Understanding the marine bacterial biofilm community structure and harnessing the extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of biofilm for bioremediation and bioprospecting Sponsoring Agency: Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) Department: LS : Life Science

• Prof. Surajit Das (PI)
• Prof. Rohan Dhiman (Co-PI)
• Oct 2024 - Oct 2027

Gomutra Ark as a potent anti-cancer agent for the treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma- Molecular mechanisms underlying its anti-cancer effect Sponsoring Agency: DST Department: LS : Life Science

• Prof. Bibekanand Mallick (PI)
• Dr. Shakti P. Pattanayak, Dr. Dattatray Dighe (Co-PI)
• Aug 2024 - Aug 2027

Deciphering the interplay between biofilm matrix component and small RNA in biofilm regulation and catabolic gene expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 for phenanthrene degradation Sponsoring Agency: Department Of Biotechnology Department: LS : Life Science

• Prof. Surajit Das (PI)
• Prof. Samir Kumar Patra (Co-PI)
• May 2024 - May 2027

Co-Targeting Hedgehog signaling component Gli and EGFR signaling in oral cancer stem cells to induce differentiation. Sponsoring Agency: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Department: LS : Life Science

• Prof. Samir Kumar Patra (PI)
• Prof. Sujit Kumar Bhutia, Prof. Pradyumna Kumar Mishra (Co-PI)
• Apr 2024 - Apr 2027

Role of pseudouridine modification of the mRNAs of mitochondrial respiratory complex proteins in RNA metabolism and mitochondrial metabolic disorders Sponsoring Agency: Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB) Department: LS:Life Science

• Prof. Santosh Kumar (PI)
• Feb 2024 - Feb 2027

Role of BAP1 co-mutation in FGFR2 fusion cholangiocarcinoma cells Sponsoring Agency: Science & Technology Department, Govt of Odisha Department: LS:Life Science

• Dr. Gajanan Bhujangrao Kendre (PI)
• Nov 2023 - Nov 2026

Identification and molecular characterization of autophagy-inducing chemo preventive molecules from marine microorganisms to target oral squamous cell carcinoma. Sponsoring Agency: DST,Odisha Department: LS:Life Science

• Prof. Sujit Kumar Bhutia, Prof. Surajit Das, Prof. Mrutyunjay Jena (PI)
• Jun 2023 - Jun 2026

The role of Epitranscriptomic makers of glioma in oncogenesis and clinical outcome. Sponsoring Agency: ICMR Department: LS:Life Science

• Dr. Srinivasan Muthuswamy, Prof. Sushila Jaiswal (PI)
• Prof. Suman Jha, Prof. Awadhesh Kumar Jaiswal (Co-PI)
• May 2023 - May 2026

To delineate the survival strategy of mycobacteria through antigenic determinants by inhibiting autophagy via miRNA and its significance in host directed therapy. Sponsoring Agency: DBT Department: LS:Life Science

• Prof. Rohan Dhiman (PI)
• Prof. Sujit Kumar Bhutia (Co-PI)
• Mar 2023 - Mar 2026

Screening and identification of canonical mitophagy inducing phytochemicals from Bacopamonnieri to target NLRP3 inflammasome activation for oral cancer therapeutics. Sponsoring Agency: Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Department: LS:Life Science

• Prof. Sujit Kumar Bhutia (PI)
• Prof. Surajit Das (Co-PI)
• Mar 2023 - Mar 2026