Project: Optimal neural coding of sensory signals
Principal Investigator: Rama Ratnam
Co-Principal Investigator: Krishna Bs Swamy, Ahmedabad University
Funding Agency: Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)
Duration: July 2023 - July 2026

Project: Structure-function mapping of Salmonella-host cytoskeleton interactions
Principal Investigator: Ashim Rai
Funding Agency: DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance
Duration: September 2023 - August 2028

Project: Study of electron energy distribution on formation of double layer in expanding plasma
Principal Investigator: Soumen Ghosh
Funding Agency: Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)
Duration: November 2023 - November 2025

Project: Probing the existence of light Bosons with recent cosmological observations
Principal Investigator: Gaurav Goswami
Funding Agency: Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)
Duration: December 2023 - December 2026

Project: Co-delivery of Methotrexate and RELA siRNA using Nanoscale DNA Tetrahedrons and Folate Liposomes to Synergistically Target Synovial Macrophages in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Principal Investigator: Ashutosh Kumar
Co-Principal Investigator: Dhiraj Bhatia, IIT Gandhinagar
Funding Agency: Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission
Duration: December 2023 - December 2026

Project: Socio-Economic Impact of Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana in Gujarat
Principal Investigator: Darshini Mahadevia
Co-Principal Investigator: Sudhir Pandey and Sujo Thomas, Ahmedabad University; Amit Dwivedi, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India
Funding Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research
Duration: September 2023 - March 2024

Project: Assessment of Adaptation to Climate Change in Indian Cities – Report to NATCOM and BTR
Principal Investigator: Darshini Mahadevia
Funding Agency: Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change, Government of India
Duration: January 2024 - July 2026

Project: Inclusive Net-Zero Transport Plan for a Gujarat city
Principal Investigator: Darshini Mahadevia
Co-Principal Investigator: Geetam Tiwari; Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Funding Agency: United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
Duration: March 2024 - February 2026

Project: eDNA assessment of Nalsarovar wetland: understanding the interplay of life and temperature
Principal Investigator: Subhash Rajpurohit
Funding Agency: Climate Change Department, Government of Gujarat
Duration: February 2024 - February 2026

Project: Synergistic Chemotherapy and microRNA Intervention via Liposome-mediated Delivery System targeting HER2: A Comparative Study between miR155/Paclitaxel and miR145/Docetaxel Combinations against Drug-resistant Breast Cancer.
Principal Investigator: Ashutosh Kumar
Co-Principal Investigator: Vivek Tanavde, Ahmedabad University
Funding Agency: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
Duration: February 2024 - February 2027

Project: Investigating the role of ploidy dependent chromosome-wide dosage compensation that alleviates proteotoxic stress in introgressed yeast hybrids.
Principal Investigator: Krishna Swamy
Funding Agency: Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)
Duration: February 2024 - February 2027

Project: Monitoring reproductive strategies of marsh crocodile populations within Gujarat, an inter-disciplinary approach using deep learning tools, behavioral observations and non-invasive endocrine assays
Principal Investigator: Ratna Ghosal
Funding Agency: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (ASPIRE)
Duration: September 2024 - September 2027

Project: Air quality assessment over Ladakh
Principal Investigator: Aditya Vaishya
Co-Principal Investigator: Girach Imran A., Space Applications Centre, ISRO, Ahmedabad
Funding Agency: Space Applications Centre, ISRO, Ahmedabad
Duration: April 2024 - September 2026

Project: Different Aspects of Combinatorial and Analytic Number Theory
Principal Investigator: Debika Banerjee; IIIT Delhi
Co-Principal Investigator: Eshita Mazumdar, Ahmedabad University
Funding Agency: Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)
Duration: October 2024 - October 2027

Project: Study of Interstellar medium filaments detection algorithms and application on the Galactic plane TeraHertz surveys
Principal Investigator: Samyaday Chaudhury
Co-Principal Investigator: Shivam Kumaran, ISRO-Space Applications Centre Ahmedabad
Funding Agency: Space Applications Centre, ISRO, Ahmedabad
Duration: October 2024 - June 2026

Project: Applying a multi-pronged approach to assess the health of a large ectotherm- Mugger Crocodile- across varying habitats
Principal Investigator: Aditya Wadekar
Co-Principal Investigator: Ratna Ghosal; Ahmedabad University
Funding Agency: Wildlife Conservation Society
Duration: January 2025 - December 2025

Project: Academic Studies on Maha Kumbh Mela (A Study on Anthropological Practices: Understanding natural conglomeration for Maha Kumbh 2025.)
Principal Investigator: Aditya Chaturvedi
Co-Principal Investigator: Molly Kaushal, Ahmedabad University
Funding Agency: Government of Uttar Pradesh
Duration: January 2025 - June 2025

Project: Singing With Care: Senior Citizens Karaoke Clubs in Ahmedabad, India
Principal Investigator: Aditi Deo
Funding Agency: Musical Care International Network
Duration: January 2025 - June 2025

Project: Monitoring Asiatic lions in the greater Gir landscape of Gujarat
Principal Investigator: Shomen Mukherjee
Co-Principal Investigator: Oded Berger-Tal, Ben-Gurion University
Funding Agency: Arvind Foundation
Duration: February 2025 - March 2027

Project: A novel ovary based gene-screen for potential biocontrol strategies for invading insect pests
Principal Investigator: Subhash Rajpurohit
Funding Agency: Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission
Duration: February 2025 - February 2028

Project: Extracellular Vesicle-Encapsulated miRNA and mRNA as Novel Biomarkers for Myocardial Infarction Risk Stratification
Principal Investigator: Vivek Tanavde
Co-Principal Investigator: Ashi Thobias, Jivraj Mehta Hospital, Ahmedabad
Funding Agency: Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission
Duration: September 2025 - September 2028

Project: Soil eDNA mapping of the Little Rann of Kutch
Principal Investigator: Subhash Rajpurohit
Funding Agency: Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat
Duration: November 2025 - November 2027

Project: Cellular and Molecular Imaging Centre at Ahmedabad University
Principal Investigator: Rama Ratnam
Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology (FIST)
Duration: December 2022 - December 2027

Project: Gendered Citizenship: Understanding Everyday Politics of the Marginalised
Principal Investigator: Mary Ann Chacko
Co-Principal Investigator: Madhumita Biswal, Sambalpur University
Funding Agency: Association of Asian Studies
Duration: January 2023 - December 2023

Project: Sustainable Coastal Habitats, Blue Carbon and the Challenges of Net Zero
Principal Investigator: William Austin, School of Geography, University of St. Andrews, Scotland; Joe Smith and Pete Smith, University of Aberdeen; Ratna Ghosal, Minal Pathak and Priyadarshi Shukla, Ahmedabad University.
Funding Agency: Sapphire Scheme, Royal Society of Edinburgh, UK
Duration: October 2020 - October 2023

Project: Sponsorship fund for Student Fellowship
Principal Investigator: Ratna Ghosal, Ahmedabad University.
Funding Agency: Rufford Foundation, UK
Duration: January 2022 - December 2023

Project: Monitoring Stress Physiology of Mugger Crocodiles (Crocodylus palustris) within a Human-dominated Landscape of Central Gujarat, India
Principal Investigator: Ratna Ghosal, Ahmedabad University.
Funding Agency: Island Foundation Trust, USA
Duration: January 2022 - June 2023

Project: Imaging and Flow Cytometry Centre at Ahmedabad University
Principal Investigator: Vivek Tanavde, Ahmedabad University.
Co-Principal Investigator: Ashutosh Kumar, Ahmedabad University
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology, Government of India (SAHAJ scheme)
Duration: March 2022 - February 2027

Project: Development of a Free-Induction-Decay Atomic Magnetometer for Geomagnetic Applications
Principal Investigator: Raghwinder Singh, Ahmedabad University.
Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Government of India

Project: Development Imaginaries, Infrastructure and Climate Subjectivities in Asia
Principal Investigator: Suchismita Das, Ahmedabad University.
Co-Principal Investigator: Hayden Marie Shelby, University of Cincinnati
Funding Agency: Social Science Research Council, USA

Project: The Tradition of Kalachakra Initiation and Meditative Practice by H.H the Dalai Lama: Transformation in ‘self’ among Kalachakra Meditators
Principal Investigator: Shilpa Pandit, Ahmedabad University.
Funding Agency: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness, The Dalai Lama

Project: Development of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Rich Groundnut Cultivars using CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing
Principal Investigator: Bhuvan Pathak, Ahmedabad University.
Co-Principal Investigator: Subramanian Sankaranarayanan, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Funding Agency: Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission
Duration: October 2022 - October 2025

Project: Development of a Nano Liposomal Formulation for Targeting Chemo-resistant Oral Cancer Stem Cells
Principal Investigator: Vivek Tanavde, Ahmedabad University.
Co-Principal Investigator: Dhiraj Bhatia, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Funding Agency: Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission
Duration: October 2022 - October 2025

Project: Study of Earth Surface Processes at three different Critical Zones with Different Climatic and Geologic Settings in Western India
Principal Investigator: Ashutosh Kumar, Ahmedabad University; Vikrant Jain, IIT Gandhinagar; Sanjeev Kumar, PRL, Ahmedabad
Co-Principal Investigator: Vimal Mishra, IIT Gandhinagar; Samir Damar, NIO, Goa
Funding Agency: Ministry of Earth Sciences
Duration: September 2021 - September 2023

Project: Managing Covid-19 in India’s Cities: reshaping people’s everyday lives in poorer urban neighbourhoods
Principal Investigator: Darshini Mahadevia
Co-Principal Investigator: Glyn Williams, University of Sheffield; Karen Coelho, Madras Institute of Development Studies; Binitha Thampi, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Funding Agency: The British Academy
Duration: March 2021 - March 2024

Project: Astrophysics and Cosmology in Ghost free Bi-metric Gravity
Principal Investigator: Anjan Anand Sen
Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi
Duration: February 2020 - February 2023

Project: Search for the missing links between observation and theory in beyond concordance ACDM model
Principal Investigator: Anjan Anand Sen
Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi
Duration: February 2021 - February 2024

Project: Development of a pattern recognition tool to identify individual marsh crocodiles
Principal Investigator: Ratna Ghosal
Funding Agency: Wildlife Conservation Society, USA
Duration: October 2020 - October 2021

Project: Governing the pandemic: Relief and Resilience in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Principal Investigator: Maya Ratnam
Funding Agency: Social Science Research Council, USA
Duration: October 2020 - September 2021

Project: Identification and characterisation of a novel protein from Leishmania donovani with potential implication in cell death pathways
Principal Investigator: Souvik Sen Gupta
Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board
Duration: May 2020 - May 2023

Project: Unravelling Cellular Re-Programming Underlying the Evolution of Hybrid Vigor in Introgressed Yeast Hybrids (Ramalinga Swamy Fellowships)
Principal Investigator: Krishna Swamy
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology
Duration: April 2020 - March 2025

Project: Shifting Science Identities and Appropriate Femininities at a Pharmacy College in India
Principal Investigator: Leya Mathew
Funding Agency: Spencer Foundation, USA
Duration: September 2019-September 2021

Project: Fellowship from DST
Principal Investigator: Aditya Vaishya
Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology
Duration: July 2014 - June 2020

Project: Gram-scale Synthesis of Calcium Carbonate Nanoparticles Industrial Applications
Principal Investigator: Sanjay Singh
Funding Agency: Winner Trade Private Limited
Duration: February 202 - August 2020

Project: Machine Learning Based B-cell Epitope Prediction
Principal Investigator: Vivek Tanavde
Funding Agency: Ignite Foundation
Duration: February 2019-August 2021

Project: Japan Language Training
Principal Investigator: Keita Omi
Funding Agency: Japan Foundation
Duration: November 2019 - June 2020

Project: Cosmological Dark matter, Primordial Black Holes, Bose-Einstein Condensates and Charge Asymmetry of the Universe
Principal Investigator: Raghavan Rangarajan
Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi
Duration: August 2019-August 2022

Project: Opportunities for Climate Mitigation and Sustainable Development
Principal Investigator: Darshini Mahadevia
Co-Principal Investigator: DMinal Pathak
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology
Duration: October 2019- October 2021

Project: Addressing Dissonances Between Education Research And Post Market Reform Society
Principal Investigator: Mary Ann Chacko
Funding Agency: Spencer Foundation, USA
Duration: June 2019-May 2022

Project: Ecological Assesment Exotic Salfin Catfish In The Indian Freshwater
Principal Investigator: Ratna Ghosal
Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi
Duration: March 2019 - March 2022

Project: Cuticle Soft Or Hard: How Do Insects Balance Water?
Principal Investigator: Subhash Rajpurohit
Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board
Duration: March 2019 - March 2022

Project: Advanced Nanotracers For Product Life Cycle Assessment And Product Monitoring
Principal Investigator: Ashutosh Kumar
Funding Agency: Impacting Research Innovation and Technology, India
Duration: August 2017 - March 2022

Project: Crosstalk Between TGFbeta Signaling And The Epigenetic States In Driving Tumorigenesis
Principal Investigator: Noopur Thakur
Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi
Duration: October 2018 - October 2021

Project: Identification of Salivary Exosomes derived miRNAs as potential early diagnostic biomarkers in oral cancer patients: a liquid biopsy approach
Principal Investigator: Vivek Tanavde
Funding Agency: Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission
Duration: March 2019 - September 2021

Project: Ramanujan Fellowship
Principal Investigator: Subhash Rajpurohit
Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi
Duration: May 2018 - May 2023

Project: Nanosensors for the Detection of Food Adulterants and Contaminants
Principal Investigator: Ashutosh Kumar
Co-Principal Investigator: Ajay Karakoti
Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi
Duration: August 2017 - December 2020

Project: Design and development of multiplex assay integrated nanodevice for rapid ‘on field’ identification of body fluids
Principal Investigator: Ritesh Shukla
Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board
Duration: July 2017 - March 2021

Project: DNA Biochip for on-site water pathogen detection including viability and antibiotic resistance testing
Principal Investigator: Ashutosh Kumar
Co-Principal Investigator: Rishi Shanker
Funding Agency: Indo-German Science & Technology Cooperation (IGSTC)
Duration: July 2016 - July 2019

Project: Analysis, Design and Development of ICT based model for Clean India Mission
Principal Investigator: Aditya Patel
Funding Agency: Gujarat Council on Science and Technology(GUJCOST)
Duration: June 2016 - June 2018

Project: Systematic Design of Redox Potential Tunable Nanoparticles to Minic the Function of Biological Enzymes for Mitigating the Diseases caused by Reactive Oxygen Species
Principal Investigator: Ajay Karakoti
Co-Principal Investigator: Sanjay Singh
Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi
Duration: July 2016 - June 2020

Project: Establishment of a facility for environmental risk assessment of chemicals and nano materials
Principal Investigator: Ashutosh Kumar
Funding Agency: Gujarat Institute of Chemical Technology
Duration: April 2015 - June 2023

Project: Vitamin D and retinoic acid in the regulation of ILS-9
Principal Investigator: Ritobrata Goswamy
Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi
Duration: March 2016 - March 2019

Project: Multi Target Antioxidant Nanoconstruct For Prostate Cancer Treatment
Principal Investigator: Sanjay Singh
Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi
Duration: May 2015 - May 2018

Project: NanoToF: Toxicological evaluation and risk assessment on Nanomaterials in Food.
Principal Investigator: Ashutosh Kumar
Co-Principal Investigator: Ramanathan Karuppahamy, Vellore Institute of Technology
Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
Duration: July 2015 - July 2019

Project: Development of multi-biomarker Integrated Nano device for early detection of cardiovascular disease, 2015-18
Principal Investigator: Alok Pandya
Funding Agency: DST - Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), Government of India, New Delhi
Duration: June 2015 - June 2018

Project: Establishment of Basic Lab for Research in Novel Engineered Materials
Principal Investigator: Ajay Karakoti
Funding Agency: Gujarat Institute of Chemical Technology
Duration: April 2012 - March 2015

Project: Establishing Center for Nanotechnology Research & Applications (CENTRA)
Principal Investigator: Balaji Prakash
Funding Agency: Gujarat Institute of Chemical Technology
Duration: April 2012 - December 2021