Research Interests

Our lab currently works on the following three domains:

Antimicrobial Peptides

AMPs

Treatment for multidrug-resistant pathogens, therapeutic index and deciphering the mechanism of action

Anti Microbial Resistance (AMR)

Anti-fungal

Anti-bacterial

Anti-viral

Anti-parasitic

Dual use: AMP + CPP

Cell Penetrating Peptides

CPPs

Elucidation of mechanism of CPP- mediated macromolecule delivery in living cells

CPP mediated therapeutics

Identification of novel CPPs and their applications

Ocular therapeutics: Microbial keratitis, Keratoconus, Corneal injuries

Anti-Cancer Peptides

ACPs

Delivery of miRNA based anticancer therapeutics

Novel anti- cancer peptide development

Investigating the mechanism of ACPs

Dual use: ACP + CPP

OTHER AREAS:

Venoms and toxins based therapeutic drug development
Marine bioprospecting: Exploring Marine biodiversity for bioactive molecules of interest in the pharmaceutical sector.
IPRs and governance issues of novel life science technologies