Chosen as a Centre of Excellence, by UNESCO’s Global Network of Molecular and Cell Biology
Received the TWAS (The World Academy of Sciences, Italy) Award and was designated as a South Centre of Excellence in Research & Training
Given the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Award for Outstanding Achievement in Science & Technology
Member of the ICICI Knowledge Park launched jointly by the Industrial Credit & Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) Ltd., and the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad
Member of APBioNet, an international website for the advancement of bioinformatics
CSIR Technology Award for development of a universal probe for species identification
CSIR Technology Award for development of salt-inducible vector for over-expression of proteins
CSIR Technology Award for a transgenic Drosophila system for screening and validation of potential anti-cancer agents
CSIR Award for S&T Innovations for Rural Development
“Biotech Product and Process Development and Commercialisation Award-2016” jointly with the Indian Institute of Rice Research (IIRR) from Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi for development and deployment of an improved Samba Mahsuri rice variety