| S/N | Project Titile | Date of Start | Funding Agency | Sanction Order No. | Duration | Division | Name of PI/ Co-PI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full spectrum Bio-Incubator for NER at IASST Guwahati | 30.08.2019 | BIRAC, GoI | BT/BIRAC/BI-IASST/2019 Dated: 13.09.2019 |
5 years | LSD | Project Coordinator: Prof. A.K. Mukherjee, Director, IASST |
| 2 | DBT-NER Advance Level Institutional Biotech Hub at IASST (Phase-II) | 01.02.2023 | DBT, GoI | BT/NER/143/SP44368/2021 Date:01.02.2023 |
3 years | LSD | PI: Dr. M.R. Khan Co-PI: Prof. Jagat C Borah (Lien) |
| 3 | Preparation of an improved antivenom against other than “Big Four” venomous snakes of north-east India | 01.03.2024 | ICMR, GoI | 58/6/3/SB-CFP/AKM/2023-NCD-II Date:22.02.2024 |
3 years | LSD | Prof. A.K. Mukherjee, Director, IASST |
| 4 | Centre for Advanced Research (CAR) to promote Translational Studies of Regionally Relevant Unmet Needs in Hematological Malignancies with emphasis on High-risk and Relapsed/Refractory Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) | 01.11.2024 | ICMR, GoI | EMDR/CARE/9/2022-0000430 Date:31.05.2024 |
5 years | LSD | Co-PI: Prof. M. R. Khan
PI: Dr. Smita Kayal, JIPMER, Puducherry |
| 5 | Quality Control and Quality Assurance laboratory and facilitation centre for pharmacopeal standardisation of herbals and phytopharmaceuticals in North East India | 23.04.2025 | DBT, GoI | BT/INF/22/SP54147/2025 Date:23.04.2025 |
5 years | LSD | Project Coordinator: 1. Prof. A.K. Mukherjee, Director, IASST Co-Coordinator: 1. Prof. Jagat C Borah (Lien)CORE GROUP: 1. Dr. Asis Bala 2. Prof. D. Thakur |
| 6 | Unraveling Host-Pathogen Dynamics and Anti-infective Therapeutics Using CRISPR-Cas9 for tackling Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. | 04.06.2025 | ANRF, GoI | ANRF/ECRG/2024/005762/LS Date:04.06.2025 |
3 years | LSD | Dr. Vijay Kumar Singh, Asst. Prof., IASST |
| 7 | Genomic and phylogenetic analysis of Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri isolated from major citrus-growing regions in India: investigating virulence mechanisms and developing disease control strategies. | 19.06.2025 | ANRF, GoI | ANRF/ECRG/2024/005876/LS Date:19.06.2025 |
3 years | LSD | Dr. Sheo Shankar Pandey |
| 8 | Potential Probiotics from the fermented food and beverages of the Northeast India for better gut health and disease management | 25.05.2026 | DBT, GoI | BT/PR51735/NER/95/2161/2024 Dt.08.05.2026 |
3 years | LSD | PI: Prof. M.R. Khan, LSD, IASST Co-PI: 1. Prof. Ashis K. Mukherjee, Director, IASST 2. Dr. Asis Bala, LSD, IASST 3. Dr. Krishna M. Ella, Bharat Biotech International Ltd. 4. Dr. D Yogeswara Rao, BBIL 5. Dr. Raches Ella, BBIL |
| 9 | Synthesis of Nano-engineered 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide by fused hollow cathode Plasma applications in flexible pyro-phototronic nanogenerator and X-ray detector devices | 17.06.2026 | ANRF, GoI | ANRF/ARG/2025/001452/PS Dt.18.12.2025 |
3 years | PSD | PI: Prof. Arup R Pal, PSD, IASST
Co-PI: 1. Dr. Biswajit Choudhury, IASST |
| 10 | Production of soybean based functional foods using microbial resources isolated from traditionally fermented foods of North East India | 03.09.2026 | DBT, GoI | BT/PR51789/NER/95/2052/2024 Dt.30.07.2026 |
3 years | LSD | PI: Prof. M.R. Khan, LSD, IASST Co-PI: Dr. Asis Bala, LSD, IASSTProject Coordinator: Dr. Santa Joshi, Dept. of Biotech & Bioinformatics, NEHU |
| 11 | Development of snake venom-inspired neurotrophin peptidomimetic formulations as a drug prototype against pesticide/herbicide-induced neurodegenerative diseases: Mechanistic understanding and translational evaluation | 03.11.2026 | ANRF, GoI | ANRF/JBG/2026/000096/LS Dated: 27-Jul-2026 |
5 years | LSD | Prof. A.K. Mukherjee, Director, IASST |




