Research


S. No

Name of Project

Name of Agency

Year

From

To

1.

Exploring temperature and salinity tolerant mosquitoes along the coastal Tamil Nadu, and its influence on mosquito-borne disease dynamics

ICMR

2023

2026

2.

Chasing organic matter through coupled bacteria-virus interaction in the deep oceans of the Bay of Bengal

MoES-DOM

2024

2026

3.

Venom proteins from stingrays: unraveling anti-proliferative potential against breast cancer

MoES

2024

2027

4.

HALOCOLOR:
Halophilic Bacteria as a Source of Color Production

TN-EDII

2025

2026

5.

MoES Outreach and Awareness grant for conducting MBRS-24

MoES

2024

 

6.

Assessing diversity, population genetics and conservation status of Electric Rays along Bay of Bengal, India

The Rufford Foundation, London

2022

2023

7.

Assessing the conservation priorities of freshwater ornamental shrimp (family Atyidae and Palaemonidae) from the central western ghats, India

Rufford Foundation, London

2023

2024

8.

Assessing the conservation priority of freshwater shrimps from Western Ghats,

ATBC seed grant, USA

2023

2024

9.

Chasing corallimorpharian invaders in the coral reefs of Lakshadweep Archipelago

The Habitat Trust, New Delhi

2023

2024

10.

Can Seaweed Contribute Towards Sustainable Future by playing a role in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation?

DST-SERB

Oct 2018

March 2022

11.

Evaluating population structure and conservation status of endangered Hump-head wrasse Cheilinus undulatus Ruppell in the Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu

Wildlife Conservation Trust, Mumbai

2018

2019

12.

Physiology and molecular adaptations of coral reef dwelling caridean shrimps to climate change

DST-SERB

2016

2019

13.

Systematics of coral reef dwelling caridean shrimps of Gulf of Mannar

Linnean Society, UK

2018

2019

14.

Adaptation of Nilaparvata lugens (Stahl) (brown planthopper) to resistant rice: Characterizing the role of salivary gland plasticity in insect virulence

DST-SERB

2022

2025

15.

Status and safe exploitation of marine ornamental fishes and invertebrates of Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu: An expensive reserve for conservation

Rufford Foundation, London

2014

2015

16.

Agri Innovation Hub for Holistic Development of Scheduled Tribe Population in Anaicut Block in Jawadu Hills, Vellore District, TN

DST-Agri Hub

2023

2026

17.

Interactive influence of temperature, CO2, light and nutrient fluctuations on marine microorganisms with implications to global climate change: A  mesocosm study

DST-SERB

2014

2017

18.

Screening of differentially expressed genes in larvae of Macrobrachium rosenbergii under abiotic stress

DST-SERB

2015

2018

19.

Studies on the interaction mechanism between resistant rice varieties and planthopper assemblages mediated through the phloem

DST-SERB

2017

2020