School of Biotechnology : Research : Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

School of Biotechnology

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School of Biotechnology : Research

RESEARCH

School of Biotechnology engages in all the diverse arena of basic and applied biotechnology for student projects and faculty research. The following ongoing projects include:

Project 1

Title of the Project	Establishment of Bioinformatics Infrastructure (BIF) for the promotion of Biology Teaching through Bioinformatics.
Funding Agency	Apex Bioinformatics Centre, Deptt. of Biotechnology, New Delhi.
Coordinator	Prof. (Dr.) V.Verma, Dean,COS
Grant amount	Rs. 20 Lakhs

Project 2

Title of the Project	Establishment of Herbal Garden Trikuta Hills at SMVDU University.
Funding Agency	National Medicinal Plants Board, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
Coordinator	Prof. (Dr.) V.Verma, Dean,COS
Principal Investigator	Dr. Sharada M. Potukuchi, Asstt. Prof.
Grant amount	Rs. 10 Lakhs

Project 3

Title of the Project	Fermentative production of lactic acid from Mahua flowers
Funding Agency	TRIFED, New Delhi
Principal Investigator	Prof. (Dr.) V.Verma, Dean,COS
Co-Investigator	Dr. Preeti Sharma
Grant amount	Rs. 14.95 Lakhs

RESEARCH PROGRAMME

The School of Biotechnology offers Ph.D. to limited number of candidates preferably in the areas of Biotechnology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology and plant Biotechnology. Admission to Ph.D. programme is possible any time in the year through College Research Committee (CRC). Limited number of Research Assistantships for Ph.D. students is available which is decided on merit by the CRC, subject to the rules of the University.

RESEARCH SCHOLARS

Mr. Munish Sharma
Mr. Venkatesham K.
Ms. Reena Singh
Mr. Feroz Raja
Mr. Ch. Pradeep Reddy
Mr. P. Elisha
Mr. Amit Kumar Pradan
Mr. T.Jitender Reddy

The following ongoing Investigational Projects:

Investigational Project Title	IBT, Students (Sem. VIII)	Faculty Concerned
''Identification of Bacillus thuriengenesis insecticidal endotoxin gene sequence from the local bacterial source in J&K state.''	Parmeshwar N. Sharma	Prof. V.Verma
	Supal Sharma	Prof. V.Verma
	Venika Saini	Dr. Ratna Chandra
	Mithilesh Kumar	Dr. Ratna Chandra

Faculty has already submitted several research projects for funding to various agencies such as DST, DBT, MoEF, UGC etc. individually and in collaboration with Indian Institute of Integrative Medicines {Earlier RRL} (CSIR), Jammu.

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