Ashok Mulchandani's
Bionanotechnology and Biosensors Group


RESEARCH FUNDING

·       Title: MSE GAAN

Agency: OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

Duration: 10/1/2018 – 9/30/2021

 

·       Title: EAGER: 2D Nanomaterials-Bioreceptor Hybrid Optoelectronic Biosensors

Agency: National Science Foundation

Duration: 8/1/2018 – 7/31/2020

 

·       Title: Applying Anodic Stripping Voltammetry To Complex Wastewater Streams For Rapid Metal Detection

Agency: Department of Energy - NETL

Duration: 1/1/2018 – 12/31/2020

 

·       Title: Integrated low cost water sensors for real-time river water monitoring and decision making

Agency: Indo-US Science and Technology Foundation

Duration: 1/1/2018 – 12/31/2020

 

·       Title: Label-free, chemiresistive, paper microfluidic nanobiosensor array for multiplexed detection

Agency: National Science Foundation

Duration: 7/1/2016 – 6/30/2019

 

·       Title: Detection, Transformation and Health Effects of Organochlorine Pesticides

Agency: UCR Vice chancellor for research and economic development

Duration: 7/01/2016 – 6/30/2017

 

·       Title: Enhancing Biological Control of Citrus Pests with Improved Ants Control Technologies

Agency: Pest Management Research Grant Program

Duration: 7/1/2015 – 6/30/2018

 

·       Title: Spore-Based Designer Enzyme Complex/Cascade Biocatalysts

Agency: National Science Foundation

Duration: 4/1/2014 – 3/31/2018

 

·       Title: Point-of-Use Nanosensor For Detection Of Citrus Greening Disease (Huanglongbing)

Agency: US Department of Agriculture

Duration: 12/2/2013 – 12/1/2017

 

·       Title: Two Dimensional Performance with Three Dimensional Capacity: Engineering the Thermal Properties of Graphene

Agency: National Science Foundation

Duration: 9/1/2013 – 8/31/2016

 

·       Title: Development of highly efficient reductive photocatalyst for environmental remediation and energy conversion

Agency: UCR Center for Catalysis

Duration: 7/01/2015 – 12/31/2015

 

·       Title: Treating Diseases By Controlling Bacterial Biofilms

Agency: UCR Vice chancellor for research and economic development

Duration: 7/01/2015 – 12/31/2015

 

·       Title: Carbon Nanotubes Sensor Arrays for Sensitive Detection of Mercury Poisoning

Agency: NIEHS through Innosense, Inc.

Duration: 7/28/2014 – 7/31/2015

 

·       Title: Treating Diseases By Controlling Bacterial Biofilms

Agency: UCR Vice chancellor for research and economic development

Duration: 9/01/2013 – 8/31/2014

 

·       Title: Biosensor for Myocardial Injury Diagnosis in Low-Resource Settings

Agency: UCR Academic Senate Committee of Research Fellowship

Duration: 7/1/2013 – 6/30/2014

 

·       Title: DNA-functionalized carbon nanotubes gas sensors

Agency: Nanosense Inc.

Duration: 11/15/2011 – 11/14/2013

 

·       Title: Wearable sensors array for Real-Time Monitoring of Diesel and Gasoline Exhaust Exposure

Agency: National Institutes of Health

Duration: 8/1/2007 – 5/31/2011

 

·       Title: Development of high-throughput and real-time methods for the detection of infective enteric viruses

Agency: US Environmental Protection Agency

Duration: 9/1/2006 – 8/31/2010

 

·       Title: A highly sensitive microcantilever-based immunosensors array

Agency: National Science Foundation

Duration: 9/15/2006 – 9/14/2010

 

·       Title: A Genetically Programmable Module for Screening of Protease Inhibitors based on Quantum Dot-Donor Fluorescense Resonance Energy Transfer

Agency: National Science Foundation

Duration: 4/15/2008 – 3/31/2011

 

·       Title: REU Site: Bioanalytical Sciences

Agency: National Science Foundation

Duration: 3/1/2006 – 2/28/2009

 

·       Title: Single-walled carbon nanotubes based high density chemical and biological sensors arrays

Agency: DMEA (Via Center for Nanoscale Innovation for Defense)

Duration: 9/1/2007-8/31/2008

 

·       Title: Nanosensor for Biowarfare

Agency: Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering

Duration: 9/1/2006-9/30/2007

 

·       Title: Brine Reduction in Reverse Osmosis Desalination via Tunable Biopolymers

Agency: US EPA (via Metropolitan Water District of Southern California)

Duration: 5/1/2004-9/30/2008

 

·       Title: Conducting polymer nanowires immunosensor array for microbial pathogens

Agency: US Environmental Protection Agency

Duration: 5/1/2005 – 4/30/2010

 

·       Title: Nanowires immunosensors array for biowarfare agents

Agency: National Science Foundation

Duration: 9/1/2005 – 8/31/2008

 

·       Title: Innovative Technologies for Heavy Metals Removal by Tunable Biopolymers with Customized Properties

Agency: National Science Foundation

Duration: 1/15/2004-12/31/2007

 

·       Title: Fabrication of reversible microarray sensors using thermally responsive biopolymers.

Agency: National Science Foundation

Duration: 7/1/2003-7/31/2007

 

·       Title: High Power Density Nanostructured Bio Fuel Cell

Agency: UC Energy Institute

Duration: 7/1/2004 – 6/30/2006

 

·       Title: Bioaffinity label-free sensing using biorceptors embedded conducting polymer nanowires

Agency: UC Biotechnology Research and Training Program

Duration: 7/1/2005 – 6/30/2007

 

·       Title: DNA Aptamer-Based Detection of Atrazine in Water

Agency: UC Water Resources Center

Duration: 7/1/2002 - 6/30/2005

 

·       Title: Field-portable chip-based anti-terrorism microanalyzer

Agency: Oklahoma City Memorial Institute for Prevention of Terrorism

Duration: 12/1/2002 - 11/30/2005

 

·       Title: Nanoscale Biopolymers with Tunable Properties for Improved Decontamination and Recycling of Heavy Metals

Agency: US Environmental Protection Agency

Duration: 2/1/2002-1/31/2006

 

·       Title: DNA aptamer-based fluorescence polarization bioassay for point-of-care lipoprotein profile

Agency: UC Biostar and Intelligent Optical System Inc.

Duration: 1/28/2003 - 1/30/2006

 

·       Title: Assessment of the fate of Emerging Pathogens in Biosolids

Agency: Water Environment Research Foundation

Duration: 7/1/2001-6/30/2004

 

·       Title: Field-deployable Biosensors for Organophosphate Pesticides

Agency: US Department of Agriculture

Duration: 12/01/1999 - 11/30/2003

 

·       Title: Biosensors for Field Monitoring of Organophosphate Pesticides

Agency: US Environmental Protection Agency

Duration: 06/01/2000 - 05/31/2003

 

·       Title: Development of a Rapid, Quantitative Method for the Detection of Infective

Coxsakie and Echo Viruses in Drinking Water

Agency: US Environmental Protection Agency

Duration: 6/1/2000-5/31/2003

 

·       Title: Tunable Immunosorbents for the Remediation of Atrazine- and Simazine-Contaminated Water

Agency: UC Water Resources Center

Duration: 7/1/2000-6/30/2003

 

·       Title: Rhizoremediation of mercury by a recombinant root-colonizing Pseudomonas

fluorescens strain with surface-expressed mercury-binding protein

Agency: UC Toxic Substances Research & Training Program

Duration: 7/1/2001-6/30/2003

 

·       Title: Development of Novel OPH-Based Materials for Detoxification of Organophosphate Pesticides

Agency: US Department of Agriculture

Duration: 7/1/1999-6/30/2002

 

·       Title: Biodetoxification of Organophosphorus Nerve Agents by Immobilized E. coli with Surface Expressed Organophosphorus Hydrolase and Cellulose Binding Domain Protein in a Fixed-Film Bioreactor

Agency: National Science Foundation

Duration: 9/1/1998-8/31/2002

 

·       Title: Development of novel biosorbents for heavy metal removal

Agency: US Environmental Protection Agency

Duration: 10/1/1998-9/30/2002

 

·       Title: Development of novel biosorbents for heavy metal removal

Agency: University of California Biotechnology Research and Education Program

Duration: 7/1/1998-6/30/2001

 

·       Title: Flow affinity biosensor for Taxol and its active analogs and metabolites

Agency: National Science Foundation

Duration: 9/1/1997-8/31/2001

 

·       Title: Application of surface expressed phosphotriesterase for detoxification and monitoring of organophosphorus compounds

Agency: US Environmental Protection Agency

Duration: 10/1/1995-9/30/1999

 

·       Title: SGER: Determination of Taxol using tubulin binding assay

Agency: National Science Foundation

Duration: 6/1/1994-8/31/1996

 

·       Title: RIA: Development of an integrated amperometric enzyme sensors for glutamic acid and glutamine monitoring

in mammalian cell cultures and tissues

Agency: National Science Foundation

Duration: 6/1/1994-8/31/1996

 


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