UNIVERSITY SEED GRANTS

Sr No. - 1

Name of the Project: Formulation and evaluation of isoniazid nanoparticles for treatment of tuberculosis

Faculty Name: Dr. Bala Prabhakar
Year of sanction: 2015
Amount : ₹ 90,000.00

Sr No. - 2

Name of the Project: Assessment of naturally occurring Catechin flavonoids for the treatment of cardiovascular autonomic diabetic neuropathy in rats

Faculty Name: Dr. Veeranjaneyulu Addepalli
Year of sanction: 2015
Amount : ₹ 60,000.00

Sr No. - 3

Name of the Project: Identification and isolation of bioactive compounds from potential Marine Actinomycetes

Faculty Name: Dr. N. Saraswathy, Dr. Surendra Agrawal
Year of sanction: 2015
Amount : ₹ 1,00,000.00

Sr No. - 4

Name of the Project: Targeting TGF β Pathway with Combination of Drugs for Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy : A Serious Complication of Diabetes

Faculty Name: Dr. Yogesh Kulkarni
Year of sanction: 2015
Amount : ₹ 52,000.00

Sr No. - 5

Name of the Project: Pharmacodynamic evaluation of in-situ intraarticular gel of solubilized curcumin for rheumatoid arthtritis

Faculty Name: Dr. Clara Fernandes
Year of sanction: 2015
Amount : ₹ 90,000.00

Sr No. - 6

Name of the Project: Formulation development of Nanostructured lipid carriers of Cyclosporine for topical treatment of psoriasis

Faculty Name: Dr. Sarika Wairkar
Year of sanction: 2016
Amount : ₹ 80,000.00

Sr No. - 7

Name of the Project: Decellularized extracellular matrix (DECM) biomimetic nanocarriers for tissue regeneration

Faculty Name: Dr. Pravin Shende
Year of sanction: 2016
Amount : ₹ 1,00,000.00

Sr No. - 8

Name of the Project: Investigating the role of garcinol enriched fraction in the treatment of artherosclerosis

Faculty Name: Dr. Kalyani Barve
Year of sanction: 2016
Amount : ₹ 1,00,000.00

Sr No. - 9

Name of the Project: Pharmacological Evaluation of Anticancer Activity of Sulfasalazine Analogues

Faculty Name: Dr. Mukesh Nandave
Year of sanction: 2016
Amount : ₹ 1,00,000.00

Sr No. - 10

Name of the Project: Development of Novel Fluorescent Substrates for Enzyme Sensitive Assays of Aminoacylases, Trypsin and Chymotrypsin

Faculty Name: Dr. Prashant Kharkar
Year of sanction: 2016
Amount : ₹ 1,00,000.00

Sr No. - 11

Name of the Project: Extraction of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) from cotton, pigeon pea & soyabean plant stems and its comparative evaluation with marketed grades of MCC

Faculty Name: Dr. Anil Pethe
Year of sanction: 2016
Amount : ₹ 1,00,000.00

Sr No. - 12

Name of the Project: Mesoporous bioactive Glass Scaffolds: Evaluation in osteoporotic bone health

Faculty Name: Dr. Deepali Kaduskar
Year of sanction: 2016
Amount : ₹ 95,000.00

Sr No. - 13

Name of the Project: Efficient screening of Marine sponge- associated Baterial extracts for Protease Enzyme Inhibitor

Faculty Name: Dr. Maushmi S. Kumar
Year of sanction: 2017
Amount : ₹ 1,00,000.00

Sr No. - 14

Name of the Project: Influence of Bacopa monnieri and Convolvulus pluricaulis in psychosomatic disorders subsequent to long-term voluntary alcohol intake in rats

Faculty Name: Dr. G. L. Gupta
Year of sanction: 2017
Amount : ₹ 1,00,000.00

Sr No. 15

Name of the Project: Development of Small Molecule Inhibitors of Bacterial IMP Dehydrogenase as Potential Therapeutics for Infectious Diseases

Faculty Name: Dr. Kapil Juvale
Year of sanction: 2019
Amount : ₹ 1,00,000.00

Sr No. 16

Name of the Project: Synthesis purification & characterization of peptide dendrimer: Phase I

Faculty Name: Ms. Namita Hegde
Year of sanction: 2019
Amount : ₹ 1,00,000.00

Sr No. 17

Name of the Project: Neuro-protection mediated by a CB2R agonist through suppression of microglial induced inflammation

Faculty Name: Dr. Archana Upadhya
Year of sanction: 2019
Amount : ₹ 1,00,000.0

Sr. No.18

Name of the Project: Functionalized Nanoformulation for co-delivery of Tyrosine kinase inhibitors and Paclitaxel for enhanced intracellular delivery in cancer cell lines

Faculty Name: Dr. Khushwant Yadav

Year of sanction: 2021
Amount : ₹ 90,000

Sr. No.19

Name of the Project: Exploring the role of the trans-anethole in neuro-inflammation induced Alzheimer’s disease rodent model by suppressing NLRP3 inflammasome pathway

Faculty Name: Dr. Ginpreet Kaur and Dr. Kalyani Barve

Year of sanction: 2021
Amount : ₹ 1,00,000

Sr. No.20

Name of the Project: Exploring the mechanism of 7hydroxyfrullanolide in the treatment of epilepsy

Faculty Name :Dr. Kalyani Barve

Year of sanction: 2021
Amount : ₹ 1,00,000

Sr. No.21

Name of the Project: Lung targeted delivery of antifibrotic agent for pulmonary fibrosis in post-COVID-19 complications

Faculty Name: Dr. Sarika Wairkar

Year of sanction: 2021
Amount : ₹ 90,000

Sr. No.22

Name of the Project: Development of solid Dispersions of Niclosamide, a COVID -19 Clinical Candidate to improve its patient compliance

Faculty Name: Dr. Sonali Bharate

Year of sanction: 2021
Amount : ₹ 90,000

Sr. No.23

Name of the Project: Development of analytical method for quantification of various AGEs in food articles and its application on selected unprocessed and processed food items

Faculty Name: Dr. Amisha Vora

Year of sanction: 2021
Amount : ₹ 1,00,000

Sr. No.24

Name of the Project: Development of edible stick comprising of osmotic stimulant laxative

Faculty Name: Dr. Divya Suares

Year of sanction: 2021
Amount : ₹ 90,000

Sr. No.25

Name of the Project: Lead optimization and synthesis of novel SARS CoV- 2 Mpro inhibitors for the treatment of COVID- 19

Faculty Name: Dr Ashish Kanhed

Year of sanction: 2021
Amount : ₹ 1,00,000

Sr. No.26

Name of the Project: Exploring lactoferrin as natural emulsifier for self- emulsifying delivery system using telmisartan as model drug

Faculty Name: Dr Bappaditya Chatterjee

Year of sanction: 2021
Amount : ₹ 91,300

Sr. No.27

Name of the Project: Feasibility studies in application of in-silico techniques in formulation development

Faculty Name: Dr Rohan Pai

Year of sanction: 2021
Amount : ₹ 1,00,000

Sr. No.28

Name of the Project: Evaluation of Escin in management of Alzheimer’s Disease

Faculty Name: Dr Sandip Auti

Year of sanction: 2021
Amount : ₹ 1,00,000

Sr. No.29

Name of the Project: Investigation on the Inclusion Chemistry Approach for Pterostilbene in Arthritis

Faculty Name: Dr Aarti Shah & Dr Kalyani Barve

Year of sanction: 2021
Amount : ₹ 1,00,000

Sr. No.30

Name of the Project: Bioanalytical method development for estimation and standardization of neurotransmitter in mice brain

Faculty Name: Dr. Sanjay Sharma

Year of sanction: 2022

Amount: ₹ 85,000

Sr. No.31

Name of the Project: Comprehensive chemical degradation behaviour of selected anticancer drug.

Faculty Name: Dr. Mital Patel

Year of sanction: 2022

Amount: ₹ 1,00,000

Sr. No.32

Name of the Project: Development of synthesis of M@ZIF-8 and novel one pot, tandem, in-situ method for conversion of various aryl methyl ketones to esters of α-keto acids.

Faculty Name: Kunal Gokhale

Start Date : 15.12.2023

End Date : 14.12.2024