work Microbial Functional Redudnacy of Esturine Microbiome Combining genomics, metagenome and metatranscriptome we study metabolic flexibility and microbial functional Redudnacy Bacteriophages and Auxiliary Metabolic Genes of Chesapeake and Delaware Bays Combining genomics, metagenome and metatranscriptome we study virome taxonomy, auxillary metabolic genes, host prediction and comparison with existing viral data. Particle-associated and free-living microorganisms in the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays Combining genomics, metagenome and metatranscriptome and metagenome assembled genomes (MAGs) we study metabolic flexibility and microbial functional Redudnacy Diversity & Genomic Studies of Moderate Halophilic Bacteria Genomic and phenotypic insights into the adaptation of halophilic bacteria in extreme environments. DARPA_ECOCOAT Screening of genomes, isolates, metagenome for biofilm production, and EPS production for generating a synthetic community of biofilm producers. Environmental Impact Assessment_Central Indian Ocean_Deep Sea Mining Biology of micro, meaga and meio fauna after and before deep sea mining of polymetallic nodules. Biotechnological and bioremediation potential of halophilic bacteria Biotechnological applications of halophilic bacteria Adaptation of microbial populations to monsoon hypoxia in the Arabian Sea Bacterial community analysis of the Arabian Sea through shotgun metagenome analysis Collaboration Active Collaborations fun