|
Name, Designation and Institution |
Area of Study |
US Host Institution |
Grant Duration and Grant Start Date |
Ms. Shivani Kanodia
Research Scholar
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
New Delhi |
Public Health
(Infectious Disease--Malaria)
(Identify molecular determinants of the interaction between the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum and the human erythrocyte) |
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, MA |
9 months
September 2012 |
Ms. Divya S Mundackal
Research Scholar
Neuro-Stem Cell Biology Lab
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
Thiruvanathapuram
Kerala |
Science and Technology
(Neuro Stem Cell Biology)
(Functional evaluation of transplanted Retinal Ganglion cells integration into host retina by electrophysiology techniques) |
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD |
9 months
August 2012 |
Ms. Gauri Deb
Research Scholar
Department of Biotechnology
IIT Guwahati
Guwahati
Assam |
Science and Technology
(Cancer Biology and Preventive Oncology)
(Effect of green tea polyphenol Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) on the molecular players involved in Breast and Prostate cancer metastasis) |
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH |
9 months
July 2012 |
Mr. Pranjal Trivedi
Assistant Professor in Physics Department of Physics and Astrophysics
Sri Venkateswara College University of Delhi
New Delhi |
Science and Technology
(Physics – Cosmology and Astrophysics)
(Probing magnetic fields in the early universe using cosmic microwave background radiation) |
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD |
9 months
September 2012 |
Ms. Vani Subramanian
Documentary Film Maker and Feminist Activist
New Delhi |
Media and Communications (Film)
(Theatre of life: re-viewing women’s lives within architectural and cinematic spaces in India) |
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY |
9 months
September 2012 |
Mr. Hemant B Suryawanshi
Doctoral Student
Proteomics and Integrative Biology Unit
Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB)
Delhi |
Science and Technology
(Molecular Biology)
(Tet-ON Regulated Hammerhead Ribozyme Expression for Conditional Knockdown of Specific miRNA) |
Rockefeller University
New York, NY |
9 months
June 2012 |
Mr. Tanumoy Bera
Ph.D. Scholar
Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
New Delhi |
Agricultural Sciences
(Soil Science)
(Preparation, characterization and evaluation of biochar for improving nutrient-use efficiency and soil health under rice crop) |
United States Department of Agriculture
Prosser, WA |
9 months
September 2012 |
Mr. Chaitanya K Yarlagadda
Project Assistant
Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru
Karnataka |
Environment
(Wildlife Biology and Conservation)
(Resolving conflict between conservation and livelihoods –crop damage by blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) in semi-arid India) |
Princeton University Princeton, NJ |
9 months
September 2012 |
Ms. Anisha Saxena
Assistant Professor
Department of History
Lady Shri Ram College
New Delhi |
Study of India (History)
(Landscape, Memory and History: Claims and Conflicts in the Constitution of Sacred Geographies in Western India)
|
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY |
9 months
September 2012 |
Ms. Yadhu Suneja
Research Scholar (Biochemistry) Department of Biotechnology Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana
Punjab |
Agricultural Sciences
(Allele mining of drought stress-responsive genes in D-genome progenitor of wheat)
|
Washington State University
Pullman, WA |
9 months
August 2012 |
Mr. Durgadas Cherukaraveedu
Ph.D. Scholar
Biosurface Technology Division
Biomedical Technology Wing
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala |
Science and Technology
(Nano biotechnology)
(Hybrid quantum dot-EGFR conjugates for multimodal diagnosis of breast cancer metastasis and therapy)
|
University of Texas Austin, TX |
9 months
August 2012 |
Mr. Avik Basu
CSIR Senior Research Fellow Structural Genomics Division
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
Kolkata
West Bengal |
Science and Technology
(Biotechnology)
(Structure-function analysis of spectrin and its role in hereditary hemolytic anemia)
|
Wistar Institute Philadelphia, PA |
9 months
July 2012 |
Mr. Ashok Kumar Melyazhagan
Research Scholar
Advanced Materials Laboratory
Centre for Leather Apparel & Accessories Development (CLAD)
Central Leather Research Institute
Chennai
Tamil Nadu |
Science and Technology
(Material Science)
(Novel graphene oxide nanomaterials from graphitic nanocarbons derived from collagen wastes)
|
Rice University
Houston, TX |
9 months
August 2012 |
Ms. Shashikala Srinivasan
Doctoral Research Scholar The Centre for the Study of Culture and Society Bengaluru
Karnataka |
Education
(Locations of Knowledge: The University, Liberal Education and the Case of India)
|
Columbia University New York, NY |
9 months
September 2012 |
Mr. Apoorva Ghosh
Mr. Apoorva Ghosh
Doctoral Student XLRI
School of Business and Human Resources
Jamshedpur
Jharkhand |
Management and Leadership Development (Organizational Behavior)
(Leveraging sexual orientation workforce diversity through identity deployment)
|
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT |
9 months
August 2012 |
Mr. Siddhartha S. Layek
Ph.D. Scholar
Livestock Production and Management
National Dairy Research Institute
Karnal
Haryana |
Agricultural Sciences (Animal Reproduction--Semen Cryobiology)
(Cryopreservation of bovine semen: Impact of extender and filtration on post-thaw sperm functions and fertility)
|
Cornell University Ithaca, NY |
9 months
August 2012 |
Ms. Ajitha Menon
Chief of Bureau
Asian News International
Kolkata
West Bengal |
Media and Communications (Social Media)
(Deliberative Democracy: How Social Media Mobilizes Civic Engagement to Influence Policy and Development?) |
University of Maryland College Park, MD
|
9 months
August 2012 |
Ms. Megha Aggarwal
Research Scholar
Department of Biotechnology Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee
Roorkee
Uttarakhand |
Science and Technology (Virology)
(Structure-function analysis of capsid protein from Alphaviruses for antiviral drug development) |
Purdue University West Lafayette, IN
|
9 months
August 2012 |
Mr. Raghavendra S Nagampalli
Research Scholar
CAS in Crystallography and Biophysics University of Madras-Guindy Campus
Chennai
Tamil Nadu |
Science and Technology (Drug Discovery)
(Structural analysis of an important aspartic protease inhibitor from Brugia malyi (Bm-33) using NMR to elucidate its mechanism in Human Lymphatic Filariasis) |
Claflin University Orangeburg, SC
|
9 months
August 2012 |
Ms. Shruti Balaji
Ph.D. Scholar
Department of Biological Sciences
Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani
Goa |
Science and Technology (Regenerative Medicine)
(Differentiation potential of human extra embryonic tissue-derived stem cells to the pancreatic cell lineage in a 3D-environment) Human Lymphatic Filariasis) |
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
|
9 months
September 2012 |
Mr. K. Unni Krishnan
Assistant Professor
Department of Media and Entertainment
Manipal University Bengaluru Campus Bengaluru 560 064 Karnataka |
Study of India
(Fine Arts--Visual Culture)
(Visual culture of contemporary India) |
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD |
9 months
August 2012 |
Ms. Sweta Mukherjee
Ph.D. Scholar
The English and Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh |
Education (English Language Education)
(Language classrooms as sites for developing emotional intelligence) |
University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA |
9 months
August 2012 |
Mr. Swapnil Prakash Doijad
Ph.D. Student
ICAR Research Complex for Goa Old Goa
Goa |
Science and Technology
(Biofilm formation and detergent resistance of Listeria Monocytogene (LM) isolates from food-processing environment) |
Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA |
9 months
August 2012 |
Mr. Rakesh Kumar Pati
Doctoral Candidate
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Kozhikode
Kerala |
Management and Leadership Development (Social Entrepreneurship)
(Fostering Social Entrepreneurship - Lessons from India and USA) |
Carlson School of Management,University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN |
9 months
August 2012 |
Mr. Debayan Dhar
Ph.D. Student
Department of Design
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati
Guwahati
Assam |
Education (Instructional Design and E-learning)
(Study of the role and effect of Graphical User Interface on test mode effect in a computer based examination system) |
University of Texas Austin, TX |
6 months
August 2012 |
Ms. Mandeep Kaur
Research Fellow
Department of Commerce and Business Management
Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar
Punjab |
Management and Leadership Development (Brand Management)
(Influence of corporate branding on consumer brand evaluation: a cross-cultural comparison) |
University of South Carolina Columbia, SC |
9 months
August 2012 |
Ms. Mandeep Kaur
Research Fellow
Department of Commerce and Business Management
Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar
Punjab |
Management and Leadership Development (Brand Management)
(Influence of corporate branding on consumer brand evaluation: a cross-cultural comparison) |
University of South Carolina Columbia, SC |
9 months
August 2012 |
Mr. Nawal Kishore Singh
Research Scholar
Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
and Music Teacher
Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh |
Study of India (Music)
(Western Drumming Teaching in American Schools and Colleges) |
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI |
9 months
September 2012 |
Ms. Suchi Gaur
Research Scholar
Department of Development Communication and Extension Lady Irwin College
University of Delhi
New Delhi |
Media and Communications with focus on Public Service Broadcasting
(Exploring Participatory community radio models in the United States) |
New York University New York, NY |
7 months
September 2012 |
Ms. Gurpreet Kaur
Ph.D. Scholar
Department of Biotechnology Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar
Punjab |
Agricultural Sciences (Bioinformatics)
(Structure-function analysis of plant NADPH oxidase |
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC |
9 months
August 2012 |
Mr. Sudip Jana
Senior Research Fellow
Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur
Kharagpur
West Bengal |
Science and Technology (Oceanography)
(Data Assimilation in Ocean Circulation Modeling) |
University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth
Fairhaven, MA |
9 months
September 2012 |
Mr. Bibek Yumnam
Senior Research Fellow Conservation Genetics Laboratory Wildlife Institute of India
Dehradun
Uttarakhand |
Environment (Conservation Biology)
(Evaluation of metapopulation structure of tigers (Panthera tigris) in Central India using genetic markers) |
Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. |
9 months
September 2012 |
