Kristu Jayanti College, Bengaluru

Research Projects

Department of Lifesciences (2023-2024)
Sanctioned Research Projects

Project Title	Investigators	Collaboration	Amount Sanctioned	Funding
Elicitation of Natural Oils in Plants with Larvicidal and Mosquito Repellent Properties and Formulation and Evaluation of Novel Mosquito Repellent Products’	Dr. Shinomol George K Dr. Indira MN Dr. Malathi R		5,00000/-	Karnataka State Council of Science and Technology’ under the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Interventions in the State, 2022-23.
Antibiotic-coated Nanoparticles to Combat Biofilm Associated Microbial Pathogens	Dr Dileep Francis		1, 50, 000.00	Bodhi Niketan Trust
Study on Development and Evaluation of Herbal Formulation for Treating Melanoma Hyperpigmentation using Human Cell Lines	Dr. Calistus Jude A L		20,00,000	Vision Group on Science and Technology
Tardiscope: Frugal Imaging Platform for Tardigrade identificationand Classification	Dr.Shinomol George K Dr.Elcey CD		1,50,000	Bodhi Niketan Trust

Department of Lifesciences (2021-2022)
Completed Research Projects

Project Title	Investigators	Collaboration	Amount Sanctioned
Biodegradation and management of organic solid waste by producing the vermicompost (Biofertilizer) in the Kristu Jayanti College Campus	Dr. Hanumanthappa B Ms.Radha Ms.Vaishnavi	Karnataka State Council of Science and Technology Student Project Scheme	Rs 8000
Isolation and encapsulation of probiotics with plant derived edible particles	Dr. Hanumanthappa Ms.Eliel-Salome Zahiri Ms. Yeruva Mary Pravalika Ms. Lisha Joseph	Karnataka State Council of Science and Technology Student Project Scheme	Rs 8000

Ongoing Research Projects (2022-2023)

	Project Title	Investigators	Funding Agency		Amount Sanctioned
RESEARCH -
	Sustainable Living Opportunities through Urban Green Terrace and Balconies	Dr. Priya Josson and team	Bodhi Niketan Trust	Rs.10000
	Antibiotic –coated nanoparticles to combat biofilm associated microbial pathogens	Dr. Dileep Francis	Bodhi Niketan Trust	1.5 Lakhs
	Tardiscope – frugal imaging platform for tardigrade identification and classification	Dr. Shinomol George, Dr Elcey C D	MRP (Bodhi Niketan Trust)	1.9 Lakhs

Department of Lifesciences (2018-2019)
On Going Research Projects

Title	Principal Investigator/ Co-Investigator	Funding agency	Duration (start to end dates)	Amount sanctioned	Status (Completed/ ongoing/applied)
Synthesis of Carbon materials	Dr.Elcey CD	Bodi Niketan Trust	June	1 Lakh	Ongoing
Biochemical properties of Polyphenol oxidase(PPO) and Phenolic compounds from invitro culture of Solanum melongena	Dr.S.Vijayanand	Bodi Niketan Trust	June	1 Lakh	Ongoing
Herbal based formulation for treating Melanoma Hyperpigmentation using human cell lines	Dr.Calistus jude	VGST, Bengaluru	June	10 Lakhs	Ongoing

Total no of Projects Completed: 5
Total ongoing projects :3

Year	Title of the Project	Principal Investigator	Department	Funding Agency	Amount	Status
2014-2016	Development and evaluation of herbal based formulation for treating Melanoma Hyperpigmentation using human cell lines	Dr.Deepa	Life science	K-FIST (Level-1) Vision Group of Science & Technology (VGST), Govt. of Karnataka	10,00,000/-	Completed
2015-2016	Molecular Identification of Bacteria , Isolation purification and characterization of protein from the identified strain	Dr.Elcey & Dr. S.Vijayanand	Life science	Kumar Organic Products Research Centre, Bengaluru (Industry)	50,000/-	Completed
2015-2016	Dengue viral nonstructural protein induces host cubic membrane: A target for understanding and combating viral infections	Dr.Selvam Arjunan	Life science	UGC minor project	1,40,000	Completed
2015	Detection and expression profiling of antimicrobial and anticancer potential from marine actinomycetes using in vitro cellular and molecular approaches	Dr. S Jemimah Naine	Life science	Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)	₹ 2,57600	Completed
Year	Title of the Project	Principal Investigator	Department	Funding Agency	Amount	Status
2015	Production of a Novel antibiotic against Staphylococcus aureus from the leaf extract of Psidium guajava.	Mr. Sriram T	Life science	University Grants Commission	2,50,000	Completed
2017	Synthesis of Novel carbon materials using microbes	Dr.Elcey CD	Life science	Bodhi Niketan Trust	Rs.1,00,000	On-Going
2017	Extraction, Purification and characterization Of Poly phenol oxidase and its enzymatic studies on Phenolic Constituents	Dr.S.Vijayanand	Life science	Bodhi Niketan Trust	Rs.1,00,000	On-Going
2018	Development and evaluation of herbal based formulation for treating Melanoma Hyperpigmentation using human cell lines	Dr.Calistus jude	Life science	K-FIST (Level-1) Vision Group of Science & Technology (VGST), Govt. of Karnataka	10,00,000/-	On Going
2017	“ Cytotoxic, Apototic and Therapeutic Potential of Novel Bioactive compounds from Michelia Champaca	Dr.S.Vijayanand	Life science	Kumar Organic Products Research Centre, Bengaluru (Industry)	10 Lakhs	Applied
2017	Systems level analysis of Dengue viral-Hepatocyte interaction at the metabolic level to identify potential metabolite biomarkers and drug targets against Dengue virus.	Dr.Selvam Arjunan	Life science	VGST, Karnataka, Bengaluru	10 Lakhs	Applied