COMPLETED AND ON-GOING PROJECTS
Mining GABA producing probiotic lactic acid bacteria to formulate bio-functional fermented milk funded by BAS-USDA, Bangladesh. Role: Principal Investigator, Project Amount: 57,00,000. Duration: 2023-2026.
Unlocking the microbial diversity in artisanal ‘Buffalo Milk Curd’ to formulate probiotic based bio-functional starter culture towards developing healthy Dahi funded by Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Ministry of Fisheries and livestock, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Role: Principal Investigator, Project Amount: BDT 27,00,000. Duration: 2022-2025.
Construction of a mobile milk testing laboratory for assessing on-site raw milk quality in Char areas of Bangladesh funded by Department of Livestock Services, Ministry of Fisheries and livestock, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Responsible for Component B), Project Amount: BDT 35,00,000. Duration: 2023-2026.
Climate Change Impact on Livestock and Poultry – A Special Focus on Heat Stress and Enteric Methane Emission funded by Krishi Gobeshona Foundation, Bangladesh. Role: Objective Leader-5, Project Amount: BDT 3,29,00,000. Duration: 2020-2024.
Establishment and validation of ICP-MS based methods to analyze major and trace elements in milk and dairy products of Bangladesh with special focus on powdered milk and infant formula funded by Research and Management Wing, Gazipur Agricultural University Research Grant. Role: Principal Investigator, Project Amount: BDT 9,00,000. Duration: 2020-2023.
Isolation and molecular characterization of lignin-degrading bacteria towards improving nutritional quality of rice straw funded by University Grants Commission (UGC). Role: Principal Investigator, Project Amount: BDT 3,00,000. Duration: 2021-2022.
Construction of lignocellulose degrading microbial consortia from Sundarban mangrove forest soil towards value addition in crop residues as ruminant feed funded by Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Role: Principal Investigator, Project Amount: BDT 3,00,000. Duration: 2020-2021.
Exploring traditional ‘Buffalo Milk Curd’ for developing probiotic based starter culture funded by Ministry of Education, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Role: Principal Investigator, Project Amount: BDT 16,00,000. Duration: 2017-2019.
Transformation of chhana whey into bioethanol using the traditional microbiota funded by Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Role: Principal Investigator, Project Amount: BDT 3,50,000. Duration: 2015-2016.
Consumption of chhana whey: An attempt to putting waste into value in Bangladesh funded by Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Role: Principal Investigator, Project Amount: BDT 3,00,000. Duration: 2014-2015.