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The
Department of Biotechnology at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar was
established in 1991 by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of
India and is a constituent of National Network of thirty plus centres
imparting job-oriented training to the students in Biotechnology. The
Department is offering a two-year degree programme leading to M.Sc.
in Biotechnology since 1991 and also introduced M.Sc. programme in Bioinformatics
from the session 2006-07. The department admits the students to a Postgraduate
Biotechnology Programme through an All India Combined Entrance Test
(AICET) conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and university
test for admission to M.Sc. Bioinformatics programme. The students selected
through AICET in Biotechnology are awarded a scholarship of Rs. 1200.00
P.M. throughout the two years of their study.
The
DISC at Department of Biotechnology was established in the 1995 by DBT,
GOI. Since its inception, the DISC has procured various softwares like
Microsoft Office 2000, SQL Server 2000, Borland Turbo c++ Suite, Visual
Studio, Sigma Stat, Sigma Plot 2001, (V-7.1), Grafit version 4, Minitab
13.3, Lasergene-5 Sequence Analysis, Exome, Exome Blast software. In
addition, students and faculty members are also subscribing to different
databases like Medline, Agricola, Agris, Life Science Collection, Food
Science & Technology, Biotechnology Abstracts for facilitating literature
search. So far about 20,000 users, comprising of students and teachers
of Guru Nanak Dev University and neighboring Institutes have availed
the services of the Centre. The DISC has 512 kbps leased line internet
connectivity. In the last nine years, DISC has organized seven workshops
in Bioinformatics benefiting more than 130 research scholars and young
faculty. |
| Faculty | |||||
| Name | Designation | Specialization | |||
| 1. Prof. Gurcharan
Kaur, (Ph.D. JNU, New Delhi) |
Professor and Head | Medical Biotechnology | |||
| 2. Dr. Prabhjeet
Singh (Ph.D. IARI, New Delhi) |
Reader | Plant Molecular Biology | |||
| 3. Mr. P. K.
Verma (M.Tech. IIT, New Delhi) |
Sr. Lecturer | Biochemical Engineering | |||
| 4. Dr.
Neelu Sood (Ph.D. PU, Chandigarh) |
Sr. Lecturer | Plant Tissue Culture | |||
| 5. Dr. Ramandeep
Kaur (Ph.D. IMTECH [JNU], Chandigarh) |
Lecturer | Microbial Technology | |||
| 6. Mr. Manish
Kumar (M.Sc. JMI, New Delhi) |
Lecturer | Bioinformatics | |||
| 7. Mr. Mohammad
Sufian Badar (M.Sc., JMI, New Delhi) |
Lecturer | Bioinformatics | |||
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| Ongoing Research projects | |||||
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| S. No | Title of project | Duration | Sponsoring Agency | Amount | PI/Co-PI |
| 1. | Juxtacrine and/or paracrine control of Brain plasticity (From Indo-French Centre for Promotion of Advanced Research) in collaboration with Dr. Vincent Prevot, INSERM, Lille, France. | 2006-2009 | IFCPAR | 78 Lacs | Prof. Gurcharan Kaur |
| 2. | Reversing Age Related Brain Functions Impairments by Late Onset Dietary Restriction | 2006-2009 | IFCPAR | 28 Lacs | Prof. Gurcharan Kaur |
| 3. | Neurogenesis in the Subventricular Zone and Neocortex of Adult Rat: Interactive Effects of Excitotoxic Injury and Dietary Restriction. | 2006-2009 | ICMR | 13 Lacs | Prof. Gurcharan Kaur |
| 4. | Purification and characterization of stress-induced calmodulin-binding proteins from Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) | 2005-2008 | DBT, New Delhi | 22.82 Lacs | Dr. Prabhjeet Singh |
M. Sc. Bioinformatics (Scheme of Courses)
Semester-I
Basic Concepts
in Biology
Basic Mathematics
Basic Biostatistics
Computer Fundamentals, Networking and Web technology
Introduction to Bioinformatics & Biological Databases
Practicals based on Computer Fundamentals, Networking and Web technology Practicals
based on Introduction to Bioinformatics & Biological Databases
Semester-II
Concepts in
Molecular Biology & r-DNA technology
Programming in C and C++ Database Management and Data Mining
Computational Methods for Sequence Analysis Structural Biology and Bioinformatics
Practicals based on Programming in C and C++ & Database Management and
Data Mining
Practicals based on Computational Methods for Sequence Analysis & Structural
Biology and Bioinformatics
Semester-III
Genomics and
Proteomics
Advanced Algorithms for Computational Biology
System Biology and Metabolic Pathway Engineering
Molecular Modeling and Computer aided Drug Design Programming in PERL for
Bioinformatics Practicals based on System Biology and Metabolic Pathway Engineering
& Molecular Modeling and Computer aided Drug Design
Practicals based on Genomics and Proteomics & Programming in PERL
Semester-IV
Major project in Industry.
M. Sc. Biotechnology (Scheme of Courses)
Semester-I
Cell Biology
Biomolecules
Biochemical & Biophysical Techniques Biology of Immune System
Microbial Physiology
Molecular Genetics
Lab in Biochemistry
Lab in Microbiology
Semester-II
Plant Tissue
Culture
Animal Tissue Culture
Molecular Biology
Genetic Engineering – Tools & Techniques
Bioprocess Engineering & Technology
Lab in Plant Tissue Culture
Lab in Immunology & Animal Tissue Culture
Semester-III
Fermentation Technology
Genetic Engineering – Applications
Macromolecules & Enzymology
Computer Applications & Biostatistics
Lab in Genetic Engineering
Lab in Bioprocess Engineering & Technology
Lab in Computer Applications & Biostatistics
Semester-IV
Research Project
Seminar and invited Lectures on GLP, IPR, Biosafety etc
Genomics & Functional Genomics
Placement of Biotechnology Students during last five years:
Total number
of students (2002-2006) : 72
Number of students who qualified CSIR/UGC/DBT/ICMR/GATE : 40
Number of students pursuing Ph.D. : 43
Number of students in job in Biotechnology : 20
Placement of students for Ph.D. programme:
1) IIT- Mumbai,
Kanpur, Roorkee and Guwahati.
2) NIPER Mohali.
3) PU, Chandigarh.
4) PGI, Chandigarh.
5) GNDU Amritsar.
6) JNU New Delhi.
7) Patel Chest Institute, New Delhi.
8) NCCS, Pune.
9) ITRC, Lucknow.
10) MKU, Tamil Nadu.
11) IISc. Bangalore.
12) IMTECH, Chandigarh.
13) CCMB, Hyderabad.
14) RRL, Jammu.
15) IARI, Delhi.
16) AIIMS, New Delhi.
17) NII, Delhi.
18) ICGEB, Delhi.
Placement of students in industry
1) Cadilla
Pharmaceuticals, Hyderabad.
2) Panacea Biotech, New Delhi.
3) Bharat Biotech, Hyderabad.
4) Tulip Biotech, Ludhiana.
5) Mascon LifeSciences, Delhi.
