National and International projects have been carried out to develop diagnostics, vaccines and immuostimulants for aquatic animals in AAHL with funding from National and International funding agencies. Our funding agencies are Department of Biotechnology, Department of Science and Technology, University Grants Commission, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Indo-French Centre for Promotion of Advanced Research.
On-going Projects
S.No. |
Sponsors name |
Project title |
Amount Sanctioned |
Period of Project |
Year of completion |
1. |
DBT |
Production, nano-delivery and validation of viral vaccine against nodavirus of fish |
58.53 Lakhs |
2019-2023 |
Ongoing |
2. |
DBT |
Development of vaccines against Tilapia lake virus (TiLV) and Cyprinid herbesvirus-2 of fish in Indian aquaculture system. |
63.51 lakhs |
2021-2024 |
Ongoing |
3. |
DBT |
Cell and Development Biology of Marine Organisms” under the Marine Bioresource and Biotechnology Network Programme |
326.19 Lakhs |
2021-2024 |
Ongoing |
4. |
ICMR |
Burden of scrub typhus infection and identification of Chigger mite vectors transmitting the disease in Kerala, South India |
30.0712 Lakhs |
2022-2025 |
Ongoing |
Completed Projects
S.No. |
Sponsors name |
Project title |
Amount Sanctioned |
Period of Project |
Year of completion |
1. |
DBT |
Development of diagnostic methods, their field evaluation and monitoring of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) along the coast of India |
25 lakhs |
1999 -2004 |
Completed (2004) & Technology transferred |
2. |
UGC |
Studies on inactivation of WSSV by physical and chemical agents, and plants |
4.37 lakhs |
2000-2004 |
Completed (2004) |
3. |
DOD |
Rapid survey of prevalence and geographic distribution of WSSV |
12.45 lakhs |
2002 -2005 |
Completed (2005) |
4. |
DBT |
Development of cell lines of Sea bass (Lates calcarifer) |
19.03 lakhs |
2003 -2006 |
Completed (2006) |
5. |
DBT |
Confirmed anti-wssv compound from an Indian plant (identification, development of anti-wssv formulation and technology transfer) |
5.208 lakhs |
2004 -2005 |
Completed (2005) & Technology Transferred |
6. |
ICAR |
Studies on White Tail Disease in Macrobrachium rosenbergii (Disease diagnosis and Control) |
13.73 lakhs |
2003 -2006 |
Completed (2006) |
7. |
Indo-French (IFCPAR) |
Studies on Viruses (MrNV/XSV and WSSV) Pathogenic to Macrobrachium rosenbergii in India (International Project with France) |
85 Lakhs |
2006 -2009 |
Completed (2009) |
8. |
DBT |
Development and characterization of cell lines from grouper (Epinephelus tauvina), carp and catfish |
35.8 Lakhs |
2006 -2009 |
Completed (2009) |
9. |
UGC |
Cloning and expression of Vibrio anguillarum outer membrane porin for the development of recombinant and DNA vaccine, and their efficacy in the field |
5.7 Lakhs |
2007 -2010 |
Completed (2010) |
10. |
MoES |
A viral survey of marine fishes (Lates calcarifer and Epinephelus) along the costal line of India using our established sea bass cell lines |
16.69 Lakhs |
2007 -2010 |
Completed (2010) |
11. |
DBT |
Development & Characterization of cell lines from Etroplus for Virology & toxicological application. |
37.16 Lakhs |
2007 -2010 |
Completed (2010) |
12. |
DBT |
Characterization and development of diagnostics for viral nervous necrosis in seabass (Lates calarifer) and mullet (Mugil cephalus) |
27.72 Lakhs |
2007 -2010 |
Completed (2010) |
13. |
DBT |
Development of antiviral therapy using double stranded RNA (dsRNA) against Shrimp Viruses,WSSV,MBV and HPV |
61.26 Lakhs |
2008 -2011 |
Completed (2011) |
14. |
DBT |
Application of established fish cell lines for evaluating the toxicity of industrial effluents |
29.94 Lakhs |
2007 -2010 |
Completed (2010) |
15. |
DBT |
Development of in vitro system from Penaeus indicus and freshwater crab, Paratelphusa hydrodomous for WSSV replication, pathogenesis and quantification |
48.67 Lakhs |
2009 -2011 |
Completed (2011) |
16. |
DST |
Potential use of Nanoparticles for DNA vaccine delivery in fish model to control bacterial and viral disease |
37.15 Lakhs |
2008 -2011 |
Completed (2011) |
17. |
DBT |
Control of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) of shrimp in the culture system by nanoparticles and modified nanosystem (Phase I) – Collaborator under SBIRI-DBT |
100 Lakhs |
2007 -2010 |
Completed (2010) |
18. |
Indo- Norwegian |
Indo Norwegian platform of fish and shellfish vaccine development. Sub - Development of viral vaccines against nodavirus and IPNV (International Project with Norway) |
68.56 Lakhs |
2009 -2013 |
Completed (2013) |
19. |
DBT |
Characterization and maintenance of cell lines of fish and crab |
27.78 Lakhs |
2012 -2014 |
Completed (2014) |
20. |
UGC |
Development of vaccines against Aeromonas caviae |
9.43 Lakhs |
2012 -2015 |
Completed |
21. |
DBT |
Antimicrobial and Immunstimulatory Activities of Actinomycetes for Aquatic Animal Health Management |
89 Lakhs |
2012 -2015 |
Completed |
22. |
DBT |
Development of white spot syndrome virus free brooders for seed production: using indigenous shrimp, Penaeus indicus as a model |
80 Lakhs |
2013 -2016 |
Completed |
23. |
DST |
Potential use of biodegradable nanoparticles to deliver recombinant protein vaccine in shrimp to control WSSV (Indo-Sri Lanka collaborative project) |
22.17 Lakhs |
2013 -2016 |
Completed |
24. |
DBT |
Tata Innovation Fellowship - project on immune genes of shrimp |
45 Lakhs |
2013 -2018 |
Completed |
25. |
BIRAC |
Control of WSSV of shrimp using nanoformulated dsRNA |
100 Lakhs |
2015 -2017 |
Completed |
26. |
DBT |
Development of field level nanoparticles-based immunodiagnostics |
83.9 Lakhs |
2014 - 2017 |
Completed |
27. |
DBT |
Herbal immunostimulant formulated feed to protect shrimp from WSSV infection |
85.6 Lakhs |
2015 - 2018 |
Completed |
28. |
DBT-BBSRC |
Prevention and future control of the two major socioeconomically-important pathogens in Asian aquaculture |
103 Lakhs |
2016 - 2019 |
Completed |
29. |
DBT |
Molecular screening, cell culture-based isolation and characterization of finfish and shellfish viruses and establishment of National Repository |
104 Lakhs |
2017 -2020 |
Completed |
30. |
DBT-NBFGR |
National Repository of Fish Cell lines in NBFGR (Phase-II) and access centre in C. Abdul Hakeem College and research on application of cell lines in virology, toxicology and gene expression studies |
133 Lakhs |
2018 - 2021 |
Completed |
31. |
DBT |
Attempt to develop diagnostics and preventive measure for suspected fish viral diseases encountered in Assam |
70 Lakhs |
2018 -2021 |
Completed |
32. |
ICAR - NFDB |
National Surveillance Programme for Aquatic Animal Diseases – Tamilnadu State (Selected Districts) |
134.351 Lakhs |
2013 -2020 |
Completed |