human endothelial cells

Sponsored By : DST - SERB

Ongoing

2023-2025 In vitro production of medium chain fatty acids by plant cell cultivation

Ongoing

2022-2025 Rational Metabolic engineering strategies for enhanced production of camptothecin in Nothapodytes nimmoniana plant cells

Sponsored By : DST - SERB

Ongoing

2021-2022 Women Leading Initiative IITM

Sponsored By : IITM-WLI

Ongoing

2016-2019 Bioprocess optimization strategies for enhanced and sustainable production of Camptothecin from suspension culture of the endophyte, Fusarium solani

Sponsored By : DST - SERB

Completed

Jan 2016 - Dec 2016 Co-cultivation of host plant cells/tissue(s) with its endophyte(s) for sustainable and enhanced in vitro production of host-plant associated secondary metabolites

Sponsored By : Centre for Industrial consultancy and sponsored research (IC&SR), IIT Madras

Completed

2013 - 2016 Studies on in vitro production of Cycloviolacin O2 (a potent antimicrobial cyclotide) by hairy root culture of Viola odorata

Sponsored By : Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India

Completed

2012 - 2015 Over expression of Arabidopsis thaliana HPPD gene for enhanced α- tocopherol production in in vitro culture of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

Sponsored By : SERB, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

Completed

2012 - 2015 Enhanced production of alpha-tocopherol by genetically transformed cell culture of Helianthus annuus

Sponsored By : Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India

Completed

2010 - 2013 Production of cyclotides by transformed callus/hairy root culture of Viola odorata

Sponsored By : NFSC, Centre for Industrial consultancy and sponsored research (IC&SR), IIT Madras.

Completed