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Research Projects in Faculty of Science (Since 2014)

S.No. Name of the Scheme/Project/ Endowments/ Chairs Name of the Principal Investigator/ Co Investigator (if applicable) Name of the Funding agency Duration Funds provided (INR in lakhs)
Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility (BIF) Prof. U. N. Dwivedi DBT, New Delhi 2007-2020 80
Computational Biology Prof. U. N. Dwivedi Higher Education, U.P. Govt., Lucknow 2009-2016 107.2
Advance computing centre Prof. U. N. Dwivedi Higher Education, U.P. Govt, Lucknow 2016-2019 200
Center of Excellence in Computational Biology Prof. U. N. Dwivedi Higher Education, U.P. Govt., Lucknow 2018-2019 20
Proteomics, Protein Engineering and Enzymology Prof. Sudhir Kumar Agarwal /Dr. Samir Sharma Higher Education, U.P. State Govt., Lucknow 2014-2019 60.8
Thermostabilizationof Cathepsins B and H and theirclinical relevance in health and disease Prof. Sudhir Kumar Agarwal ICMR, New Delhi 2011-2015 18.8
Biochemical evaluation of antioxidant potential and photosynthetic productivity of mungbean ( Vigna radiata) varieties under salinity and high irradiance stress. Prof. R.K. Mishra UP CST, Lucknow  2012-2015 7.5
Environmental impact and human impact Prof. Sudhir Mehrotra and Dr. Minal Garg Higher Education, U.P. State Govt., Lucknow 2019-2020 9
Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (E Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cell-fate regulating pathways: Prognostic significance in urinary bladder cancer. Dr. Minal Garg DST, New Delhi 2013=2016 30.68
Development of micropropagation protocol for some elite varieties of papaya (Carica papaya L.) and identification of sex specific markers Dr. Kusum Yadav DST, New Delhi 2013-2016 26.84
Development, characterization and utilization of EST based microsatellite markers in papaya (Carica papaya L.) Dr. Kusum Yadav UP CST, Lucknow  2016-2019 10.44
Manipulation of lipid biosynthesis to treat Trichophyton rubrum mediated onchomycosis Dr. Ashutosh Singh ICMR, New Delhi 2019-2022 17.6
S.No. Name of the Scheme/Project/ Endowments/ Chairs Name of the Principal Investigator/ Co Investigator (if applicable) Name of the Funding agency Duration Funds provided (INR in lakhs)
Characterization of GABA-transaminase gene promoter for regulatory mechanism during rice leaf senescence process  Dr. M.I. Ansari   DST, New Delhi   2019-2021 31.02264
New emerging Contaminant, metallic nanoparticles in agri environment, toxicity, tolerance and molecular adaptations in cereal crops  Prof. Poornima Vajpayee Higher Education, Govt of UP, Lucknow 2018-2019 20
Centre of Excellence   Screening of better performing  grain legumes in micronutrient and microfllora amended problem soils of Uttar Pradesh Prof. Y.K.Sharma  Higher Education, Govt of UP, Lucknow 2014-2017 70
In vitro rhizogenesis and root transformation in endangered Himalayan medicinal herb Seliniumsp for characterization of its metabolites  Prof. Gauri Saxena  DST, New Delhi (Under TARE Scheme) 2018-2021 18
Deciphering the role of nitric oxide in root development and zinc availability in rice plants Dr. Rajesh Kumar Tewari DST, New Delhi (Under TARE Scheme) 2019-2022 18.3
S.No. Name of the Scheme/Project/ Endowments/ Chairs Name of the Principal Investigator/ Co Investigator (if applicable) Name of the Funding agency Duration Funds provided (INR in lakhs)
Improvement in Biodegradability of Biodegradable Polymers (PLA, TPS and PGA) by the Study of Interfacial Interaction between Hydrophobic Polymers and Hydrophilic Starch Granules by Using Ultrasonic and Rheological Techniques Dr. Indu Saxena UP CST, Lucknow 2016-2018 6.8
Exploiting Ferrocene as an Antenna in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) Dr. Abhinav Kumar DST, New Delhi 2013-2016 26.45
Transition Metal Imine and Dithiolate Complexes as Potential Co-sensitizer in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) Dr. Abhinav Kumar CSIR, New Delhi 2017-2020 12
S.No. Name of the Scheme/Project/ Endowments/ Chairs Name of the Principal Investigator/ Co Investigator (if applicable) Name of the Funding agency Duration Funds provided (INR in lakhs)
Sedimentological, geological and structural studies of Vindhyan sediments in areas around Bundelkhand craton for assessing potentiality of Uranium mineralization Prof. K. K.  Agarwal                       DAE- BRNS, New Delhi 2011-2014 24.44
Urban water quality monitoring system: water sustainability and conservation-study in Lucknow metropolitan area Prof. Vibhuti Rai Higher Education, Govt of UP, Lucknow 2019-2020  
Global events and biostratigraphy of the Neoproterozoic Era: Study in Pithoragarh Group) of lesser Himalaya India. (April 2013-16)the ineer sedimentary belt (Deoban- Prof. Vibhuti Rai UGC, New Delhi 2013-2016 10.55
Chronology of Glaciation and Palaeoclimatic reconstruction along the Triloknath Glacier Valley, Lahul Himalaya Prof. R. Bali and Dr. A. K. Arya DST, New Delhi 2013-2016 47.63
Mineralogical and Geochemical Study of Rock- Weathering in Humid and Tectonically Active Shillong Plateau in Parts of East Khasi Hills and Ri Bhoi Districts, Meghalaya Prof. S. Sensarma MOES, New Delhi 2013-2016 18.2
Relationship between magmatic processes and Tectonic in the Bundelkhand cration in and around Jhansi- Mau Ranipore-Karera Area, parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh Prof. S. Sensarma CSIR,  New Delhi 2013-2016 16
Neogene Coralline algae of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India and their Palaeobiogeographical and palaeoenvironmental significance Prof. A.K. Jauhri DST, New Delhi 2013-2016 19.77
Geo-hydrological assessment in Bahraich and Lakhimpur Kheri district: with special emphasis on concentration pattern and dispersion of arsenic and metal pollutants in surface and ground water Prof. Ajai Mishra Higher Education, Govt of UP, Lucknow 2019-2020 8
Palaeogeographic reconstruction of Dunagiri Gad Basin, Chamoli District,Uttarakhand with special emphasis on monitoring the Snout of Duna Giri and Bagini Bamak Glacieres. Prof. Ajai Mishra DST, New Delhi 2011-2014 44
Sedimentology of Gangotri Glacier Prof. D.S. Singh DST, New Delhi 2015-2019 34.88
Geo-environmental Assessment of District Ballia, Uttar Pradesh with Special Reference to Arsenic Contamination Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques Dr. Ajay Kumar Arya UGC, New Delhi 2015-2018 4.74
Slope stability investigations in hilly region using numerical methods Dr. Rajesh Singh Higher Education, Govt of UP, Lucknow 2019-2020 4.00
Slope Stability of the road cut slope along the Bhowal-Almorah (Active Landslides), Uttrakhand Dr. Rajesh Singh NRDMS, DST 2018-2021 21.14
S.No. Name of the Scheme/Project/ Endowments/ Chairs Name of the Principal Investigator/ Co Investigator (if applicable) Name of the Funding agency Duration Funds provided (INR in lakhs)
Mathematical models for sustainable management of natural renewable resources Prof. Manju Agarwal DST-SERB, New Delhi 2014-2017 11.87028
Mathematical and Computational Study of Chaotic Dynamics in Natural and Social Systems in Non- Equilibrium Prof. Pankaj Mathur UPCST, LUCKNOW 2015-2018 7.1
Formation Mechanism of organic, Inorganic and Prebiotic molecules in planetary, Cometary and Interstellar medium. Dr. Alka Mishra UPCST, LUCKNOW 2018-2021 10.2
S.No. Name of the Scheme/Project/ Endowments/ Chairs Name of the Principal Investigator/ Co Investigator (if applicable) Name of the Funding agency Duration Funds provided (INR in lakhs)
Development and Characterization of New Solid
Forms of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients using Vibrational Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical
 Techniques		 Prof. Poonam Tandon DST, New Delhi 2020-2023 18.964
Electronic Structural Properties of Fluorescent Metal Nanoclusters? Prof. Poonam Tandon DST, New Delhi 2020-2023 6.6
Development of materials for room temperature gas sensing Prof. Poonam Tandon Higher Education, Govt of UP, Lucknow 2018-2019 17
Paving the way for a new tool to characterize the polymorphism in pharmaceutical compounds using THz spectroscopy combined with theoretical modeling Prof. Poonam Tandon DST-DAAD, New Delhi (INDO-GERMAN) 2013-2015 8.095
Development, evaluation and characterization of new solid phases of active pharmaceutical ingredients Prof. Poonam Tandon DST-CNPq,  New Delhi (INDO-BRAZIL) 2014-2017 34.2711
Rigorous Characterization of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Study of Polymorphism in the Solid State Using Vibrational Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Techniques Prof. Poonam Tandon UGC, New Delhi (RESEARCH AWARD) 2014-2016 40.66238
Formation of Prebiotic Molecules and Amino Acids in astrophysical ices: ab Initio Molecular Cluster and spectroscopic studies Prof. Poonam Tandon ISRO 2015-2018 22.03
Thermodynamical, Rheological and acoustical properties of dilute solutions of polymers Prof. Manisha Gupta UP CST, Lucknow 2015-2018 5.84
Gas and relative humidity sensing applications of nanocomposites Prof. N. K. Pandey UGC,  New Delhi 2013-2017 10.6
Thermal, optical and photoluminescence studies of nanostructured SeTe Chalcogenides with metal additives Prof. Anchal Srivastava UGC, New Delhi 2013-2017 11.94
Innovation, materials and cyber world (APJ Abdul Kalam Centre for Innovation) Prof. Rajiv Manohar Higher Education, Govt of UP, Lucknow 2019-2020 10
Photo luminescence, dielectric and electro-optical properties of quantum dots doped FLCS Prof. Rajiv Manohar DST, New Delhi  2014-2017 51.56
Effect of doping dichroic dyes on dielectric dyes on dielectric, electro-optic and switching properties of nematic and cholesteric liquid crystals Prof. Rajiv Manohar UP CST, Lucknow 2016-2019 10.5
Development of photonic devices based on doped new ferroelectric and antiferroelectric liquid crystals using photo orientation. Prof. Rajiv Manohar DST,  New Delhi (INDO-POLISH) 2015-2017 10
 Optimization of dielectric, electro-optical and optical properties of quantum dots doped liquid crystals for photonic applications Prof. Rajiv Manohar UGC, New Delhi (Research Award Scheme) 2015-2017 41
Development of switchable grating based on doped liquid crystals Prof. Rajiv Manohar UGC, New Delhi (Mid Career Award Scheme) 2018-2020 10
Synthesis, crystallization, microstructure and mechanical behavior of machinable glass ceramics system K2O-CAO-MGO-AL2O3-SIO2-NH4-MGF2 doped with carbon nanotubes and zirconia for dental restoration applications Dr. C. R. Gautam UGC,  New Delhi (DID AT RICE UNIVERSITY HOUSTON, TEXAS USA) 2014-2015 22.87952
Search for Hidden Regularity and Symmetry in Excited Nuclei Dr. Vinod Kumar UGC-BSR Start-up Grant, New Delhi 2017-2020 10
Spectroscopic Study 99Nb and 99,101Mo Dr. Vinod Kumar IUAC-UGC, New Delhi 2019-2021 5.79
Interaction of laser pulse with quantum plasma: spin-up and spin-down exchange interaction. Dr. Punit Kumar DAE-BRNS, New Delhi 2016-2019 21
Ultrabright plasma-based gamma ray sources with petawatt laser pulses.  Dr. Punit Kumar DST-RFBR, New Delhi 2017-2019 16
Magnetic Tunability of Ferroelectric Polarization and Multiferroic Oxides (RFeO3) Dr. Anar Singh DST INSPIRE 2016-2021 9.78899
Self referencec SPR biosensors based on molecular imprinting Dr.  Roli Verma UGC, New Delhi (BSR Start-up Grant) 2017-2020 10
S.No. Name of the Scheme/Project/ Endowments/ Chairs Name of the Principal Investigator/ Co Investigator (if applicable) Name of the Funding agency Duration Funds provided (INR in lakhs)
Data Analytics, Statistical Computing and Applied Research for Holistic and Sustainable Development Prof. Sheila Mishra Higher Education, Govt of UP, Lucknow 2019-2020 8
S.No. Name of the Scheme/Project/ Endowments/ Chairs Name of the Principal Investigator/ Co Investigator (if applicable) Name of the Funding agency Duration Funds provided (INR in lakhs)
Biocontrol of insect pests Prof. Omkar Higher Education, Govt of UP, Lucknow 2010-2016 152.5
Fish Nutrigenomics Prof. S. P. Trivedi Higher Education, Govt of UP, Lucknow 2019-2020 6.6
Evaluation of interspecific variation in some threatened fish species of river Gomti, Uttar Pradesh Prof. M Sirajuddin Higher Education, Govt of UP, Lucknow 2019-2020 6
Study of PUFA in freshwater fish and their activity on cancer cell lines: Proliferation and apoptosis. Prof. M Sirajuddin UP CST, Lucknow 2015-2018 9
Anticipation in genes: Molecular, physiological and behavioral correlates of response of circa- annual clocks to seasons in night-migratory song birds Prof. Sangeeta Rani DBT, New Delhi 2013-2018 113
Effect of climate change on breeding strategy of songbirds Prof. Sangeeta Rani DBT, New Delhi 2016-2019 62.01
An annotated and Coloured Checklist of the Butterflies of Uttar Pradesh, India. Prof. Amita Kanaujia U. P. State Biodiversity Board 2014-2016 20.108
Study of Faunal Biodiversity of Sodic Soil areas of eight districts of Uttar Pradesh, for assessment of baseline data and comparative evaluation Prof. Amita Kanaujia Remote Sensing Application Centre 2014-2016 10.6764
Prakriti Mobile Bus Prof. Amita Kanaujia U. P. State Biodiversity Board 2014-2015 32.087
Five One Day Training Programme on Biodiversity and its Conservation  Prof. Amita Kanaujia U. P. State Biodiversity Board 2014-2015 4.825
Preparation of People Biodiversity Register of district Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, India Prof. Amita Kanaujia U. P. State Biodiversity Board 2015-2016 9.79
Preparation of People Biodiversity Register of district Etawah and Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, India Prof. Amita Kanaujia U. P. State Biodiversity Board 2015-2016 14.124
Man and Leopard Conflict Prof. Amita Kanaujia Zoological Garden of Lucknow 2018 60,000
GIS mapping of Sarus in Uttar Pradesh in U.P. Prof. Amita Kanaujia Forest department 2019 2.9
Molecular analyses of genetic diseases and application to human health Prof. Monisha Banerjee Higher Education, Govt of UP, Lucknow 2019-2020 8
Expression and polymorphic studies of antioxidant enzyme NOS in type 2 diabetes mellitus Prof. Monisha Banerjee UGC, New Delhi 2015-2018 15.86
Molecular analyses of genetic diseases and application to human health Prof. Monisha Banerjee Higher Education, Govt of UP, Lucknow 2013-2015 41.84
Association of oxidative stress pathway gene polymorphisms with type 2 diabetes and related complications Prof. Monisha Banerjee ICMR, New Delhi 2011-2014 45.28225
A prospective study of c-kit gene mutation, cytochrome P-450 and glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms in cervix cancer Prof. Monisha Banerjee UP-CST, Lucknow 2011-2014 7.14
Localization and expression of Opsin (Melanopsin Opn4) in the avian system Dr. Shalie Malik UGC, New Delh 2015-2018 10.53
Effect of climate change on breeding strategy of songbirds Dr. Shalie Malik DBT, New Delhi 2016-2019 62.01
Role of temperature in regulation of circadian and seasonal responses in birds Dr. Shalie Malik UP CST, Lucknow 2016-2019 6.36
DST SERB Fast Track Proposals for Young Scientists Dr. Geetanjali Mishra DST, New Delhi (Young Scientist) 2011-2014 17
Slow and fast development in ladybirds: Evolutionary rationale and role in pest management Dr. Geetanjali Mishra DST, New Delhi (Fast Track Young Scientist) 2011-2014 15.58
Study of phytochemicals in medicinal plants and their activity in osteosarcoma cell line: Proliferation and apoptosis Dr. Mohd Arshad UP Council of Science Technology 2015-2017 6.32
Role of Aquaporin5 (AQP5) and ADAM33 gene polymorphism in COPD affected north Indian population Dr. Suchit Swaroop UGC, New Delhi 2013-2016 11.37
Morphological taxonomy and DNA barcoding of Gyrodactylus spp. (Platyhelminthes:Monogenea) in economically important freshwater fishes of India Dr. Amit Tripathi DST, New Delhi 2018-2020 EURO 14000
Morphological and molecular characterization of the parasitic monogenoids (Platyhelminthes) of exotic ornamental fishes in India  Dr. Amit Tripathi DST-SERB, New Delhi 2019-2022 54 Lacs
Autophagy--A therapeutic approach to enhance fish productivity Dr. Manoj Kumar Higher Education, Govt of UP, Lucknow 2019-2020 5
Molecular characterization of immunomodulatory protein(s) of human filarial parasite Brugia malayi Dr. P. Kalpana Murthy Emeritus Scientist  CSIR,  New Delhi 2014-2019 39.89365
S.No. Name of the Scheme/Project/ Endowments/ Chairs Name of the Principal Investigator/ Co Investigator (if applicable) Name of the Funding agency Duration Funds provided (INR in lakhs)
Studies of Rapti River and Ramgarh Tal Prof. Dhruv Sen Singh Directorate of Environment, U.P. 2019-2022 5 (FIRST YEAR)
Hydro-dynamics and behavioural pattern of Gomti River – the lifeline of Central Ganga basin of Uttar Pradesh … An attempt at revival of the dying river system Dr. Manoj Yadav and Dr. A.K. Tangri Higher Education, Govt. Of U.P, Lucknow. 2019-2020 17
S.No. Name of the Scheme/Project/ Endowments/ Chairs Name of the Principal Investigator/ Co Investigator (if applicable) Name of the Funding agency Duration Funds provided (INR in lakhs)
Capacity Building and Vulture Mapping in UP Prof. Amita Kanaujia UP State Biodiversity Board, Lucknow 2019-2021 30.768
Sarus (Grus antigone) Atlas of Uttar Pradesh Prof. Amita Kanaujia Department of Forests and Wildlife 2018-2020 29.568