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CPMB Projects

S.No. Project Title Principal Investigator Funding Agency Project Duration Amount (Rupees in Lakhs)
1 Genetic and molecular analysis of druggable kinases and prognosis-associated genes in breast cancer Dr. K. Rama Krishna ICMR 2022-2025 46.00
2 Genomic data guided approach for drug repurposing to overcome inhibitor resistance in cancer Dr. K. Rama Krishna ICMR 2021-2024 24.00
3 Exploitation of genetic and genomic resources for improvement of Niger (Guizotia abyssinica L.F. Cass) through breeding and biotechnological tools Prof. K. Ulaganathan DBT 2020-2024 45.00
4 Identification and characterization of drought tolerance in Blackgram (Vignamungo L.Hepper) based on molecular parameters Dr. K. Srinivas Naik DST(PURSE) 2020-2021 1.75
5 All India co-ordinated research project on “Conservation, improvement, management and promotion of Sandalwood cultivation in India Prof. K. Ulaganathan ICFRE 2019-2024 24.00
6 6Assessment of adaptive genetic diversity in teak and sandalwood to guide conservation and genetic improvement efforts Prof. K. Ulaganathan DBT 2019-2023 30.00
7 Signal compound and nanoparticle driven elicitation for secondary metabolite yield enhancement and search for novel bioactive molecules in medicinal plant Prof. C.C. Giri DST (PURSE) 2019-2020 14.50
8 Microbial Biofortification for high seed yield in Blackgram (Vignamungo L.Hepper) genotypes Dr. K. Srinivas Naik UGC-UPE 2019-2022 0.50
9 Signal compound and nanoparticle driven elicitation for secondary metabolite yield enhancement and search for novel bioactive molecules in medicinal plant Prof. C.C. Giri DST (PURSE) 2018-2019 10.00
10 10BSR Faculty Fellowship Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy UGC 2017-2020 33.00
11 Overexpression of DEAD box helicases for improving the salinity tolerance in rice Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao DAE-BRNS 2016-2019 29.36
12 12Functional analysis of HSP90 chaperone machinery and creation of novel pre-clinical models to test the efficacy of HSP90 inhibitors Dr. K. Rama Krishna DST-SERB 2016-2019 50.00
13 Bioprospecting in certain medicinal plants for production of novel pharmaceutical compounds using biotechnological approaches Prof. C.C. Giri DST (PURSE) 2016-2018 8.50
14 Functional characterization of genetic and epigenetic regulatory networks involved in the reproductive development in rice Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao DBT 2015-2020 100.18
15 Screening of anti-Cancer therapeutics Dr. K. Rama Krishna UGC 2015-2017 6.00
16 UGC-BSR One time grant in recognition of >15 Ph.Ds Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy UGC 2013-2014 07.00
17 Novel semisynthetic compounds by modifying iso- flavones isolated from Psoralea corylifolia L Hairy roots elicited with nano-particles tagged signal molecules Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy UGC-UPE 2013-2018 28.40
18 Bioprospecting in certain medicinal plants forproduction of novel pharmaceutical compounds using biotechnological approaches Prof. C.C. Giri DST (PURSE) 2013-2015 6.50
19 19Bio-prospecting of Andrographis species Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy UGC-CPEPA 2012-2017 45.00
20 Bioprospecting of certain important medicinal plants for health care Prof. C.C. Giri UGC-CPEPA 2012-2017 55.00
21 Identification of candidate genes for enhanced water use efficiency in rice through activation tagging use efficiency in rice through activation tagging Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao DBT 2010-2016 67.58
22 Development of stable transgenic rice lines for major sap-sucking insects and pests by employing different candidate genes isolated from plants Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao Swarnabharat Biotech Ltd, Hyderabad 2009-2014 139.35
23 Functional Analysis of gene regulatory net works during flower and seed development in rice Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao DBT 2009-2014 73.35
24 Biotechnological production, isolation and characterization of special glycans using plant cell cultures: Applications in human keratinocytes physiology (Collaborator: Prof. Dr. Andreas Hensel, Münster, Germany) Prof. C.C. Giri First-Indo- German-DST- DFG- Collaborative- Project 2009-2014 25.00
25 Bioprospecting in Andrographis paniculata using methyl jasmonate (MJ) elicited in vitro transformed cultures. Prof. C.C. Giri UGC 2008-2011 10.50
26 Development of drought, salinity and high temperature tolerant transgenic rice Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao AP-Netherlands Biotechnology Programme 2008-2009 9.90
27 Transfer of traits for salinity tolerance from Leptochloa fusca (kallar grass) to Oryza sativa (rice)-A non- conventional strategy Prof. C.C. Giri DST 2007-2010 10.50
28 Development of transgenic cotton resistant to sap- sucking pests using garlic lectin as candidate gene Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy Swarnabharat Biotech Ltd, Hyderabad 2006-2009 27.00
29 Functional validation of stress inducible genes of pigeonpea in yeast and Arabidopsis Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao AP-Netherlands Biotechnology Programme 2005-2007 28.00
30 Functional validation of stress inducible genes of pigeonpea in yeast and Arabidopsis Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao AP-Netherlands Biotechnology Programme 2005-2007 28.00
31 Gene expression profiling during flower and seed development and functional validation of identified genes Prof. K. Venkateswara Ra DBT 2004-2009 42.00
32 Development of pin transgenics for Downey Development of Downey mildew resistance in pearl millet Prof. K. Ulaganathan DBT 2004-2008 32.00
33 Development of Grain Mold Resistant Development of Grain Mold Resistant Development of Grain Mold Resistant sorghum using antifungal protein genes. Prof. K. Ulaganathan AP-Netherlands Biotechnology Programme 2003-2007 45.00
34 Isolation of stress inducible genes from pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L. Mill Sp.) Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao AP-Netherlands Biotechnology Programme 2001-2005 53.00
35 Isolation of stress inducible genes from Pigeonpea Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy AP-Netherlands Biotechnology Programme 2000-2006 53.00
36 Isolation of stress inducible genes from pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan ). Prof. C.C. Giri AP-Netherlands Biotechnology Programme 2000-2005 50.00
37 Biotechnological approaches for genetic improvement of Terminalia chebula, in vitro multiplication for large scale cultivation Prof. C.C. Giri AP-Netherlands Biotechnology Programme 1999-2004 18.50
38 Genetic Modification of Biocontrol agents using protoplast fusion and Gene cloning Prof. K. Ulaganathan DBT 1998-2001 25.00
39 Isolation of novel genes & production of transgenics for salinity/drought tolerance & insect resistance in rice Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy DBT 1997-2002 95.00
40 Biotechnological approaches for production of insect resistant transgenic Castor Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy AP-Netherlands Biotechnology Programme 1997-2002 32.40
41 Genetic engineering of rice for insect resistance Prof. K. Venkateswara Rao Rockefeller Foundation New York (USA) 1997-2002 40.00
42 Development of biopesticides from Vitex negundo Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy AP-NBP 1997-2001 26.87
43 Isolation and characterization of proline rich cell wall protein encoding gene from Porteresia coarctata Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy CSIR 1996-1999 07.80
44 Molecular analysis of Cercospora leaf spot disease of groundnut Prof. K. Ulaganathan CSIR 1995-1998 10.00
45 Inception of the CPMB Prof. G. Madhava Reddy DBT 1992-1998 300.00
46 Wide hybridization and gene transfer in Rice Prof. V. Dashavantha Reddy CSIR 1991-1994 05.00