Sanctioned Project
SERB-CRG: 36 Lakhs (approx.) (February 21, 2023: Approval Letter Received) [as a Co-Investigator] [Principal Investigator: Dr. Deepak Chitkara]
Title: Novel non-viral vectors comprising functionalized-lipids and amphiphilic polymers for delivery of mRNA-based Therapeutics
Ongoing Projects
1. SERB-CRG: 38.32 Lakhs (December 2021-November 2024) [as Principal Investigator]
Title: Enriching Unnatural Amino Acids (UAAs) Toolkit via Transition-metal Catalyzed Site Selective Functionalization/Annulation of Distal C(sp2)-H bonds
2. CSIR-EMR: 27.14 Lakhs [July 2021-July 2024) [as Principal Investigator]
Title: Metal-catalyzed and metal-free strategies for the synthesis of of modified bile acids as novel anticancer agents
3. Joint Industrial Project with Sub Pharmaceuticals Limited: 17 Lakhs (January 2021-January 2023) [as Principal Investigator]
Title: Design and Synthesis of API Impurities-II
Projects Completed
1. Research Initiation Grant: BITS Pilani: 2 Lakhs [May 2012-May 2014] [as Principal Investigator]
Title: Design & Synthesis of Bile acid-Nucleosides conjugates linked via amino acids as potential anticancer agents.
2. UGC Startup Grant: University Grant Commission: 6 Lakhs [April 2013-March 2015] [as Principal Investigator]
Title: . Novel α-Amino, α-Aminoxy and α-Hydrazino acids Linked Bio-conjugates: Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation.
3. BITS SEED Grant: BITS, Pilani: 9.80 Lakhs [February 2012-February 2014] [as Principal Investigator]
Title: Design of Ionic Liquid linked Benzotriazoles as useful Synthetic Auxiliaries in Organic Synthesis.
4. DST fast track: 24.7 Lakhs [September 2013-September 2016] [as Principal Investigator]
Title: Design of Synthetically Tunable Azino-fused Chromene Conjugates as Potential Organogelators
5. BITS Additional Research Grant: 4.5 Lakhs [February 2016-February 2018] [as Principal Investigator]
Title: Design and Synthesis of Multi-functional Smart Low Molecular Weight Gelators (LMWGs)
6. SERB-CRG: 33.28 Lakhs [October 2017-February, 2021) [as Principal Investigator]
Title: Transition metal-catalyzed synthesis of fused heterocycles via C-C/C-N bond forming strategies