Academic Research
Spanning nearly three decades (1997–2025) and supported by over ₹15 crore in funding from premier national and international agencies (including DST, DBT, CSIR, ICMR, BIRAC, SERB/ANRF, and Indo-French collaborations), the center's research portfolio exhibits extraordinary breadth, tackling critical challenges across human health (personalized gut-microbiome therapies, AI-driven MASLD/diabetes risk prediction, and orthohantavirus diagnostics), sustainable infrastructure (bacteria-based self-healing concrete, anti-corrosive bio-products, and crack remediation), and environmental biotechnology (heavy-metal bioremediation, bioenergy from agricultural waste, and polluted-soil metatranscriptomics).
Reflecting this diverse portfolio, the affiliated faculty possess a wide-ranging interdisciplinary expertise that seamlessly integrates microbiology, molecular genetics, metabolomics, structural engineering, artificial intelligence, nanobiotechnology, biosensor development, and plant-fungal symbiosis, positioning the center as a unique translational hub capable of converting fundamental biological discoveries into tangible industrial, medical, and ecological solutions.
Sponsored Research Projects
Development of field ready bio-product for crack healing and anti-corrosive applications.
NBCC (India) Limited, New Delhi, Rs. 84.16 lakhs, 2024.
AI tool for oral microbiome and metabolome-based MASLD-associated diabetes risk prediction.
ICMR Intermediate Grant, Rs. 2.86 crore, 2024.
Development of core microbiota-compatible and enterotype-specific personalized microbial therapy.
ANRF CRG, Rs. 82 lakhs, 2025.
Development of self-healing concrete using bacteria.
NBCC (India) Limited, New Delhi, Rs. 52.55 lakhs, 2018.
Field scale biogenic treatment for crack remediation and self-healing.
DST-SERB, Rs. 47.3 lakhs, 2021.
Cloning and characterization of genes of Glutathione biosynthesis.
DBT, Rs. 29.5 lakhs, 2014.
Microbial remediation of defects in building materials and structures.
DST, Rs. 35.0 lakhs, 2008.
Molecular characterization of ectomycorrhizal fungi in degraded forests.
DBT, Rs. 25.0 lakhs, 2008.
Molecular cloning of sucrose synthase and genetic transformation of Eucalyptus.
CSIR, Rs. 16.0 lakhs, 2007.
Development of gut microbiota-resistant mucoadhesive bio-nano-encapsulation.
SERB-POWER grant, 2022–2025.
Identification of immunogenic peptide for diagnosis of orthohantavirus infection.
DST Indo-Russia, 2023–2026.
In vitro pseudo-facilitation model of lipotoxicity in NAFLD-associated metainflammation.
SERB-SRG, 2021–2023.
Utilization of banana stem juice for renewable energy and value added products.
DST, Rs. 25.0 lakhs, 2016.
Durability enhancement and prevention of damages in RC structures using bacteria.
DST, Rs. 53.9 lakhs, 2014.
Development of photonic crystal biosensor for detection of foodborne pathogens.
DBT, Rs. 33.0 lakhs, 2014.
Enhancement of fertilizer value of phosphate rocks by solubilizing microbes.
UGC, Rs. 10.5 lakhs, 2009.
Rehabilitation of bauxite residue (Red mud) ponds using microbes.
DBT, Rs. 16.5 lakhs, 2004.
Production and evaluation of metal resistant mutants of ectomycorrhizal fungi.
DST, Rs. 17.5 lakhs, 2002.
Characterization and inoculum production of golden chanterelle Cantharellus cibarius.
DST, Rs. 4.5 lakhs
Novel gene pool from copper polluted soil ecosystem using metatranscriptomics.
CSIR, Rs. 15.0 lakhs, 2016.
An Artificial Colon Model for Microbiota Research (AMMR).
BIRAC, 2022–2024.
Biocalcification process of photoautotrophic bacteria in concrete environment.
DBT, Rs. 15.6 lakhs, 2018.
Biomediated cementation for concrete problems.
DST (SEED), Rs. 42.12 lakhs, 2018.
Gene Resources from polluted soils (Indo-French Collaboration).
IFCPAR, Rs. 136.0 lakhs, 2012.
Calcifying bacteria mediated cementation for efficient building materials.
CSIR, Rs. 19.0 lakhs, 2011.
Enhancement of strength and durability of concrete structures using microbes.
AERB, Rs. 26.5 lakhs, 2008.
Cloning and characterization of metal-resistant genes of ectomycorrhizal fungi.
DBT, Rs. 25.0 lakhs, 2002.
Influence of fungal auxins on host plant gene expression.
IFCPAR, Rs. 59.0 lakhs, 1998.
Patents & Intellectual Property
Endophyte Nigrospora gulinensis-mediated green synthesis of selenium nanoparticle-coated bioactive cotton gauge for antimicrobial and wound care utility
Tejo Prakash, Priyankar Dey, Ranjana Prakash, Anmol (Applied) 06/2025
Customized formulation for physiologically relevant artificial steatosis
Jyoti, Priyankar Dey (Applied) 04/2025
Catechin and epigallocatechin-3-gallate producing endophytic fungi from tea leaves for antioxidant and prebiotic benefits
Dwinder Sidhu, M Vasundhara, Priyankar Dey (Applied) 04/2025
Method for manufacturing a bioactive glass
Application No. 202111013568, Awarded (Patent No. 519466)
An artificial colon model and associated system for achieving a long-term in-vitro stable human gut microbial community
Prangya Ranjan Rout and Priyankar Dey. PCT/IN2023/050834. 05/09/2023
An artificial Colon Model For In vitro Gut Microbiome Research
Prangya Ranjan Rout and Priyankar Dey. Design patent No. 394588-001. Dt. 07/09/23
Non-Toxic And cost-effective bioactive glasses formed using hybrid resources
Kulvir Singh, Ms. Navneet Kaur Mattu, Priyankar Dey. KC/P/419. Dt. 24/07/2024