19. Project Title: Enzyme/Nanoparticle-based hybrid nanozyme

      Funding Agency: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

      Category: Small Extramural Grants

      Period: February 2025 - February 2028​

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18. Project Title: Induction of Ferroptosis by Inhibiting Thioredoxin Reductase by Au(I)-Carbene Complexes

      Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board, DST, New Delhi

      Category: Core Research Grants (CRG)

      Period: March 2023 - March 2026 

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17. Project Title: Ignite Life Science Foundation Award

      Funding Agency: Ignite Life Science Foundation, Bangalore

      Category: Awards and Fellowships

      Period: October 2021 - September 2023 and December 2023 - October 2025

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16. Project Title: J. C. Bose National Fellowship - Second Term

      Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board, DST, New Delhi

      Category: Awards and Fellowships

      Period: January 2021 - December 2025 

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15. Project Title: Inhibition of deiodinase 3 for treating neuropsychiatric disorder.

      Funding Agency: Hadassah Medical Organization, Israel

      Category: International Collaboration

      Period: May 2017 - May 2018 

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14. Project Title: Prevention of eNOS Uncoupling by enzyme Mimetics: A Novel Therapeutic Approach for   

      the Treatment of Endothlial Dysfunction in Vascular Disease.

      Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board, DST, New Delhi

      Category: High-risk-high-reward/Core Research Grant

      Period: October 2016 - September 2021 

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13. Project Title: Peptide Aggregation in Neurodegenarative Diseases:Inhibition of Oxidative Amyloid-beta

      Aggregation by Antioxidant Nanozymes.

      Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi

      Period: December 2015 - March 2019 

      [The outcome of this project has been rated "EXCELLENT" by the committee]

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12. Project Title: J. C. Bose National Fellowship

      Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board, DST, New Delhi

      Category: Awards and Fellowships

      Period: January 2015 - December 2020 

      [The outcome of this project has been rated "EXCELLENT" by the committee]

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11. Project Title: Peptide Aggregation in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Metal-mediated Tyrosine and    

      Histidine Modifications in Amyloid beta-Peptides.
      Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board, DST, New Delhi.
      Category: Regular
      Period: March 2012 - March 2015

      [The outcome of this project has been rated "EXCELLENT" by the PAC]

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10. Project Title: AstraZeneca Excellence and Chemistry Award 2011

      Funding Agency: AstraZeneca PLC
      Category: Awards and Fellowship
      Period: March 2012 - December 2014

9. Project Title: Development of selenazole drugs as a novel class of anti-cancer agents targeting the

    immune regulatoryenzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase.
    Funding Agency: Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi
    Category: Indo-Australian Biotechnology Fund
    Period: June 2011 - December 2014

8. Project Title: Glutathione Peroxidase and Peroxynitrite Reductase Mimetics
    Funding Agency: DST/British Council
    Category: Standard Research Award
    Period: October 2009 - September 2012

7. Project Title: Bioinorganic Chemistry of Enzymatic Halogenations: Understanding the role of Redox

    Active Metalloproteins.
    Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi
    Category: Swarnajayanti Fellowship
    Period: October 2008 - September 2013

6. Project Title: Antibiotic Resistance and Zinc Hydrolases: Understanding the Role of
    Metallo-b-lactamases.
    Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi
    Category: Regular
    Period: January 2008 - January 2011

5. Project Title: Anti-Thyroid Drugs and Thyroid Hormone Synthesis.
    Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi
    Category: Ramanna Fellowship
    Period: August 2006 - July 2009
    [The outcome of this project has been rated "EXCELLENT" by the PAC].

4. Project Title: Synthetic Selenium compounds as Mimics of Selenoenzyme.
    Funding Agency: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany
    Category: Equipment Grants - Flash Chromatography System 

3. Project Title: Selenocysteine-mediated Native Chemical Ligation: Towards Total Chemical Synthesis

    of Metalloproteins.

    Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi
    Category: Invited Proposal
    Period: July 2004 - June 2007
    [The outcome of this project has been rated "EXCELLENT" by the PAC].

2. Project Title: Application of Synthetic Organoselenium Compounds in Biochemical Deiodination

    Reactions.
   Funding Agency: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi
   Category: Regular
   Period: February 2004 - January 2007

1. Project Title: Chemically Modified Proteases: Mimics of Iodothyronine Deiodinases.
    Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi
    Category: Fast Track Proposal for Young Scientists
    Period: June 2003 - May 2006
    [The outcome of this project has been rated "EXCELLENT" by the PAC and subsequently awarded 

    Ramanna Fellowship].