Research-Intensive Training

Delivering excellence via varied research avenues, trained faculty and innovation

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

Ongoing projects

Name of the Investigator

Title of the project and duration

Amount sanctioned (lakhs)

Funding Agency

Dr. Mondem Sudhakara Reddy/Dr. Shweta Goyal

Bio-mediated cementation for concrete problems.

42.12

DST (SEED)

Dr. Mondem Sudhakara Reddy/Dr. Shweta Goyal

Development of self-healing concrete using bacteria.

52.6 l

NBCC (India) Limited

Dr. Mondem Sudhakara Reddy

Novel gene pool from copper polluted soil ecosystem using metatranscriptomic approach.

15

CSIR

Dr. Mondem Sudhakara Reddy

Utilization of banana stem juice for renewable energy and value-added products.

25

DST

Dr. Mondem Sudhakara Reddy

Cloning and characterization of genes of Glutathione biosynthesis in ectomycorrhizal fungi

29.5

DBT

Dr. Mondem Sudhakara Reddy

Durability enhancement and prevention of damages in RC structures using bacteria.

53.9

DST

Dr. Mondem Sudhakara Reddy

Development of photonic crystal biosensor for detection of foodborne pathogens.

33

DBT

Dr. Dinesh Goyal/Dr. Shekhar Agnihotri

Nanobioremediation of butachlor herbicide

34.85

SERB-DST

Dr. Sanjai Saxena

Isolation, Characterization of novel fibrinolytic molecules from endophytic fungi for anti-thrombotic therapy

12

CSIR

Dr. Sanjai Saxena

Isolation and Characterization of Xanthine oxidase inhibitors from endophytic fungi for treatment of Hyperuricemia and Gout

29.85

National Biodiversity Board, DBT

Dr. Moushumi Ghosh/Dr. Priyankar Dey

Development of Nanobiocomposites as next generation arsenals for biofilms

5

Centre of Excellence in Emerging Material Science, TIET

Dr. Moushumi Ghosh

ANKURAN-Pre seed stage grant-in-aid funding under innovation and agri-preneurship program, RKVY-RAFTAAR Scheme

5

IIT-BHU

Dr. Moushumi Ghosh

Digital Village: a data driven approach for food security

32

Food Security Centre of Excellence, TIET

Dr. Moushumi Ghosh

Biosensor platforms and affrodable processing technologies for mitigation of post-harvest losses in tropical guava fruit

22

Food Security Centre of Excellence, TIET

Dr. Anil Kumar

Host mediated silencing of cellulose synthase genes of Phytopathora infestans for late blight resistance in Indian potato cultivar(s)

25

CSIR

Dr. Mondem Sudhakara Reddy

Biocalcification process of photoautotrophic bacteria in concrete environment

15

DBT

Dr. M. Baranwal/Dr. Sanjai Saxena

Immunomodulatory agents from endophytic fungi for breast cancer therapy

16.02

DBT

Dr. M. Baranwal

Identification of T cell Epitope in H1N1 influenza virus as target for vaccine design

11

AICTE

Dr. M. Baranwal

In Silico and In vitro approach to identify immunogenic peptideso H1N1 Virus as a target for Vaccine design

23.6

DST-SERB

Dr. M. Baranwal/Dr. Dwarakanath

Analysis of Virus Transport through Subsurface Media

23.46

CSIR

Dr. Siddharth Sharma

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.

27.2

ICMR

Dr. Moushumi Ghosh

Digital Villages: A Data-Driven

25

TIET Food Security Center

Dr. Siddharth Sharma (Co-PI)

Studies on anti-inflammatory responses as function of bioavailable selenium from Se-rich cereal grains

19.96

CSIR

Dr. Shekhar Agnihotri

Production of High Fructose Syrup from Cellulosic Agro-Waste using Dual Enzyme Immobilization on Halloysite Nanotubes as Recyclable Biocatalysts

27.28

DST

Dr. Dinesh Goyal

Lignocellulosic biomass utilization for lactic acid and bioethanol production

25.37

DBT

Dr. Priyankar Dey (PI)

Development of commensal gut microbes-derived non-immunogenic therapeutic leads through identification and evaluation of intestinal targets against chronic metabolic disease.

4.5

TIET seed grant (PI) 2020-2023

Dr. Priyankar Dey (PI)

Gut microbiome-resistant chitosan-EGCG nanoconjugates for efficient intracellular redox homeostasis and maintenance of global metabolome

1

Bio-X initiative under TIET- Virginia Tech Center of Excellence for Emerging Materials

Dr. Priyankar Dey

Development of an in vitro pseudo-facilitation model of lipotoxicity in NAFLD-associated metainflammation coupled with characterization of hepatocellular global metabolomic signatures (PI)

32

SERB

Dr. Manoj Baranwal/Dr. Priyankar Dey/Dr. Debjyoti Dutta

Identification of immunogenic peptide for diagnosis of orthohantavirus infection.

60

DST Indo-Russia

Dr. Priyankar Dey (PI)

Effect of SCFA producing commensals isolated from healthy donors on the mucosal translocation of gut pathobionts

10

Saudi Arabia (International grant)

Dr. Priyankar Dey (co-PI)

Development of gut microbiota-resistant mucoadhesive bio-nano-encapsulation for efficient delivery of epigallocatechin gallate isolated from endophytic fungi of Camelia sinensis (tea)

30

SERB

Dr. Priyankar Dey (PI)/Dr. Prangya Ranjan Rout (co-PI)

An artificial colon model for microbiota research (AMMR)

45

BIRAC

Dr. M. Vasundhara (PI)

 & Dr. Priyankar Dey

Development of gut microbiota-resistant mucoadhesive bio-nano-encapsulation for efficient delivery of epigallocatechin gallate isolated from endophytic fungi of Camelia sinensis (tea)

30

SERB-POWER

Dr. Mousumi Ghosh (PI) & Dr. Priyankar Dey

 

Development of Nano-Bio composites as Next Generation Arsenals Against Biofilms 

5

TIET Food Security Center

 

Dr. Debajyoti Dutta (PI)

Development of crop salinity stress markers

6.6

Institution Seed grant (TIET) 2021-23

Dr. Manoj Baranwal

Design of magnetic nanoparticles exhibiting thermochemotherapeutic effects specific to cancer cells

1

Bio-X initiative under TIET- Virginia Tech Center of Excellence for Emerging Materials

Dr. Dinesh Goyal

Graphene oxide coating of titanium screws used in prosthetic joints and its invitro assessment of antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity: A feasibility study

1

Bio-X initiative under TIET- Virginia Tech Center of Excellence for Emerging Materials

Dr. Atul Upadhyay Identification of food allergens in tree nuts 4.5 SEED Money, TIET

Dr. Ovais Shafiq Qadri

Development and evaluation of different edible

4.4

SEED Money, TIET

Dr. Mousumi Ghosh

 

Biosensor platforms and affordable processing technologies for mitigation of post-harvest losses in tropical guava fruit

25

TIET Food Security Center

 

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