Symbiosis School of Biological Sciences (SSBS) (formerly School of Biomedical sciences) "Research" is Culture. Students of M.Sc. Biotechnology are encouraged to be imaginative and think in terms of originality and distinctiveness. We train and nurture our students in an intellectual environment which is not only conducive in creating new knowledge but also provides them with the right impetus for a life dedicated to scientific endeavors.
The synthesis of teaching and research is fundamental to Symbiosis School of Biological Sciences. Therefore our faculty who engage in teaching students have excellent scientific aptitude and come from strong research backgrounds. Presently research is focused on areas such as Stem Cell Biology, Immunology and Vaccines, Bioprocess engineering, bacterial quorum sensing, metabolic engineering.
| Sr.No. | Title of the project | Investigator(s) | Funding agency | Scheme | Tenure of the project | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Developing diversified food products from fermented tomatoes for Indian Culinary applications | Dr. Ram Kulkarni | Ministry of Education, Government of India | Tomato Grand Challenge | 2024 | Completed |
| 2 | Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of SARS-CoV-2, Dengue, Chikungunya, Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in waste water from the Pune region of Maharashtra | Dr. Santosh Koratkar and Dr. Bishnudeo Roy | Pune Knowledge Cluster | Environmental Surveillance | 2023-2024 | Ongoing |
| 3 | Role of polyamines in the virulence of Neisseria meningitidis | Dr. Sunil Saroj | Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt of India | Core Research Grant | 2023-2026 | Ongoing |
| 4 | Studies on sterol regulatory-element binding proteins pathway, protein glycation and its role in obesity associated diabetic nephropathy | Dr. Ashwini Jagdale (Women Scientist) Dr. Rashmi Tupe (Mentor) | Department of Health Research (DHR), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Women Scientist | 2022-2025 | Ongoing |
| 5 | Comparative metabolomic and transcriptomic analysis of four important Indian mango cultivars | Dr. Hemangi Bawane (Women Scientist) Dr. Ram Kulkarni (Mentor) | Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt of India | Women Scientist | 2022-2025 | Ongoing |
| 6 | International ‘Diabetes-One Health’ e-Conference | Dr. Rashmi S. Tupe | Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India. | e-Conference Grant | 2021-2021 | Completed |
| 7 | Regulation of translation initiation during T-helper cell differentiation | Dr. Satyajeet Khare | Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India | start-up Research Grant | 2020-2022 | Completed |
| 8 | Investigation of molecular mechanisms in antiglycation activity of Syzygium jambolanum homeopathic preparations in diabetic nephropathy | Dr. Rashmi S. Tupe | Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India | Call for joint proposal | 2020-2022 | Completed |
| 9 | 'PreventIT - Risk management and prevention of antimicrobial resistance’' | ‘Institutional Grant - Co-orodinator - Dr. Sunil Saroj’ | European Union, Erasmus+ | Erasmus+: International Capacity Building in Higher Education | 2019-2022 | Completed |
| 10 | Deciphering the role of microbes in agarwood deposition and functional characterization of important key enzymes | Dr. Ram Kulkarni | Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India | North East Twinning Program | 2018-2022 | Completed |
| 11 | Exploring the biotechnological potential of mango b-glucosidases for improving the flavor of mango products | Dr. Ram Kulkarni | Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), Govt. of India | Rolling Scheme | 2018-2021 | Completed |
| 12 | Molecular analyses of extracellular vesicles isolated from bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells treated with specific signalling modifiers and assessment of their effects on the fate of hematopoietic stem cells | Dr. Anuradha Vaidya | Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India | Call for proposal | 2017-2022 | Completed |
| 13 | Investigating the biotechnological potential of Lactobacillus b-glucosidases in releasing important phytochemicals during mango fruit processing | Dr. Ram Kulkarni | Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India | Early Career Research Award | 2017-2020 | Completed |
| 14 | Microbial cross talks: Mechanisms of bacterial signaling interference in virulence determinants and pathogenesis | Dr. Sunil Saroj | Department of Biotechnology (DBT, Ramalingaswami fellowship), Govt. of India | Ramalingaswami fellowship | 2017-2022 | Completed |
| 15 | Development of a microbial based technology for the treatment of automobile effluent and solid waste with simultaneous recovery of heavy metals | Dr. Pooja Singh (Woman Scientist) | Woman Scientist Scheme B (WOS-B) of Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India | Woman Scientist Scheme B | 2016-2019 | Completed |
| 16 | Building a surveillance model for detecting zoonotic spillover in increased bird-human interaction settings using the One Health approach: A study at selected bird sanctuaries and wetlands | Dr. Santosh Koratkar | ICMR | One Health | 2025–2028 | Ongoing |
| 17 | Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition via glycation: Receptor for advanced glycation end-products signaling in diabetic cardiovascular disease: Integrative evidence from patient samples, ApoE−/−; db/db mice, and endothelial cells | Dr. Akanksha Gajbhiye (Women Scientist), Dr. Rashmi Tupe (Mentor) | Department of Health Research (DHR), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Women Scientist | 2025–2028 | Ongoing |
| 18 | Fostering artificial intelligence assisted point-of-care portable analyzer for rapid diagnosis of antimicrobial resistant ESKAPE pathogens | Dr. Sunil Saroj | ICMR | Small Extramural Grant | 2024–2027 | Ongoing |
| S. No. | TITLE OF THE PROJECT | INVESTIGATOR(S) | FUNDING AGENCY | TENURE OF THE PROJECT | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morphological modelling of Aspergillus Niger for citric acid production | Dr. Ejaj Pathan | Emsurg Healthcare (India) Pvt. Ltd. | 2023-2024 | Ongoing |
| 2 | Zinc nanomaterial as a trace nano-nutrient for poultry application | Dr. Vinaykumar Rale Dr. Santosh Koratkar Dr. Selvan Ravindran |
Optima Life Sciences Pvt Ltd, Pune | 2021-2022 | Completed |
| 3 | Development of functionalized selenium nanostructures as a feed additive for gut health | Dr. Santosh Koratkar Dr. Vinay Rale |
Nutrient Bio Agro Tech Ltd (NBPL), Pune | 2020-2022 | Completed |
| 4 | Development of diagnostic PCR assay for screening Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synovie in poultry | Dr. Santosh Koratkar | Huvepharma SEA (Pune) Pvt. Ltd. | 2019-2022 | Completed |
| 5 | Nanomaterial based drug delivery for mycoplasmasis | Dr. Vinay Rale | Varsha Multi Tech | 2019-2020 | Completed |
| 6 | To evaluate the coating characteristics and antibacterial efficacy of the provided materials | Dr Vinay Rale | Wissencraft Labs Pvt. Ltd. | 2019-2020 | Completed |
| 7 | Development of diagnostic PCR assay for screening Mycoplasma | Dr. Neeti Sharma Dr. Santosh Koratkar |
Huvepharma | 2016-2019 | Completed |
| 8 | Estimation of the bioavailability of iron from salt formulations using rat models | Dr. Vinay Rale | Tata Chemicals Ltd. (TCL) | 2016-2017 | Completed |
| 9 | Isolation and characterization of Avian adenovirus associated Inclusion Body Hepatitis (IBH) as a candidate vaccine strain. | Dr. Santosh Koratkar | Japfa Comfeed India Private Limited | 2015-2017 | Completed |
| 10 | Development of non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) hydrolyzing enzyme cocktail as poultry feed additives. | Dr. Ram Kulkarni | Advanced Bio-Agro Tech Limited (ABTL | 2015-2017 | Completed |
| 11 | Feasibility studies of chitosan nanoparticles and their derivatives for anti-coccidial drug/s delivery | Dr. Santosh Koratkar | Immeureka Animal Health Pvt Ltd | 2024-2025 | Ongoing |
| S. No. | TITLE OF THE PROJECT | INVESTIGATOR(S) | CATEGORY | TENURE OF THE PROJECT | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Development of novel anti-ageing phytotherapy for collective inhibition of glycation, amyloid formation and inflammation | Dr. Rashmi Tupe Dr. Bishnudeo Roy Dr. Anuradha Vaidya Dr. A. Kumaran (NIIST, Kerala) |
Symbiosis Centre for Research and Innovation, SIU, Pune, India | 2022-2024 | Ongoing |
| 2 | Assessment of SARS-Coronavirus-2 load in sewage water in Pune region of Maharashtra | Dr. Santosh Koratkar Dr. Bishnudeo Roy | Symbiosis Centre for Research and Innovation, SIU, Pune, India | 2020-2022 | Completed |
| 3 | Study of gene expression markers for schizophrenia in Indian population | Dr. Satyajeet Khare | Symbiosis Centre for Research and Innovation, SIU, Pune, India. | 2020-2022 | Completed |
| 4 | Adaptive laboratory evolution for developing tolerance towards lignocellulose-derived growth inhibitors in Lactobacillus plantarum. | Dr. Ram Kulkarni | Symbiosis Centre for Research and Innovation, SIU, Pune, India | 2020-2022 | Completed |
| 5 | Neuronal regeneration using extracellular vesicles isolated from murine bone marrow derived mesenchymal stromal cells | Dr. Anuradha Vaidya | Symbiosis Centre for Research and Innovation, SIU, Pune, India | 2020-2022 | Completed |
| 6 | Role of interbacterial cross-talks through secondary metabolites in biofilm formation and pathogenicity of Listeria monocytogenes | Dr. Sunil Saroj | Symbiosis Centre for Research and Innovation, SIU, Pune, India | 2019-2021 | Completed |
| 7 | Biodiesel production from non-edible oil using lipase from Aspergillus niger NCIM 1269 | Dr. Nutan Mhetras | Symbiosis Centre for Research and Innovation, SIU, Pune, India | 2019-2021 | Completed |
| 8 | Analysis of cholesterol-induced transcriptomic changes in Lactobacillus acidophilus | Dr. Ram Kulkarni | Symbiosis Centre for Research and Innovation, SIU, Pune, India | 2016-2018 | Completed |
