Cell and Molecular Biology

Research Focus

Vaccine against enteric pathogens

• Vaccine against enteric pathogens by using different approaches such as
  • a. Oral mucosal vaccine
  • b. DNA based vaccine
  • c. Epitope based vaccine
• Expression of biotherapeutic proteins in bacterial and mammalian expression system

Cancer Therapy

• Targeted induction of apoptosis in lung cancer cells
• Modulation of transcription and translation factors as therapy against lung cancer
• Cancer cell metabolism and stemness factors

Nanoparticle targeted drug delivery system

• Drug Delivery and Drug targeting "in to cancer" cells using Therapeutic Nanoparticles
• Isolation and characterisation of endocytic "organelles"
• Electromagnetic purification and characterisation of endosomes from mammalian cells

Mechanism of gene transfer in eukaryotic cells through endocytosis

Genetic variation and its association with complex diseases

• CNV Genetic Variations in Indian population: Implication for Health
• Molecular Biomarkers for Cancer Chemotherapy in Indian Population
• Infectious Diseases and Genetic Polymorphism in Indian Population

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