Research Projects and Publications

Research Projects (2018-2024)

Prof. Manoj K. Dhar

National

S.No

Title

Agency

Period

Status

Grant (Rs)

1

Development of Genomic resources, elite lines and germplasm conservation on high density rootstocks in Apple

DBT, GOI

2022-25

Ongoing

203.00 lakhs

2

Network Programme for Enrichment and Update of Database on Genome Related Information for Indian Spermatophyta and Archegoniatae Taxa- Phase II

DBT, GOI

2022-25

Ongoing

200.00 lakhs

3

Elucidation of mucilage biosynthesis pathway in Plantago ovata

University of Jammu- Seed grant

2023-24

Ongoing

2 lakhs

4

To restraint or regulate the reproductive health issues of human from J&K region

ICMR-CAR

2019-23

Completed

140.00 lakhs

5

Creating a Genomics Platform for Apple Research in India – Phase II

DBT, GOI

2017-20

Completed

42.35 lakhs

 

Publications (2018-24)

Total Publications

Prof. Jyoti Vakhlu

National

S No.

Title of Project

Funding Agency

Duration

Current Status

Approved Cost

1

Identification of genes and secondary metabolites responsible for plant growth promotion and biocontrol activity of Bacillus sp. strain D5 of saffron

JKSTIC

2024-26

Ongoing

6.35 lakhs

2

Socio-economic effect of cultivating saffron using in-house developed method

TDRS, UoJRF

2023-24

Ongoing

10 lakhs

3

Optimization of evaluated native Bacillus sp. strain D5 based biostimulant for saffron production in non-traditional areas of Jammu, J&K.

PACE BIRAC,

DBT, GoI

2024-26

Ongoing

  50 lakhs

4

Development of on-site barcode-based LAMP assay for rapid detection of pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum in saffron fields.

SERB-DST, GoI

2022-25

Ongoing

43 lakhs

5

To study molecular interactions of Bacillus arybhattai antagonism towards Fusarium oxysporum corm rot of Crocus sativus L.”

NMPB, Ministry of Ayush

2019-23

Completed

 

38.7 lakhs

6

Root microbiome of basmati rice varieties

 

RUSA, UoJ

2020-21

Completed

4.5 Lakhs

UGC project completion report

International

S. No.

Project title

Funding agency

Period

Grants sanctioned

1.

Stable isotopes and endomicrobiome as a marker for origin of saffron in absence of genetic marker.

DST -WTZ-OEAD

2020-22

16 Lakhs

2.

DST-DAAD Project entitled “Comparative Transcriptomics of Crocus sativus corm in presence & absence of pathogenic Fusarium Oxysporum”.

DST, Govt. of India

2017-2019

 

12.16 lacs

3.

India Srilanka Foundation Award

India- Srilanka Foundation in Columbo, Srilanka

 

2018

 

Travel grant

Publications (2018-2024)

Total Publications

 

Prof. B.K. Bajaj

National

S.No

Title of Project

Funding Agency

Period

Status

Grant (Rs)

1

Anti-inflammatory potential of probiotic lactic acid bacteria isolated from ecological niches of Jammu and Kashmir

JKST&IC

2024-2026

ongoing

8.5 Lakhs

2

Pine residual biomass as the potential feed stock for biofuel-ethanol production

Seed grant University of Jammu-

2023-24

ongoing

2 lakhs

3

Ionic liquids-based pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification of rice straw for production of biofuel-ethanol 

Seed grant RUSA, University of Jammu

2019-2020

completed

4.5 lakhs

4

Cost-effective approaches for production of novel microbial fibrinolytic proteases with high thrombolytic potential

 ICMR, Govt. India

2015-2018

completed

36.4 lakhs

Publications (2018-2024)

Total Publications

Prof. Sanjana Kaul

National

S.No

Title

Agency

Period

Status

Grant (Rs)

1.

DBT-BUILDER-University of Jammu Interdisciplinary Life Science Programme for advanced research and education

DBT

2023-28

Ongoing

928 lakh

2.

Bioprospecting endophytic microbes from Saffron for bioactive secondary metabolites

JKST&IC-JKDST

2023-2025

Ongoing

7.50

3.

Identification and characterization of pathogens causing leaf blotch of selected apple genotype

Seed grant, University of Jammu

2022-2024

Ongoing

2 lakh

4.

Breaking the Barrier of Saffron Cultivation through Technological Interventions for Enhancing Production and Livelihood of Farmers in Kashmir and Non-traditional Area

DBT, GOI

2022-2025

Ongoing

455.4392 lacs

5.

Network Programme for enrichment and update of Database on Genome related information for Indian Spermatophyta and Archegoniate Taxa Phase-II

DBT, Govt of India

2021-2024

Ongoing

33,00,480

6.

Characterization of the germplasm and development of quality planting material in walnut

DST, GOI

2019-2022

Completed

58 lakh

7.

Bioprospecting fungal endophytes of some ethanomedicinal plants for bioactive metabolites.

DBT, GOI

2016-2019

Completed

49.8 lacs

 

Publications (2018-2024)

Total Publications

Prof. Madhulika Bhagat

National

S.No

Title

Agency

Period

Status

Grant (Rs)

1

Green synthesis of different biodegradable nanoparticles for enhanced drug delivery of some phytoconstituents

SERB,DST

2017-2021

Completed

26,56,000

2

“Synthesis, characterization and efficacy of nano-fertilizers

Seed Grant- University of Jammu

2019-2021

Completed

1,00,000

3

Green synthesis and characterization of gold nanoparticles using fruit waste product and establishing its biological efficacies

Seed Grant- University of Jammu

2022-2024

Ongoing

2,00,000

4

Development of polymeric nanogels loaded with essential oil from medicinal and aromatic plants

JK Science Technology & Innovation Council , DST

2023-2025

Ongoing

7,50,000

 

Publications (2018-2024)

Total Publications

Dr. Ritu Mahajan

National

S no

Title

Agency

Period

Status

Grant (Rs)

1

In vitro conservation and phytochemical analysis of Curcuma zedoaria Roscoe (safed haldi): an underutilized medicinal plant

NMPB,  New Delhi

2017-2022*

(*Extension)

Completed

31.24 Lakh

 

2

Development of simple sequence repeat markers in wild   pomegranate and their cross species transferability

JK-DST

2021-2023

Completed

9.5 Lakh

3

Metabolic profiling and expression analysis of flavonoid biosynthesis genes in fruits of wild Himalayan fig (Ficus palmate Forssk.)

Seed Grant

2022-2023

Completed

2.0 Lakh

 

4

Characterization and cultivation of Wild Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) for generating livelihood security and entrepreneurship in Himalayan region of Jammu division of J&K

DBT, GoI

2022-2025

Ongoing

38.0 Lakh

 

Publications (2018-2024)

Total Publications

Dr. Nisha Kapoor

National

S. No.

Title of the Project

Funding Agency

As PI/Co-PI

Duration (Months)

Amount Sanctioned (INR)

Status

1

Screening of Potential genes for their tag SNPs that are responsible for susceptibility to Schizophrenia and generation of LD maps in Dogra population of Jammu region

JK-DST, Jammu

PI

2022-2024

9,06,000.00

Completed

2

Association of Rare variants with Schizophrenia in the population of Jammu Region.

Research and Seed Grant’, Head “Quality Assurance Fund (DIQA), JU

PI

12

2,00,000.00

Completed

3

In vitro conservation and phytochemical analysis of Curcuma zedoaria Roscoe (safed haldi): an undertilized medicinal plant

NMPB, New Delhi

Co-PI

36

31,24,200.00

Completed

4

Development of simple sequence repeat markers in wild   pomegranate and their cross species transferability

JK-DST, Jammu

Co-PI

24

9,50,000.00

Completed

5

Molecular genetic study of Kidney stone (Nephrolithiasis) in Jammu region of J&K UT

JK-DST, Jammu

Co-PI

24

8,90,000.00

Completed

Publications (2018-2024)

Total Publications

Dr. Yashpaul Khajuria

 

S.No

Title

Agency

Period

Status

Grant (Rs)

1

Characterization of small secretory proteins (SSPs) from Venturia inaequalis, causal agent of apple scab

Seed grant, University of Jammu

2022-2023

Completed

1,00,000

Publications (2018-2024)

Total Publications

Dr. Ankit Mahajan

S.No

Title

Agency

Period

Status

Grant

1.

Genetic characterization of some Rare Neurogenetic Disease in the population of Jammu and Kashmir

University of Jammu

2023-2024

Completed

100000

2.

Role of Mitochondrial genes in development of type 2 diabetes mellitus in population of Jammu and Kashmir

SERB

2019-2021

Completed

19,20,000

Publications (2018-2024)

Total Publications

Dr. Sheetal Ambardar

National

S No.

Title of Project

Funding Agency

Duration

Current Status

Approved Cost

1

Microbiome analysis of the rhizosphere of medicinal herb Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum L)

JKST&IC

2023-2025

Ongoing

6.6 lakhs

2

Establishment of database of Saffron, heritage crop of J&K.

TDRS, University of Jammu Research Fund

2023-2025

Ongoing

10 lakhs

3

Establishment of reference genome of Crocus sativus being grown in the fields of Kashmir, J&K, India

DST WOS-A, Department of Science and Technology

2019-2024

Ongoing

~ 36 lakhs

4

Comparison of the bacteriome associated with saffron being grown in non-traditional and traditional area in J&K, India

Seed Grant, University of Jammu

 

2023-2024

Completed

 

1 lakh

5

Microbiome analysis of underground parts of saffron from different locations in India

NPDF, SERB, DST

2016-2018

Completed

19.2 lakhs

Publications (2018-2024)

Total publications

Dr.S.Bharathiraja

S.No

Title

Agency

Period

Status

Grant (Rs)

1

Surface fabrication of Biopolymer scaggolds Nano Hydoxyapetite with extracts of aegle marmelos and/or Catharanthus roseues for bone regenation: an invito study

JKST&IC

2024-2026

Ongoing

7,85.000.00

2

Nano-hydroxyapatite loaded with bioactive compounds from chosen medicinal plants - an alternative strategy for the treatment of osteomyelitis

ICMR- Adhoc

2015-2018

Completed

34,61,000.00

3.

Screening of anti-inflammatory activity of chosen bioactive compounds for improving the chemo-sensitivity of multidrug resistant colon cancer cells- an invitro study

University of Jammu – seed grant

2023

Completed

1,00,000.00

4

Targeting inflammatory mediators with chosen bioactive compounds for chemo sensitization of multidrug resistant colon cancer cells – an intro study

University of Jammu- research fund

2023

Completed

2,00,000.00

Publications (2018-24)

Total Publications

 

Name Designation Qualification Specialization Contact Info.
Prof. Sanjana Kaul Director M.Sc., M. Phil., Ph.D Fungal Biotechnology, Microbial Diversity and Prospecting E-mail: sanrozie@rediffmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419237291
Prof. M. K. Dhar Professor M.Sc, M. Phil, Ph. D Plant Genomics and Molecular Biology, Molecular Cytogenetics E-mail: manojkdhar@rediffmail.comEPABX: 2630 Mobile No.: 9419182766
Prof. Jyoti Vakhlu Professor M.Sc., Ph. D Microbial Biotechnology, Metagenomics E-mail: jyotivakhlu@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419117624
Prof. B. K. Bajaj Professor M.Sc., Ph.D Industrial Biotechnology E-mail: bajajbijenderk@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419102201
Prof. Madhulika Bhagat Professor M.Sc., Ph. D Natural Product Research, Cancer Biology, Nanobiotechnology E-mail: madhulikasbt@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419124018
Dr. Ritu Mahajan Associate Professor M.Sc., Ph. D Plant Molecular Genetics, Plant Tissue Culture E-mail: ritufeb@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9796221378
Dr. Nisha Kapoor Senior Assistant Professor M.Sc., Ph. D Host-Pathogen interaction E-mail: nisha2208@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9622049666
Dr. YashPaul Khajuria Assistant Professor Ph.D Microbial genetics and Genomics, Host-pathogen interaction, microbial biotechnolgy E-mail: ykhajuria@jammuuniversity.ac.inEPABX: Mobile No.: 9906249371
Dr. Ankit Mahajan Assistant Professor Ph.D Human Molecular Genetics E-mail: ankitmahajan@jammuuniversity.ac.inEPABX: Mobile No.: 9797389515
Dr. Sheetal Ambardar Assistant Professor Ph.D Omics Biology, Microbiomics, Genomics, Transcriptomics E-mail: sheetal.ambardar@jammuuniversity.ac.inEPABX: Mobile No.: 9591777477
Dr. S. Bharathiraja Assistant Professor Ph.D Cancer Biology and Biochemistry, Stem cells in regenerative medicines and diseases, Glycobiology in Health and Disease (GI cancers), Host-pathogen interactions E-mail: bharu.ap@jammuuniversity.ac.inEPABX: Mobile No.: 8072222037
Dr. Sakshi Sharma Contractual Faculty Ph.D E-mail: ssharmasakshi2503@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9797555548
Dr. Mridhu Sharma Contractual Faculty Ph.D E-mail: sharmamridhu06@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 7889791051
Mr. Ashish Raina Contractual Faculty MSc Biotechnology E-mail: ashish.raina@jammuuniversity.ac.inEPABX: Mobile No.: 9622257066