| 1 | Clinical utility of Extracellular Vesicles as a miRNA delivery carrier for the treatment of Mutidrug Resistant Endophthalmitis | Indian Council of Medical Research | Dr Joveeta Joseph | 2024-2027 |
| 2 | DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance early career fellowship : Effect of maternal diabetes during pregnancy on placental epigenetics and its association with retinal development and risk of retinopathy in infants | DBT- India Alliance-Early Career Fellowship | Dr Aatish Mahajan | 2024-2029 |
| 3 | Ramalingaswami re entry Fellowship :Biological and molecular understanding of chemotherapy resistance and metastasis in Retinoblastoma | Department of Biotechnology | Dr Pallavi Rani | 2024-2027 |
| 4 | Exploring potential interplay of tear cytokine levels and confocal biomicroscopy in progressive keratoconus for better clinical diagnosis | Science and Engineering Research Board | Dr Rashmi Deshmukh | 2024-2027 |
| 5 | New therapeutic approach for corneal dystrophy via CRISPR mediated SLC4A11 gene correction in an in-vitro and in-vivo system using advanced cRGD decorated lipo-polymeric nanoplexes | Science and Engineering Research Board | Dr Muralidhara Ramappa | 2024-2027 |
| 6 | Development of intraocular implant providing controlled and localized combination drug therapy- towards efficacious treatment of diabetic retinopathy | Indian Council of Medical Research | Dr Inderjeet Kaur | 2023-2026 |
| 7 | Artificial Intelligence enabled referral pathways for early diagnosis of complications arising from diabetes: application to diabetic retinopathy | Indian Council of Medical Research | Dr Padmaja K Rani | 2024-2027 |
| 8 | J C Bose Fellowship | Science and Engineering Research Board | Dr Mohammad Javed Ali | 2024-2029 |
| 9 | Preclinical development of long acting subconjuncyival steriod sparing agent to treat posterior uveitis | Indian Council of Medical Research- DHR | Dr Soumyava Basu | 2023-2026
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| 10 | Therapeutic and immunomodulatoryeffects of human limbus-derivedmesenchymal stem cells in a rat model ofallergic conjunctivitis | Indian Council of Medical Research-DHR | Dr Pragnya Rao | 2023-2026 |
| 11 | Understanding optical and neural limitations to visual performance in keratoconus | Fulbright-Nehru Fellowships | Dr Shrikant Bharadwaj | 2023-2024 |
| 12 | Baby Vision Screener (BaViS): A device to screen visual cognitive milestones in early childhood | Indian Council of Medical Research | Dr PremNandhini Satgunam | 2023-2025 |
| 13 | Exploring variation in humans ability to free -fuse targets for cyclopean visual experience | Department of Science and Technlogy | Dr Shrikant Bharadwaj | 2023-2026 |
| 14 | In Vitro " Proof of Concept" study of effects of Plazomicin on Islotes from Bacterial Keratitis and /or Conjuctivitis | CIPLA | Dr Joveet Joseph | 2023-2025 |
| 15 | Cell-based therapy for lacrimal gland regeneration and repair in a preclinical animal model of aqueous deficiency dry eye disease | DBT- India Alliance-Early Career | Dr Swati Singh | 2023-2028 |
| 16 | Rational design and structure-function analysis of antimicrobial peptides
tailored to treat fungal ocular infections | Velux Stiftung Foundation-Switerland | Dr Sanhita Roy | 2023-2026 |
| 17 | Role of TRP ion channels in regulating corneal endothelial response to increased intraocular pressure | Science and Engineering Research Board | Dr Charanya Ramachandran | 2023-2026 |
| 18 | Understanding the role of gasdermin D in the pathogenesis of mucormycosis | Science and Engineering Research Board | Dr Sanhita Roy | 2023-2026 |
| 19 | System level meta-analysis of Type 2 Diabetes to identify key regulator | Indian Council of Medical Research
| Dr Alok Kumar Srivastava | 2023-2024 |
| 20 | Investigating a crystiInvestigating a-crystallin-particulate matter interactions to assess the impact of air pollution on ocular protein homeostasis | Indian Council of Medical Research-DHR | Dr Inderjeet Kaur | 2023-2026 |
| 21 | Identification of diagnostic biomarkers in vitreous/ aqueous fluid of ocular tuberculosis patients. | Indian Council of Medical Research | Dr Himanshu Behera | 2023-2026 |
| 22 | Preclinical and phase 0/1 clinical investigation of minimally invasive microneedle patch for effective chemotherapy in Retinoblastoma | Indian Council of Medical Research | Dr Vishal R Raval | 2023-2026 |
| 23 | Investigating the potential cross talk between mitochondrial and nuclear gene in primary open angle glaucoma
| Indian Council of Medical Research | Dr Subhabrata Chakrabarti | 2023-2026 |
| 24 | Role of TET family proteins in Retinoblastoma | Indian Council of Medical Research | Dr Mamatha Reddy | 2023-2026 |
| 25 | Setting up pathogen surveillance systems beyond SARS-CoV2
| Rockefeller Foundation | Dr Bhupesh Bagga | 2023-2025 |
| 26 | Generation and evaluation of universal donor stem cells for applications in allogenic cell therapy for retinal dystrophic conditions | Indian Council of Medical Research | Dr Indumathi Mariappan | 2022-2025 |
| 27 | Therapeutic potential of decellularized cornea matrix (DCM) hydrogel for corneal scars and stromal replacement in trauma conditions: Pre-clinical study | Indian Council of Medical Research-DHR | Dr Vivek Singh | 2022-2025 |
| 28 | Harnessing polymicrobial interactions to tackle antimicrobial resistance: an ex-vivo study in human cornea model | Science and Engineering Research Board | Dr Sanchita Mitra | 2022-2024 |
| 29 | Phase I/II Multicenter Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Severe Ocular Surface Chemical injury - University of Illinois- Chicago | University of Illinois | Dr Sayan Basu | 2022-2025 |
| 30 | An Evaulation of the effectivness of contact lenses utilising S.T.O.P technology in slowing dowm myopia progression
| Brighten Optix Coporation | Dr Pavan K. Verkicharla | 2022-2024 |
| 31 | Biomimetic hydrogel for the treatment of blinding corneal diseases | SREE Padmavathi Foundation | Dr Sayan Basu | 2022-2025 |
| 32 | Ophthalmic Carl Camras Translational Research | PFIZER | Dr Prem Nandhini Satgunam | 2022-2024
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| 33 | Immunomodulation as an adjuctive therapy for the treatment in fungal endophthalmitis | Indian Council of Medical Research | Dr Joveeta Joseph | 2022-2025 |
| 34 | Adult Mesenchymal stem cells as adjuctive therapy for bacterial keratitis: A novel approach to treat corneal infections | Indian Council of Medical Research | Dr Sachin Shukla | 2022-2025 |
| 35 | Elucidating the molecular mechanisms and biomarkers associated with progression and prognosis of retinoblastoma | Science and Engineering Research Board | Dr Swathi Kaliki | 2022-2025 |
| 36 | Understanding the role of RD3 gene in retinal development and disease | Science and Engineering Research Board | Dr Indumathi Mariappan | 2022-2025 |
| 37 | Corneal Characterization under biaxial loading in physiological conditions | Science and Engineering Research Board | Dr Sayan Basu | 2023-2026 |
| 38 | Evaluating the potential role of ocular bacterial microbiome and the lysophospholipid composition of tears in mitigating meibomian gland dysfunction in dry eyes | Science and Engineering Research Board | Dr Arunasri Kotakonda
| 2021-2024 |
| 39 | Host antimicrobial peptide S100A12 and S100A12 derived short peptides inhibit infections during Fusarium Solani Keratities | Science and Engineering Research Board | Dr Sanhita Roy | 2021-2024 |
| 40 | Impact of Urban Air Pollution on ocular surface microbiome changes and its effect on dry eye disease | Indian Council of Medical Research | Dr Arunasri Kotakonda | 2021-2024 |
| 41 | Delineating of role of MYBL1 and MYBL2 in Retinoblastoma tumor cell growth and proliferation | Indian Council of Medical Research | Dr Mamatha Reddy | 2021-2024 |
| 42 | Efficacy of SEED’s novel anti-myopia contact lens (daily disposable) in controlling myopia progression – Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial | SEED | Dr Pavan K. Verkicharla | 2021-2025 |
| 43 | From infection to autoimmunity in an immune privileged organ: a case study in tuberculosis of the eye | DBT India Alliance - Intermediate Fellowship | Dr Soumyava Basu | 2019-2024 |
| 44 | A holistic approach to understand the role of light exposure in prevention of myopia | DST -INSPIRE | Dr Pavan K. Verkicharla | 2019-2024 |
| 45 | Improving Corneal Healing Via Modulation of Tissues | New castle University:Ulverscroft Foundation | Dr Sayan Basu | 2019-2024 |
| 46 | Centre for Health Outcomes Research and Economics (IHOPE) | DBT India Alliance - CRC | Dr Raja Narayanan | 2020-2025 |
| 47 | Centre for Health Outcomes Research and Economics (IHOPE) | DBT India Alliance- CRTP | Dr Raja Narayanan | 2020-2025 |
| 48 | Vision loss, disability, and multimorbidity among the elderly population in Telangana, India - The Longitudinal Eye Health Aging and Disability Study (LEADS) | DBT- India Alliance | Dr Marmamula Srinivas | 2023-2028 |
