Projects

GRANTS
A*

Title of the Project	Regulation of heat shock proteins in Drosophila melanogaster populations simultaneously selected for faster pre-adult development and late reproduction. Council of Scientific & Induatrial Research, Government of India. Grant amount:
Investigator	Shakarad, M.
Granting Agency	Council of Scientific & Induatrial Research, Government of India
Amount granted	INR 25.00 lakhs
Status	Ongoing
Duration	3 years

B*

Title of the Project	Cost of selection response to simultaneous selection on two divergent life-history traits in Drosophila melanogaster.
Investigator	Shakarad, M.
Granting Agency	Council of Scientific & Induatrial Research, Government of India.
Amount granted	INR 20.00 lakhs
Status	Completed
Duration	3 years

C*

Title of the Project	Evolution of life-history traits in Drosophila melanogaster under multiple divergent selection pressures.
Investigator	Shakarad, M.
Granting Agency	Council of Scientific & Induatrial Research, Government of India.
Amount granted	INR 17.00 lakhs
Status	Completed
Duration	3 years

D*

Title of the Project	Division of labour in termites: How is it achieved?
Investigator	Shakarad, M.
Granting Agency	Department of Science & Technology, Government of India.
Amount granted	INR 17. 38 lakhs
Status	Completed
Duration	3 years

E*

Title of the Project	: A model lower termite to understand division of labour amongst workers.
Investigators	Crosland, M. W. J., Shakarad, M. and Traniello, J. F. A.
Granting Agency	Research Grant Council of Hong Kong.
Amount granted	HK$ 780,830 (≈ 100,000 US$)
Status	Since principal investigator Dr. M. W. J. Crosland left Chinese University of Hong Kong we could not utilize the grant.
Duration	3 years

* grants received as independent faculty.