| To study the macrophage function in T cell-deficient mice and its underlying mechanisms in context of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection | Dr. Sangeeta Bhsskar, Scientist, National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi | 2017 | Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of Inida | Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Medical Sciences |
| To study the role of mesenchymal stem cells in pathogenesis of tuberculosis in bone marrow | Dr. Avinash Sonawane, Professor, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar | 2017 | Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of Inida | Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Medical Sciences |
| Transcriptional regulator RegX3 dependent modulation of the macrophage immune response by Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Dr. Manikuntala Kundu, Porfessor, Bose Institute, Kolkata | 2017 | Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of Inida | Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Medical Sciences |
| Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) genetic diversity and the influence of Trichomonas vaginalis viruses (TVVs) in determining the severity of clinical manifestations of the lower female reproductive tract (FRT) | Dr. Padmalaya Das, Associate Professor, Asian Institute of Public Health (AIPH), Bhubaneswar | 2017 | Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of Inida | Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Medical Sciences |
| Understanding the machinery involved in positioning a unique motif of Helicobacter pylori arginase and its implication to design a novel class of inhibitors | Dr. Apurba Kumar Sau, Faculty, National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi | 2017 | Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of Inida | Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Medical Sciences |
| 3'-UTR regulation of cardiac genes with roles in pressure overload cardiac hypertrophy | Dr. Rakesh S Laishram, Scientist, Rajiv Gandhi Centre For Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram | 2017 | Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of Inida | Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Medical Sciences |
| Assessment of therapeutic potential of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and Calorie Restriction (CR) diet in Type II diabetes | Prof. Rasheedunnisa Begum, Professor, M.S. University of Baroda (MSUB), Baroda | 2017 | Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of Inida | Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Medical Sciences |
| Bone mineral density and chronic alcoholism and changes following disulfiram deaddiction therapy | Dr. Ravinder Goswami, Professor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi | 2017 | Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of Inida | Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Medical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| CD24 IgG-Fc fusion protein as a therapeutic approach for ovarian cancer | Dr. Trivadi Sundaram Ganesan, Professor, Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai | 2017 | Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of Inida | Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Medical Sciences |
| Comprehensive analysis and statistical modeling of candidate genes and biomarkers in age related macular degeneration in North-West Indian cohort and their clinical correlation | Dr. Akshay Anand, Professor, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigrah | 2017 | Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of Inida | Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Medical Sciences |