Research Projects

19) ANRF-PAIR HUB-SPOKE Grant - One Health Role: Program Director Funding: ANRF (2025-2026)

18) Disposable SERS Sensors For Screening of Cardiac Biomarkers Role: Co-PI Funding: India-Taiwan Programme of Cooperation in Science & Technology (2025-2028)

17) Microfluidic channel embedded contact lens for ophthalmic drug delivery glaucoma treatment Role: PI  Funding: Department of Biotechnology, Government of India  (2024-2027),

16) Bioinspired physio-chemically micro-nanostructured surfaces with  bactericidal and photonics properties, Role: Co-PI  Funding: Indian Council of Medical Research, Government of India  (2024-2027)

15) Development and testing the effectiveness of a multifunctional nanotherapeutic to overcome antimicrobial resistance among pathogenic bacteria associated with recalcitrant mastitis infections in dairy cows , Role: PI  Funding: SPARC, Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Government of India (2023-2025)

14) Nanoparticle assisted wettability tailored hemostatic cotton gauze, Role: PI, Funding: MAHE (2022)

13) Femtosecond laser-assisted fabrication of wettable and anti-microbial contact lenses , Role: PI  Funding: SERB, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India  (2021-2024)

12) Nanostructured Contact Lenses for Improved Wettability and Antimicrobial Activity, Funding: Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Role: PI, (2020-2023) 

11) Liquid Biopsy for Oral Cancer Screening using superhydrophobic Surface Enhanced Plasmonic Droplet Assay, Role: PI, Funding: BDTD, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (2019-2022)

10) Nanostructures assisted Laser-induced crystallization, Role: Co-PI, Funding: Manipal Academy of Higher Education (2019-2022)

9) Dr. T M A Pai Endowment Chair in Applied Nanosciences, Funding: Manipal Academy of Higher Education (2017-2019)

8) Design, Development and Applications of microchannel assisted Thermal Lens Microscope for chemotaxis and heavy metal detection, Role: PI,  Funding: Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences, DAE, Government of India  (2017-2020)

7) Cellular temperature probing of an optically trapped biological cell using an optical thermometer , Role -PI, Funding: SSERB, Department of Science and Technology, Government of IndiaT (2017-2020)

6) Design, Assembly, Testing and Multi-Centre Evaluation of a Miniature and Portable LIF System for Screening of Oral Malignancy , Role: Co-PI, Funding: Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (2015-2018)

5) Microwave-assisted synthesis of spinel oxide phosphors for display applications and white light generation, Role:Co-PI, Funding: SERB, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India(2015-2018)

4) Fund for improvement of S&T infrastructure in universities and higher education institutions (FIST) – Nanobiophotonics, Role: Group Leader, Funding: DST-FIST, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India  (2013-2018)

3) Trace Element Analysis for Environmental and Biomedical Applications - Development of  Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) technique, Role: PI (later changed to Dr. Santhosh C due to non-availability in the country) (2006-2009)

2) Development of a device for early detection of oral cancer using fluorescence, Role: Co-I, Funding: Philips Research Systems (2006-2007)

1) Detection of tumor marker in saliva using HPLC-LIF technique, Role: Co-I, Funding: Philips Research Systems (2006-2007)