2011 - 2016      Removal of ammonia from fish processing and aquaculture waste water by Archaea. National Fund for

                                  Basic and Strategic Research, Indian Council of Agricultural Research 

         2011 - 2014     dsRNA as an antiviral strategy to combat densovirus infections of shrimp and development of

                                  nanoparticles for delivery.  Indo-Australian Biotechnology Fund, Department of Biotechnology 

         2010 - 2014     Interaction between toxic algae and pathogenic vibrios. Indo-Swedish Biotechnology Fund, Department

                                 of Biotechnology 

    2009  - 2012     Development of recombinant bacterial vaccines for cultured fish vaccine. Indo-Norwegian platform for

                                 fish and shellfish vaccine development, Department of Biotechnology 

        2007 - 2012     Centre of Excellence "Programme support in aquaculture and marine biotechnology". Department  of

                                Biotechnology 

    Molecular genetic characterisation of Salmonella strain associated with seafoods with particular emphasis on virulence

    associated and environmental fitness genes (ICMR-BMBF), Indian Council of  Medical Research.

      RNA interference (RNAi) as an antiviral mechanism against Hepatopancreatic parvovirus. Indo-Australian

    Biotechnology Fund, Department of Biotechnology. 

    Gene expression in Penaeus monodon and Penaeus indicus in relation to microbial infection and environmental stress.

    Department of Biotechnology. 

    Programme support on Fisheries. Department of Biotechnology. 

    Development of transgene constructs with antimicrobial peptide genes and evaluation of their suitability for production of

    transgenic rohu. Indian Council of Agricultural Research.

    Application of  PCR for improved shrimp health management. INDO-ACIAR -NACA.

    Establishment of Indian Bioresources Information Network (IBIN).Department of Biotechnology.

    Development of cell lines from marine fishes. Department of Biotechnology (Indo-Srilankan).

    Development of molecular diagnostic kit for detection of fish borne trematodes.  European Commission .  

    Employment generation and  enhancement of  income for women in Bengre fishing village through biotechnologies.

    Department of Biotechnology.  

    Cloning and expression of  virulence genes of  Aeromonas hydrophila  and study of  their immunogenecity for  the 

    development of DNA based vaccines. Department of Biotechnology.

    Occurrence of human pathogenic viruses in coastal marine waters and their detection using molecular techniques.Department

     of Biotechnology.  

    Quantification of pathogenic Vibrio spp. in seafoods using molecular methods. Indian Council of Medical Research.  

    Use of molecular techniques to the relation between dinoflagellate cysts blooms and their toxicity. Swedish International

     Developmental Agency.

    National  risk assessment programme for fish and fishery products  for domestic and international markets. Indian Council 

    of Agricultural Research.  

    Modernisation of instructional fish/shrimp farm. National Agricultural Technology Project.

    Molecular  markers for disease resistance in shrimp Penaeus monodon.  National Agricultural Technology Project .

    Fish and shellfish health management.   National Agricultural Technology Project.

     Impact of dams on river runoff and productivity of coastal waters .  National Agricultural Technology Project.

    Viruses in marine crustaceans.   Department of Ocean Development.

    Development of molecular probes for seafood borne pathogens. Department of Biotechnology (Indo-German).  

    Occurrence , activities and survival of  Vibrio  parahaemolyticus. United States Department of Agriculture.  

    Value of limulus lysate in determining bacteriological quality of fish and fishery products. Indian Council of Agricultural

    Research.

    Pathogenic vibrios associated with seafoods.  Indian Council of Medical Research.

    Occurrence of paralytic toxins in shellfishes of Karnataka.  Karnataka State Council for Science and  Technology.  

    Aeromonas hydrophila as a fish pathogen.  Department of Science and Technology .

     Incidence and characterisation of paralytic toxins in shellfish of Karnataka. U. S. Department of Agriculture (PL-480).

     Immunological memory in cultivable fishes ( in 2 phases ).  Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology.

    Immunological response of Indian major carps to Aeromonas hydrophila. International Foundation for Science,  Sweden.

     Environmental impact of antibiotic use in fish culture ponds.  Indian Council of Agricultural Research.

    Hemolysins of marine vibrios and their ecological and pathogenic significance. Council for Scientific & Industrial Research.

    Interrelationships between bacteria and toxic phytoplankton.  Department of Science and Technology.

    Listeria monocytogenes in seafoods.  Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology.  

    PCR based rapid and highly sensitive test to detect marine vibrios.  Overseas Development Authority, UK.

    Molecular techniques to detect pathogens in seafoods.  Overseas Development Authority . 

    Genome and antigen characterisations of white spot baculovirus for development of rapid diagnostic tests. Department of

     Biotechnology.  

    Development of  vibrio vaccine for shrimp culture.  Department of Biotechnology.

    Monitoring shellfish toxicity. Department of Fisheries, Government of Karnataka. 

    Factors influencing fish and shellfish toxicity .  Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology. 

    Non-culturable bacteria from certain critical habitats.  Department of Ocean Development.

    Microbiology of fresh water prawn Macrobrachium  spp.  Indian Council of Agricultural Research.  

    Development of PCR based test for pathogenic Vibrio  spp.  Indian Council of Agricultural Research.