- Coordinator and PI of a “National Facility Project Proposal “National Centre for Screening of Natural Products for Parasitic diseases” supported by Department of Science and Technology under Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Research Program (DPRP), 2019-2022. The centre has collaboration with IICT, Hyderabad and has signed an MOU with Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited (EPL), Hinjwadi Pune – 411057, India.
- Department of Science and Technology (DST)
"Identification of Novel Epigenetic Regulators of both Leishmania and of Host after Infection" 2018-2021
- Israel Science Foundation-UGC-
“Aminoacid sensors in Leishmania donovani” 2016-2018 with no cost extension till December 2019.
- Department of Science and Technology (DST)
J C Bose Fellow Grant 2016-till the age of 68 years
- Dr. A.S. Paintal Distinguished Scientist Chair of ICMR grant 2018-2023
- BSR-UGC Faculty Grant 2017-May 2018
- Israel Science Foundation-UGC
"Aminoacid sensors in Leishmania donovani" 2016-2018
- Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
"Genome-wide characterization of tRNA synthetases and their Paralogs from Leishmania" 2013-2016
- Department of Science and Technology (DST)
"Modulation of Global changes in host cell by Intracellular pathogen Leishmania donovani" 2013-2016
- Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
Centre for Excellence BT/01/CEIB/11/V/08 "Programme support on Molecular Parasitology," 2011-2016
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
R.Madhubala, P.I., 37(1511)/11/EMR-II "Characterization of Vitamin C biosynthesis pathway as a drug target in Leishmania donovani," 2012-2015
- Life Science Research Board Grant (LSRB) from DRDO
A ubiquitin-conjugated-Leishmanial gene (ORFF) as a DNA vaccine against both antimonial-susceptible and -resistant strains of L. donovani 2008-2011. Role: PI
- Council of scientific and Industrial Research 2008-2011
Characterization of Hypusine pathway in L. donovani
Role: PI
- Indo-Swiss Joint Research Propgramme (ISJRP) 2009-2010
Evaluation of drug resistance in Leishmania donovani by Implementing a novel Cell Death assay.
- Department of Science and Technology project 2005-2008
Role: PI Functional characterization of Leishmania genes by tetracycline-responsive repressor/operator system.
- Council of scientific and Industrial Research 2005-2008
Role: PI Polyamine biosynthetic enzymes as drug targets in Leishmania donovani,
- Institute of One World Health Grant (iOWH, San Fransisco, USA) 2006-2008
Role: PI Characterization of the molecular mechanisms of paromomycin transport in Leishmania donovani and determination of the paromomycin sensitivity of visceral leishmaniasis clinical isolates
- University of Excellence grant:2002-2007
Role: PI Functional genomics of Leishmania. The project involves identification of stage specific genes of Leishmania donovani and characterizing them.
- Swedish Research Council grant: 2003-2007
Role: Co-PI PI- Lo Persson and Olle Heby, Sweden Structure based drug development against malaria and leishmaniasis under Swedish Research Link Programme. Extension granted for one year.
- The Wellcome Trust Award: 2002-2005 Joint project with Mike Barrett, Glasgow.
Role PI Molecular and Biochemical mechanisms of Pentamidine resistance
- UNICEF/UNDP/WORLD BANK/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR): Jointly with Richard Burchmore, Glasgow, 2005 Role Co PI. A comparative proteomic analysis of pentamidine resistance in Leishmania donovani.
- Canadian Institute of Health Research Grant (CIHR) Mechanism of antimony drug resistance in Leishmania, Jointly with Marc Ouellette, 2005-2006 Role Co-PI
