Research Projects and Publications

Research Projects (2014-2023)

Prof. Manoj K. Dhar

National

S. No.

Project title

Funding agency

Period

Grants sanctioned

1

Development of Genomic resources, elite lines and germplasm conservation on high density rootstocks in Apple

 

DBT, GOI

 

2022-25

 

203.00 lacs

2

Network Programme for Enrichment and Update of Database on Genome

Related Information for Indian Spermatophyta and Archegoniatae Taxa- Phase II

 

 

 

DBT, GOI

 

 

2022-25

 

 

200.00 lacs

3

To restraint or regulate the reproductive health issues of human from J&K region.

 

 

ICMR-CAR

 

2019-23

 

140.00 lacs

4

Creating a Genomics Platform for Apple Research in India – Phase II

 

 

DBT, GOI

 

2018

 

42.35 lacs

5

Network programme for chromosome enrichment and update of plant chromosome database for supermatophytes and Archegoniate

 

DBT, GOI

 

2015-2018

 

 

42.7 lacs

6

Functional Genomics approaches in understanding the regulation f synthesis and accumulation of apocarotenoids in saffron crocus (Crocus sativus L)

 

DBT, GOI

 

2013-2018

 

 

150.00 lacs

(Network project –

5 partner Institutions)

Publications (2021-23)

 

Prof. Jyoti Vakhlu

National

S. No.

Project title

Funding agency

Period

Grants sanctioned

1

Development of on-site barcode based LAMP assay for rapid detection of pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum in saffron fields’’.

 

 

SERB

 

2021

 

48.00 lacs

2

To study molecular interactions of “Bacillus arybhattai antagonism towards Fusarium oxysporum corm rot of Crocus sativus L’’.

 

 

NMPB

 

2019

 

38.67 lacs

3

Root microbiome of basmati rice varieties

 

RUSA sponsored by Jammu University

 

2020

 

4.5 lacs

4

Development of microbial consortia as biocontrol for corm rot in Crocus sativus.

Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Govt. of India

 

2014-2017

 

 

57.00 lacs

5

Metagenomic analysis of rhizosphere diversity of Crocus sativus grown in
Kashmir

           UGC

       2013-17

   13.9 lacs

UGC project completion report

International

S. No.

Project title

Funding agency

Period

Grants sanctioned

1.

DST-DAAD Project entitled “Comparative Transcriptomics of Crocus sativuscorm in presence & absence of pathogenic Fusarium Oxysporum”.

 

 

DST, Govt. of India

 

2017-2019

 

 

12.16 lacs

2

India Srilanka Foundation Award

India- Srilanka Foundation in Columbo, Srilanka

 

2018

 

Travel grant

Publications (2021-2023)

 

UGC project completion report

 

Prof. B.K. Bajaj

National

S. No.

Project title

Funding agency

Period

Grants sanctioned

1

Bioprocess development for production of sturdy bacterial proteases for potential commercial applications using agricultural residues as substrates

 

 

University Grants

Commission,

Govt. of India

 

2013-2016

 

 

11.51 lacs

2

Cost-effective approaches for production of novel microbial fibrinolytic proteases with high thrombolytic potential

 

Indian Council of Medical Research, Govt. of India

 

2013-2016

 

 

36.14 lacs

International

S. No.

Project title

Funding agency

Period

Grants sanctioned

1

‘Transnational Industrial Biotechnology: Utilization of Extremophiles’ through

academic-industry Partnership (TRIBUTE)

 

BBSRC UK-India International Partnering Awards:

 

2014-2017

 

 

3.5 lacs

Publications (2021-2023)

Prof. Sanjana Kaul

National

S. No.

Project title

Funding agency

Period

Grants sanctioned

1

Breaking the Barrier of Saffron Cultivation through Technological Interventions for Enhancing Production and Livelihood of Farmers in Kashmir and Non-traditional Areas

 

DBT, GOI

 

2022-2025

455.4392 lacs

(Network project –

6 partner Institutions)

2

Characterisation of the Germplasm and development of quality planting material in walnut

DBT, GOI

2019-2022

 

57.08 lacs

3

Bioprospecting fungal endophytes of some ethanomedicinal plants for bioactive metabolites.

 

DBT, GOI

 

2016-2019

 

49.8 lacs

Publications (2021-2023)

Dr. Madhulika Bhagat

National

S. No.

Project title

Funding agency

Period

Grants sanctioned

1

Green Synthesis of Different Biodegradable nano particles for enhanced drug delivery of some phytoconstitutents”. SERB, DST, New Delhi

 

SERB, DST, New Delhi

 

2017-2020

 

 

26.56 lacs

Publications (2021-2023)

Dr. Ritu Mahajan

National

S. No.

Project title

Funding agency

Period

Grants sanctioned

1

Characterization and Cultivation of Wild Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) for Generating Livelihood Security and Entrepreneurship in Himalayan Region of Jammu Division of J&K

 

DBT, GOI

 

2022-2025

 

98.352 lacs

 

Network project

 

2.

Invitro conservation and phytochemical analysis of Curcuma zedoaria Roscoe (safedhaldi): an undertilized medicinal plant” NMPB, New Delhi

 

NMPB, New Delhi

 

2017-2020

 

 

31.256 lacs

3.

Development of simple sequence repeat markers in wild pomegranate and their cross species transferability”

 

Jammu &

Kashmir,

Department of

Science and

Technology

 

2022-2024

 

9.5lacs

Publications (2021-2023)

Dr. Nisha Kapoor

National

S. No.

Project title

Funding agency

Period

Grants sanctioned

1

Screening of potential genes for their tag SNPs that are responsible for susceptibitlity to Schizophrenia and generation of LDmabs in Dogra population of Jammu region

Jammu &

Kashmir,

Department of

Science and

Technology

 

2022-2024

 

10.00 lacs

Publications (2021-2023)

 

Dr. Sheetal Ambardar

 

S.No.

Title of Project

Funding agency

Period

Amount Sanctioned (INR)

1

Establishment of reference genome of  Crocus sativus being grown in fields of Kashmir, J&K, India

Department of Science and

Technology (DST WOS-A)

(2019-2023)

36 lacs

 

Publications (2021-2023)

 

Name Designation Qualification Specialization Contact Info.
Prof. Sanjana Kaul Director M.Sc., M. Phil., Ph.D Fungal Biotechnology, Microbial Diversity and Prospecting E-mail: sanrozie@rediffmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419237291
Prof. M. K. Dhar Professor M.Sc, M. Phil, Ph. D Plant Genomics and Molecular Biology, Molecular Cytogenetics E-mail: manojkdhar@rediffmail.comEPABX: 2630 Mobile No.: 9419182766
Prof. Jyoti Vakhlu Professor M.Sc., Ph. D Microbial Biotechnology, Metagenomics E-mail: jyotivakhlu@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419117624
Prof. B. K. Bajaj Professor M.Sc., Ph.D Industrial Biotechnology E-mail: bajajbijenderk@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419102201
Dr. Madhulika Bhagat Associate Professor M.Sc., Ph. D Natural Product Research,Pharmacogonosy E-mail: madhulikasbt@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419124018
Dr. Ritu Mahajan Assistant Professor M.Sc., Ph. D Plant Molecular Genetics, Plant Tissue Culture E-mail: ritufeb@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9796221378
Dr. Nisha Kapoor Assistant Professor M.Sc., Ph. D Host-Pathogen interaction E-mail: nisha2208@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9622049666
Dr. YashPaul Khajuria Assistant Professor Ph.D Microbial genetics and Genomics, Host-pathogen interaction, microbial biotechnolgy E-mail: ykhajuria@jammuuniversity.ac.inEPABX: Mobile No.: 9906249371
Dr. Ankit Mahajan Assistant Professor Ph.D Human Molecular Genetics E-mail: ankitmahajan@jammuuniversity.ac.inEPABX: Mobile No.: 9797389515
Dr. Sheetal Ambardar Assistant Professor Ph.D Omics Biology, Microbiomics, Genomics, Transcriptomics E-mail: sheetal.ambardar@jammuuniversity.ac.inEPABX: Mobile No.: 9591777477
Dr. S. Bharathiraja Assistant Professor Ph.D Cancer Biology and Biochemistry, Stem cells in regenerative medicines and diseases, Glycobiology in Health and Disease (GI cancers), Host-pathogen interactions E-mail: bharu.ap@jammuuniversity.ac.inEPABX: Mobile No.: 9149511983
Dr. Sakshi Sharma Contractual Faculty Ph.D E-mail: ssharmasakshi2503@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9797555548
Dr. Mridhu Sharma Contractual Faculty Ph.D E-mail: sharmamridhu06@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 7889791051
Dr. Suhela Tyeb Contractual Faculty Ph.D E-mail: suhelat@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9559084028
Mr. Ashish Raina Contractual Faculty MSc Biotechnology E-mail: ashish.raina@jammuuniversity.ac.inEPABX: Mobile No.: 9622257066