XII Congreso Latinoamericano de Botanica, Update January 2018
Dept Of Biotechnology India
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1.Faculty profile
Sr.
No.
Faculty Designation
Age
(years)
Educational
qualifications
Teaching
experience
(years)
Appoint
ment
date
No. of
publicati
ons
1. R M Kothari
Professor &
Principal
69 Ph.D. DBM 18 01/06/09 223
2.
R K
Bhadekar
Asst.
Professor
41 Ph.D. 08 10/09/04 9
3. N K Bipinraj Lecturer 33 Ph.D. 04 01/08/05 4
4. D P Samarth
Teaching
Assistant
26
M.Sc.
(Microbiology)
01 01/08/09 -
2. Infrastructure for teaching and learning
Laboratory facilities
Floor Laboratory particulars Dimensions
Area
(Sq. ft.)
Capacity
First
Microbial biotechnology (UG) 22.21 X 38.61 857.5 24
Microbial biotechnology (PG) 22.21 X 38.61 857.5 18
Research laboratory 22.21 X 28.77 638.98 08
Washing room 18.37 X 9.41 172.99 -
Incubation room 13.77 X 8.80 122.06 -
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Practicals conducted :
Disinfection and
sterilization
Pure culture techniques
Microscopy
Media preparation
Isolation of
microorganisms
Characterization
Staining techniques
Bioassays
Microbial biotechnology
(UG) Laboratory
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Practicals conducted :
DNA isolation from
pro and eukaryotes
RNA isolation
Agarose gel
electrophoresis
Restriction digestion,
ligation
Cloning
PCR
Southern
hybridization
Primer designing
Microbial biotechnology
(PG) laboratory
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Research laboratory
Projects underway:
Microbial production of
omega-3-fatty acid (In
collaboration with
IRSHA, BVDU) funded
by DBT, Govt. of India
Other projects are related
to:
Marine biotechnology
Probiotics
Antimicrobial
compounds from
medicinal plants
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3. Instrumental facilities
Major
Equipment Make Cost (Rs.) Date of purchase
PCR Eppendorf 620801 15/09/04
Centrifuge Plastocrapt 488796 06/09/05
Gel documentation B-Genei 472388 23/08/06
Laminar air flow unit-03 Micro filt -02
Envair-01
239759 23/11/05,
09/09/08
Cooling Microfuge Remi 124763 14/11/06
Electrophoresis power
supply-04
B-Genei 117896 22/08/05,
10/04/06
Orbital shaking incubator Remi 103140 05/10/05
Electronic balance-01 Mettler 84375 12/03/08
Microscope binocular -02 Olympus CH20 80550 24/08/05
Compound Microscopes – 5 Magnus 80265 08/09/09
Trans-illuminator-02 B-Genei 78570 19/07/06
Deep freeze (-400C) -01 Remi 66402 23/08/08
Ligation bath-01 B-Genei 48094 01/10/05
Hot air oven-02 Bio-Technics 44404 27/08/05
Sony VPL EX-7 LCD projector
(Class room) -02
Space office
system Pvt. Ltd.
44000 28/08/09
Incubators -03 Bio-Technics 42306 27/08/05
Refrigerator -02 LG 37400 03/09/04
Rota evaporator -01 Superfit 36110 15/05/07
Distillation unit (Glass-01) Local, 28245 05/10/05
Autoclave-01 Lab hosp 26530 04/01/05
Autoclave -01 From Hotel
Management
0 NA
Water bath -02 Bio-Technics 20429 14/09/05
Colorimeter -02 Equiptronics
Systronics
19850 16/12/08
04/09/04
Balance-02 Tapson, Master 19800 27/08/05
Water bath shaker-01 Neolab 17865 05/10/05
Digital pH meter-01 Coslab 15946 08/09/09
Total 2958684
Minor
Micro-oven -01 Lloyd 8505 08/09/09
Digital pH meter-01 Global 8415 27/08/05
Vortex mixer-03 Neolab -01,
Remi -02
6589 23/09/05
24/02/07
Fixa-pipette set (5 µl , 25 µl,
50 µl, 100 µl, 500 µl & 1000
µl)
Fixa-pipette &
Bioera
6048 08/09/09
Variable pipette (10µl-02,
20µl-01, 100µl-02, 200µl-01 &
Pipette 23275 22/08/05
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1000µl-01)
Magnetic stirrer Spinit 4890 09/09/09
Digital colony counter-01 Elite 4275 24/02/07
Bench top cooler-02 (B-Genei) 3527 19/07/06
Magnetic stirrer-01 Neolab 2848 23/09/05
Mixer Phillips 2457 08/09/09
Hot plate-01 Bio-Technics 1197 27/08/05
Stopwatch-02 Racer 900 08/09/09
Total 72926
Project equipments
Distillation unit (Steel-01) Local
Lab Enterprise
7834 18/02/09
Table top Centrifuge-01 Remi 16052 10/04/08
Colorimeter -01 Equiptronics 9450 16/12/08
Ultrasonicator Trans-o- sonic 90208 30/03/09
Lyophilizer Biotechnologies 295481 30/03/09
Fermentor Napro 1172712 31/03/09
Total 1591737
Grand total 4623347
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4.Achivements
Reviews submitted by T. Y. B. Sc. students:
This activity was initiated for the T. Y. B.Sc. students to impart them
skills of understanding the scientific subjects, comprehending relevant
information in it and analytically summarizing the same in the form of a
brief review.
Sr.no. Title Author
2005 - 2006
1 Flavonoids Kaveri Sidhu
2 Bacterial pigments Mangesh S. Sawant
3 Malaria, its cure and prevention Rajiv Choudhary
4 Single cell protein Sarika Mane
5
Dengue virus : genome sequencing ,
prevention & cure
Abhinav Mishra
6
Signal peptides in prokaryotes : Literature
review
Namrata Ghaytidak
7 Carotenoids Tanya Soni
8
Geneti variance exhibited in the Indian
population :its significance in
pharmacogenomics
Kartik Rajan
9 Trichoderma as a bio Control agent Manish Kumar Pandey
10 Proteases Aduja Naik
11 Recombinant Interferon Veenita Shukla
12 Bio preservatives Manpreet Grewal
13 Hepatitis-C Jayant Pawar
14 DNA-fingerprinting Swapanaja Patil
15 Literatiure review osteoporosis Shewta Padhye
2006-2007
1 Recombinant Vaccines Deepali Singh
2 Detailed study of AIDS Amol Laddha
3 Biofertilizers Pradnya Nikam
4 Alternative therapy Jyoti Dipty
5 Bio Fertilizers & Bio Pestisides Anup Shah
6
Synthesis of commercial recombinant
microbes
Sushmita Chawdhury
2007-2008
1 Food and drug administration Leena Hedge
2 Bio Fertilizer-Azotobacter Bhagyashree Rajapure
3
The study of gourds with special reference to
ashgourds, bottle gourds, bitter gourds, ridge
gourds, snake gourds.
Vandita D’souza
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4
Value of waste from brightly coloured
vegetables
Sonam S. Dalimbakar
5 Phytase : transforming a curse into a boon Rohan Kapoor
6 Flavonoids : Grape skin Priyanka Tiwari
7
Biodegradation of polytheyene by
microorganisms
Ankita Singh
8 Diabetes: Its herbal remedies Sarita Kumari
9 Acacia concinna Neha Jaiswal
10 Xenobiotics: Recalcitrant compounds Bahul Gidde
11 Wine making Sagar Mahind
12 Wine & human health Suman Ranjan Jha
13 Rhizobium as a biofertilizer Twisha Singh
2008-2009
1 Current status of hepatitis C vaccine Debanjana Dutta
2 Steroids and their effect on human health Deepshikha Saraswat
3 Probiotics: Immunomodulatory effects Arti Kateria
4 Probiotics Amar Patil
5 Biological databases Neel Shah
6 Recovery of PUFA Shweta Arora
7 Types of pollution in Antartica region Tolnur Malkarjappe
8 Herbs as skin treatment Monica Athwani
9
Biodegradation of polyethylene by
microorganisms
Parinita Jhawar
2009-2010
1 Trichoderma viride: Its cultivation and
Applications
Aanchal Katoch
2 Pathogens: Sources, Incidents, Fatalities and
Remedies
Ankita Narang
3 Transformation of Penicillin in to APA -
Significance
Vijaya Lakshmi
M. Sc. projects completed
Sr. no. Title of project Name of student
2006 - 2007
1. Bio-diesel Deshmukh Siddharth
2. A review on Spirulina platensis Kadam Deepa
3. Citric acid production by Aspergillus
niger
Sagolsem Bidhanchandra
4.
A) Biofuels
B) Extraction of lipids from marine
microorganisms
Shaikh Anjuman
5. Enzymes in food industries
Antibacterial activity of Tinospora
cordifolia
Soregaonkar Samir
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2007-2008
1.
Extraction of polyunsaturated fatty
acids from microbial sources
Agarwal Aditi, Manjulatha
2. RAPD analysis in Withania somnifera Jadhav Vipra
3.
Extraction, isolation and identification
of active ingredient from Abutilon
pannosum and Canthium parviflorum
and testing their
Phatan Ejaj
4.
Comparitive studies on probiotic
organisms
Dixit Gauri
5.
Isolation & identification of salt
tolerant nitrogen fixing
microorganisms
Jadhav Girish G
2008-2009
1.
Screening & characterization of
bacteria with fibrinolytic activity from
marine source
Hoda Sadal Aayadi,
Maryam Ranjpour
2.
Antifungal activity of Murraya kurraya
koenigii
Majumder Debamita
3.
Production of omega-3 fatty acids from
marine microbial sources
Nirmal Pallavi
4.
DNA profiling & antimicrobial activity
of medicinal plants
Pawar Joyti & Anugade
Sheela
5.
Production of omega-3 fatty acids by
micro- organisms & optimization of
cultural conditions
Tiwari Neha
6.
Isolation & characterization of marine
microorganism producing poly-
saturated fatty acid
Nikam Kapil
2009-2010
1. Screening of marine microorganisms
for protease and lipase enzymes
Rachana
2. Elisha
3.
Screening of bioactive compounds from
marine microbial sources
Ratna ganguli
4. Sonal Majrekar
5. Shruti Shree
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Projects completed by the students other than RGITBT:
5.Research profile
Ph. D. program
Sr. No. Name of
the
student
Topic of research Registration
year
Guide
1. Vipra V.
Jadhav
Biotech potential of
marine organisms
and yeasts for PUFA
2008
Dr. Mrs.
Rama
Bhadekar2. Dipti S.
Salunkhe
Studies on
polyunsaturated
2008
Sr. no. Student name Theme of research Year
M.Sc. Microbiology (Y. M. College, Pune)
1. Rohit Ajit Alasandkar Antimircobial activity
of Tinospora cordifolia
and isolation of its
active principles
2007-08
2. H Abhishek Nair Study of lipid
production by
Rhodotorula rubra.
2007-08
3. Shantinath Khot Antimicrobial activity
of Nothapodytes
foetida and
phytochemical studies
2007-08
4. Snehal Patil Screening of PUFA
producing
microorganisms from
Indian Ocean
2008-09
5. Sandip Mulik Optimization of
parameters for PUFA
production in marine
microorganisms from
Indian Ocean.
2008-09
B.E. Chemical Engineering
1. Vishal Taneja Studies on culture
conditions of
Rhodotorula rubra for
biomass production
2007-08
2. Sunny Arora 2007-08
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fatty acids from
marine
microorganisms and
oleaginous yeasts
Papers presented
R. Bhadekar, N. Meti, V. Jadhav, G. Patil and D.P.Nerkar In vitro cultivation and
RAPD analysis in Withania somnifera Paper presented at Global Ayurved
Conference organized by Bharati Vidyapeeth University , Pune, between January 9-
11, 2009.
BR Ehsan & N K Bipinraj, Antimicrobial activity of the ethanolic extract of B.
Laciniosa leaf, stem, fruit and seed. Afr. J Biotechnol., Global Ayurved Conference
and Health Expo , 2009.
Posters presented (International conferences)
Ejaj Pathan, D. P. Nerkar and R. K. Bhadekar. Studies on phytochemicals from
Abutilon pannosum, (Kasali). Poster presented at Indo-Swedish International
Conference on “Biotechnology for Sustainable Development” organized at NCL,
Pune between Jan. 7-9, 2008.
R. Bhadekar , N. Meti, M. Falaki Khalilsaraie, R. Alasandkar, and D. P. Nerkar,
Antimicrobial activity of stem, leaf and callus induced from leaves of Tinospora
cordifolia. Poster presented at Global Ayurved Conference organized by Bharati
Vidyapeeth University , Pune, between January 9-11, 2009.
Pallavi Nirmal, Vipra Jadhav, D. P. Nerkar and R. K. Bhadekar. Poster presented at
50th International Conference of Association of Microbiologists of India held at
NCL, Pune, between Dec. 15 -18, 2009
Laboratory manuals
Rama Bhadekar, Deepti Samarth and Dipti Salunkhe. Laboratory manual of
Microbiology for M.Sc. Biotechnology (Sem. I and II), Rajiv Gandhi Institute of I.T
and Biotechnology, 2010.
Rama Bhadekar, Vipra Jadhav and Deepti Samarth. Laboratory manual of Genetic
Engineering for M.Sc. Biotechnology (Sem. III and IV), Rajiv Gandhi Institute of I.T
and Biotechnology, 2010.
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Recent Publications
Dipti Salunkhe, Neha Tiwari, Sandeep Walujkar, Rama Bhadekar. (2010) Halomonas
sp. Nov., an EPA producing mesophilic marine isolate from the Indian Ocean. Polish
Journal of Microbiology (In press)
Vipra Vijay Jadhav, Manoj Mahadev Jamle, Pravin Dnyaneshwar Pawar, Mayur
Nimbadas Devare, Rama Kaustubh Bhadekar. Fatty acid profiles of PUFA producing
Antarctic bacteria: correlation with RAPD analysis. Annals of Microbiology (In
Press) DOI: 10.1007/s13213-010-0114-4.
Girish Gajanan
Jadhav, Dipti
Sambhaji Salunkhe, Devdas Punjaji Nerkar, Rama Kaustubh Bhadekar (2010)
Isolation and characterization of salt-tolerant nitrogen-fixing microorganisms from
food. EurAsian Journal of Biosciences, 4, 33 – 40.
Girish Gajanan Jadhav, Dipti Sambhaji Salunkhe, Devdas Punjaji Nerkar, Rama
Kaustubh Bhadekar (2010) Novel Staphylococcus sp isolated from wall scrapings of
historical building in India. Annals of Microbiology, 60, 197 – 201.
BR Ehsan, V Awad & N K Bipinraj, Antimicrobial activity of the ethanolic extract of
B. Laciniosa leaf, stem, fruit and seed. Afr. J Biotechnol., 8 (2009) 3565-3567.
E A Singh, SY Kamble and N K Bipinraj, Medicinal plants from newly reported
devraies (sacred groves) in Pune district. Ind. J Trad. Knowledge(in press).
A Z Abubaker, B R Ehsan and N K Bipinraj, Antimicrobial activity of six Indian
spices, ICFAI J.biotechnol (in press).
S Mukherjee, N M pawar, S Thopte, B Nagarkar, A D Bhujbal, R Chowdhury, P
Raina, N K Bipinraj & P K Pawar, Evaluation of anti- microbial potential of
Vayasthapana rasayana formulation on some pathogenic bacteria, J Toxicol Herbal
Med (in press).
Grants received
Ongoing project on “Microbial production of Omega-3 fatty acid” in collaboration
with IRSHA funded by DBT, Govt. of India.
Year Amount
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Rs. 2 Lakhs for Molecular characterization of Indian strawberry cultivars, In-house
project
6.Executive summary
2008 – 09 23. 32 Lakhs
2009 – 10 3.0 Lakhs
2010 - 11 4.82 Lakhs
(awaited)
Sr. no. Category Accomplishments
1. No. of publications
14
2. T.Y. B.Sc. Reviews guided
50
3.
No. of M.Sc. students guided for
projects from 2006
43
4. No. of Ph. D. students
2
4. Papers / Posters presented
3 Papers,
3 Posters
5. Conferences/Workshops attended
9 conferences,
8Workshops
6. Collaborations
1. IRSHA, BVDU, Pune
2. NCCS, Pune
3. COEP, Pune
7. Grants received
28 Lakhs
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7.Library profile
Collection of library books until 2009-10
Department
Books
(2008-09)
Books added
(2009-10)
Total No. of
Books
Microbial Biotechnology 356 22 378
Subscribed Journals & Magazines
2009-2010
Sr. No. Journals
1 Current Science
2 The ICFAI Journal of Life sciences
3 The ICFAI Journal of Science & Technology
5 The ICFAI Journal of Biotechnology
6 The ICFAI Journal of Environmental Sciences
7 The ICFAI Journal of Genetics & Evolution
8 Journal of Biosciences
9 Bio Research International
10 Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research
11 Indian Journal of Experimental Biology
12 Research Journal of Biotechnology
14 Indian Journal of Biochemistry & Biophysics
15 Indian Journal of Biotechnology
16 Trends in Biotech
Magazines
1 Scientific American (India)
3 Chemical Weekly
4 Bio-spectrum
5 Down to Earth
7 Proteomics
8 Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Abstracts
