The team of  Ketaki  D. Belsare, Mansi Kale, and Rudy Najiar have been recognised among the Top 6 winners in Category 2 of the D.E.S.I.G.N. for BioE3 Challenge (May 2026 Cycle), an initiative under BioE3, supported by BIRAC, BRIC, and the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. 

Rudy Najiar has been awarded the prestigious IndiaAI PhD Fellowship under the IndiaAI Mission, supported by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Govt. of India. The fellowship includes 5 years of financial support and research (lab) grants. (2025-2030) 

Rudy Najiar awarded Springer Nature Award 2026, for poster presentation at IABSCON 2026 held in Goa, India. (Dated: 26/03/26)

Alexander Humboldt Travel Grant to Ketaki D. Belsare (2026)

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-funded project titled “Novel Mitochondria-Targeted CaMKII Inhibitor for Reducing Chronic Kidney Disease-Induced Cardiorenal Fibrosis.”  (PI: Shrikant Muley; Co-PI: Ketaki D. Belsare). (2025-2028)

New Faculty Seed Grant from BITS, Pilani, Hyderabad campus. (2024–present)