Funding

Running Projects:

• An Integrative-genomics framework to identify core genes causally driving complex trait risk ~ funded by ANRF, Govt. of India; amount sanctioned: 7.2 lakhs in INR; duration: 2026-2029; Project role: Co- principal investigator.

• Creation of sustainable livelihoods and employment opportunities; improving income generating capacity of local SC communities of Kumirmari Island, Indian Sunderban, Gosaba Block, South 24 Parganas District, West Bengal State, to supplement their existing income generating livelihoods ~ funded by DST, Govt. of India; amount sanctioned: 1.57,87,312 crores in INR; duration: 2025-2027; Project role: Co- principal investigator.

• Identifying genetic factors involved in the interplay between sleep quality and well- being: comprehensive study in representative West Bengal population ~ funded by Indian Council of Medical Research, Govt. of India; amount sanctioned: 36.6275 lakhs in INR; duration: 2022- 2025; Project role: Principal investigator.

• Interdisciplinary Life Science Programme for Advanced Research and Education under RRSFP- BUILDER (Level III) ~ funded by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India; amount sanctioned: 8.17 crores in INR; duration: 2021-2026Project role: member- investigator of one of the 7 participating departments.

• Molecular Genetic Analysis to Identify Uncharacterized Hidden Mutations among Wilson Disease Patients of West Bengal: In Search of Novel Genetic Loci ~ funded by Dept. of Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Govt. of West Bengal. amount sanctioned: 23 lakhs in INR; duration: 2021-2024, extended to 2026; Project role: Principal investigator.

Completed Projects:

• Developments in Indian Genetic Disease Database: updation, analysis and inclusion of complex diseases ~ funded by the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India; amount sanctioned: 31.355 lakhs in INR; duration: 2020-2023; Project role: Principal investigator.

• A molecular genetic approach to identify and characterized hidden mutations in Oculocutaneous Albinism (OCA) in Indian population ~ funded by Science and Engineering Research, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India; amount sanctioned: 27 lakhs in INR;      duration: 2020-2023; Project role: Principal investigator.

• Molecular Genetic studies of cognitive function among Wilson’s disease patients of India ~ funded by Department of Science and Technology (CSRI), Govt. of India; amount sanctioned: 59.96 lakhs in INR; duration: 2019-2022; Project role: Principal investigator.

• UGC UPE II grant: Focus area 1. Modern Biology Group C1: Investigating mechanistic approaches for delineating proliferative diseases; funded by UGC, Govt. of India; amount sanctioned: 6 lakhs in INR, duration: 2017-2019; Project role: member investigator from Department of Genetics, University of Calcutta.

• Expanding the knowledge of the genetic and molecular bases of Albinism in West Bengal: estimation of carrier frequency among ethnic populations ~ funded by the West Bengal State Council of Science & Technology as Research Grant Award (Rabindranath Tagore Research Grant Award); amount sanctioned: 15 lakhs in INR; duration:2016-2019; Project role: Principal investigator

• Elucidating the role of mitochondrial F1F0-ATPase in melanogenesis~ funded by Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India as Start Up Research Grant. amount sanctioned: 25 lakhs in INR; duration: 2014-2017; Project role: Principal investigator

• In silico and functional assessment of FVIII mutations to identify the determinant(s) of Haemophilia A severity ~ funded by UGC Start-Up Research grant. Amount sanctioned: 6 lakhs in INR;  duration: 2014- 2016; Project role: Principal investigator