Major research areas

• Industrial Biotechnology and Environmental Biotechnology
• Plant Molecular Biology
• Genetic Engineering
• Plant Biotechnology
• Plant Genetic Manipulations
• Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,
• Molecular Biology
• Animal-microbe interaction
• Natural product based drug discovery
• Immunology
• Cancer Biology
• Computational Biology
• Genomics and Plant Biotechnology
• Food Engineering, Fruit and Vegetable Processing
• Nanobiotechnology
• Bioprocess Engineering
• Biomaterials
• Genetic and Epigenetic Gene Regulation
• Pharmaceutical sciences

Ongoing Sponsored Projects

• Production of high fructose syrup from cellulosic agro-waste using dual enzyme immobilization on halloysite nanotubes as recyclable biocatalysts
• Nanobioremediation of butachlor herbicide
• Development of Hydrogel Scaffold for Human-Derived Stem Cell Expansion and Guided Tissue Regeneration
• Host mediated silencing of cellulose synthase genes of Phytophthora infestans for late blight resistance in Indian potato cultivar(s)
• Biocalcification process of photoautotrophic bacteria in concrete environment
• Development of self-healing concrete using bacteria
• Biomediated cementation for concrete problems
• Development of a bio-based packing for enhancing the shelf life of post-harvest fruits and vegetables
• Green polymers for waterborne pathogen detection and treatment
• Digital Village project
• Biosensor platforms and affordable technologies for mitigating post harvest losses of Guava
• Technologies for mitigating post harvest
• Deve of nano biocomposites as next generation arsenals for biofilms
• Next gen arsenals for biofilms
• Utilization of banana stem juice for renewable energy and value added products
• Isolation and Characterization of Xanthine oxidase inhibitors from endophytic fungi for treatment of Hyperuricemia and Gout
• Development of photonic crystal biosensor for detecction of foodborne pathogens
• Development of Treatment and Regeneration Technology For Phytoestrogens From Wastewater Streams
• Cloning and characterization of genes of Glutathione biosynthesis in ectomycorrhizal fungi
• Durability enhancement and prevention of damages in RC structures using bacteria
• In Silico and In vitro approach to identify immunogenic peptides of H1N1 Virus as a target for Vaccine design
• Studies on anti-inflammatory responses as function of bioavailable selenium from Se-rich cereal grains
• Technological Development of Biopolymer overproducing variants of Acinetobacter implicated in phosphate enrichment in water
• Gene Resources from polluted soils
• Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Park (STEP) in Agro Biotechnology
• Development and application of recombinant and other Cellulases for large scale recycling of cellulosic biomass
• Calcifying bacteria mediated cementation for energy efficient building materials.
• Scale up, demonstration and promotion of technology for production of natural vinegar and non-alcoholic beverages
• Development and Scaling up of a low cost technology for production of algal inoculants for paddy cultivation using fly ash as carrier.
• Microbial conversion of cellulose to sugars for ethanol Production
• Genetic monitoring of inoculated beneficial soil microbes in fly ash treated soils
• Enhancement of fertilizer value of phosphate rocks by phosphate solubilizing microbes in alkaline soils.
• Microbial remediation of defects in building materials and structures.
• Enhancement of strength and durability of concrete structures using microbes.
• Molecular characterization of the ectomycorrhizal fungi … the degraded forest.
• Bioprospecting for Muscodor spp: industrially important fungi in India
• Biotechnological interventions for the production of lactic and other commercially important organic acids from starch containing agro-waste
• Characterization of high value nutraceutical producing Lactic Acid Bacteria
• Development of minimal processing technology for high quality edible mushrooms
• Kinetic analysis & modeling of metabolic behavior of Lactobacillus sp. for development of a novel Probiotic Food
• Micropropagation of some edible bamboo species and ascertaining their genetic fidelity and field performance
• Survey, selection, mass propagation and demonstration of high quality planting material of Jatropha curcas L. – a potential biofuel plant in Punjab
• Identification of T cell Epitope in H1N1 influenza virus as target for vaccine design
• Immunomodulatory agents from endophytic fungi for breast cancer therapy
• Technological development of novel biopolymers for potable water treatment
• Isolation, Characterization of novel fibrinolytic molecules from endophytic fungi for anti-thrombotic therapy
• Calcifying bacteria mediated cementation for energy efficient building materials.
• Remediation of building materials by using microbes
• Characterization of high value nutraceuticals from Lactic acid bacteria
• Technological development of biopolymers for potable water treatment
• Kinetic analysis and modeling of the metabolic behaviour of Lactobacillus spp.
• Selection of elite clones of Bacopa monniera(L.) Wettst. and production of bacosides using biotechnological approches
• Genetic transformation of selected clones of Populus deltoids for cellulose enhancement in wood
• Association of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Methylation status in the Wnt and AhR signaling pathways with risk for occurrence of Lung Cancer in a North Indian Population

Complete Sponsored projects

Production of high fructose syrup from cellulosic agro-waste using dual enzyme immobilization on halloysite nanotubes as recyclable biocatalysts