Research

Funded Projects

TOTAL PROJECT AMOUNTS SANCTIONED CROSSES ₹2 CRORE 77 LAKHS

The faculty at the School of Basic and Applied Sciences has shown a strong commitment to securing externally funded projects. Since its inception, the School has successfully availed multiple grants from prestigious funding agencies such as the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) – Extra Mural, Core Research, and Early Career Research schemes under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) – DST, and several grants from the Vision Group on Science and Technology (VGST), Government of Karnataka.

As of 2025, the cumulative sanctioned amount stands at ₹2.77 Crores, reflecting the School’s active engagement in high-quality research and national collaborations.

Students are continuously encouraged to take part in initial small-scale research projects, enabling them to gain valuable hands-on experience and training to contribute effectively to larger projects.

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Funded Projects, Research Awards & Publications:

• Funded Projects

  S.No	Name of the Project	Name of the PI/Co-PI	Year of Award	Funding Agency	Funds provided ( In Lakh)	Photo
  1	PLGA-based bone implant scaffolds for anti-tubercular therapy in Pott’s disease	Dr. Blessy Baby Mathew	2025	Department of Science & Technology (DST)- NIDHI	8
  2	A therapeutic combination of synthetic and natural small molecules toxin inhibitors against Indian “Big Two” Viper snake venom: A preclinical efficacy study.	Dr. Vineetha MS	2025	VGST	10
  3	Rheosensation in bacteria a potential tool to target Multidrug resistance	Dr. Kumar Perinbam	2025	DST-ANRF	60
  4	National Conference on Innovative strategies for Advancing Biomedical Research	Dr. Vineetha MS & Dr. Pronama Biswas	2025	DST-ANRF	1.5
  5	National Conference on Innovative strategies for Advancing Biomedical Research	Dr. Vineetha MS & Dr. Pronama Biswas	2025	Anderson Labs, Bengaluru	0.25
  6	National Conference on Innovative strategies for Advancing Biomedical Research	Dr. Vineetha MS & Dr. Pronama Biswas	2025	KSCST, GOK	0.25
  7	A five day National workshop on Recent Advances in 3D printing for Tissue Engineering Applications	Dr. S. Geetha Priya	2024	DST-ANRF	1.2
  8	Standardization and validation of fluorescent polarization assay for the diagnosis of brucellosis	Dr. Triveni K Dr. Susweta D M	2022	VGST,Govt. of Karnataka	3
  9	Separation of Biobutanol via Scalable Approach of Pervaporation: To be a Viable biofuel for future.	Dr. Santosh Choudhari	2019	DST-SERB	40.9
  10	Investigations on intestinal neuropeptides as anticolitogenic agents on mitochondrial function for the maintenance of colon epithelial tract in ulcerative colitis.	Dr. Sunil S More Dr. Gautham S A Dr. Arpan Kumar Maiti	2017	DST-SERB	39.14
  11	Isolation of Matricryptic peptides from marine industry waste involved in nanocrystal hydroxyapatite and fabrication of a peptide based osteointegrative implant coating.	Dr. Pradipta Banerjee	2017	DST-SERB	34.4
  12	Immobilized microbial consortium for pesticide bioremediation in Ginger cultivated soils of Karnataka	Dr. Shobha K Jayanna	2017	KSTePS,Govt. of Karnataka	20
  13	Purification and preparation of nano cocktail of active principles of folk medicinal plants as first –aid formulation for snake bite victims	Dr. Sunil More Dr. Gautham S A	2016	DST-SERB	28.53
  14	Isolation of therapeutic cryptic  peptides involved in blood pressure regulation from marine industry waste	Dr. Pradipta Banerjee	2015	VGST,Govt. of Karnataka	30

• Research Awards

   

• CISAR Lab : Center for Innovative Science and Advanced Research

• Publication

• Research Domain

• Research Policies

  Research Policies

  School of basic and applied sciences promotes research culture among students, research scholars and faculty members of the school by providing necessary support in terms of research guidance, infrastructure, time, mental support, publication review, mentoring and research work review. To fulfill the above said motive the following research policies for the department have been framed and approved by the department for their effective implementation.

  1. Faculty research supervisors will be allocated to both under graduate and post graduate students according to the expertise and area of research.
  2. Both under graduate and post graduate students are encouraged to present their research work in a conference conducted at National or International level.
  3. Both under graduate and post graduate students are expected to publish their research work in a indexed journal of National or International level.
  4. Faculty members who pursue PhD in Dayananda Sagar University or any other recognized university will be supported to attend their Doctoral Committee Meeting or to attend course work classes by making necessary adjustments in their work load for the time required.
  5. Faculty members are allowed to make use of research lab, instrumentation lab, library resources and other facilities for their research work.
  6. Recommendation for incentives for conference presentation and publications by faculty members of the department will be made according to regulations of the University.
  7. Provision of research seed grant, with a ceiling of Rs. 5 lakhs per proposal thereby encouraging researchers to start off with their initial research.
  8. Encouragement given to researchers in the Departments to send their research proposals to external funding agencies and industries and pass on an equivalent of 8% of the sanctioned amount as incentive to Principal Investigators.
  9. Financial support for travel for attending conferences and organizing conferences.
  10. Faculty members are expected to undertake research, leading to quality publications, presentations in National/International conferences of repute, generation of Intellectual property with potential for commercialization, socially useful outcome and other similar research activity.
  11. The core objective is to establish a vibrant research culture among the faculty community with an interdisciplinary perspective in order to respond to the emerging challenges faced by the society at regional, national and global levels.
  12. Policies approved by the University for promoting research are:
      • SEED MONEY GRANT POLICY
      • DSU CONSULTANCY POLICY
      • GUIDLINES FOR MANAGEMENT OF RESEARCH PROJECTS

   

• MOU

  S. No	Name of the Organisation/ Institution/ Industry with whom MoU is signed	Year of signing MoU	Duration of MoU
  1	INVIVO Bio Sciences – Bangalore	2017-18	No limit
  2	Sangene Biotech – Domlur, Bangalore	2018-19	No limit
  3	Institute for Drug Delivery and Bio Medical Research (IDBR)	2018-19	5 Years
  4	Intelli Education Group	2019-2020	6 months
  5	Cyberjaya University of Medical Sciences, Malaysia	2019-20	5 years
  6	Aimst University Malaysia	2019-20	5 years
  7	Prayoga Institute of Education Research (Prayoga), Bangalore	2021-22	3 Years
  8	ICAR – Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore	2021-22	3 Years
  9	TamilNadu Biodiversity Board	2022-2023	3 Years
  10	ICAR-National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics, Bangalore	2022-2023	3 Years
  11	Prescience Insilico Private Limited, Bangalore	2024-26	3 Years
  12	MOLECULAR CONNECTIONS, Bangalore	2024-2027	3 Years
  13	OG Health care / Infosense Technologies Private Limited, Bangalore	2024-2029	5 years
  14	Microbiologists Society, India	2024-2027	3 Years
  15	Indegene Limited, Bengaluru	Mar-25	1 year
  16	Nuvedo Labs, Bengaluru	2025-2029	5 years
  17	Corrohealth Infotech India Private Limited	Mar-25	No limit

   

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