The Human Genome Project is one of the best examples of Bioinformatics. This rapidly developing branch of biology is highly interdisciplinary, using concepts and techniques from informatics, statistics, mathematics, retrieval and analysis of data related to biological systems. The department strives to train human resource to take up the challenges of the post-genomics era.
The Human Genome Project is one of the best examples of Bioinformatics. This rapidly developing branch of biology is highly interdisciplinary, using concepts and techniques from informatics, statistics, mathematics, retrieval and analysis of data related to biological systems. The department strives to train human resource to take up the challenges of the post-genomics era.
Genetic Engineering
The world has come to realize the miracles of Genetic Engg., in agriculture - higher yield and better varieties of crops, in medicine - diagnostics and cures that were only a dream a few years back. It’s in the news. It’s everywhere. It is the backbone of biotechnology. The opportunities for a genetic engineer in clinical and applied genetics today and in the future are boundless. the department aims to produce genetic engineers who excel in the field of genomics and gene manipulation. Towards this end, the department has brought together state of the art laboratories and a highly experienced and dedicated team of faculty.
Vision
To create a strong teaching base in the department of Genetic engineering results from the direct manipulation of DNA using various technical methods to scale new heights in mainstream media; and to produce a useful or desirable characteristic in an organism and on a molecular level and may include additions, deletions, or targeted changes to the genome for the welfare of the general public.
Mission
Under Graduate
The B. Tech. in Bioinformatics is a broad and flexible degree program. The curriculum provides knowledge in basics on the three important integral sub disciplines - biology, computer science and information technology and skills in applying vast amount of biological information in genomics, proteomics, drug designing, molecular medicine, forensic analysis, veterinary science and crop improvement. The course is designed to produce bioinformatics engineers to reach the frontier, which would help as a platform in seeking employment or in pursuing higher studies.
The B. Tech. program in Genetic Engineering comprises foundation courses in Biology and Engineering. Unique courses like Biology of Vectors, Recombinant DNA Technology, Genome Mapping, Gene Therapy, Microarray Technology and Stem Cell Biology are offered by experienced faculty.
Post Graduate
The M. Tech. in Bioinformatics is a broad and flexible degree program. The curriculum provides knowledge in basics on the three important integral sub disciplines - biology, computer science and information technology and skills in applying vast amount of biological information in genomics, proteomics, drug designing, molecular medicine, forensic analysis, crop improvement and veterinary science. The course is designed to produce bioinformatics engineers to reach the frontier in bioinformatics, which would help as a platform in seeking employment or in pursuing higher studies.
Bharath University is the only place in India where post graduate training in latest Genetic Engineering Technologies is provided at global standards. Specialization is offered in human genetics, medical genetics and plant genetic engineering.
Research Focus
Research activities help the faculty to intellectually stimulate the young minds. Research in the department is focused on drug designing and development, protein purification and proteomics. Faculty are involved in student projects, internally funded pilot projects, externally funded projects and multi-institutional collaborative projects with research institutions in India and abroad.
| BOARD OF STUDIES | |
|---|---|
| Name | Designation |
| Dr.P.B.Ramesh Babu, Professor & Head | Chairman |
| Faculty Members | |
| Dr.P.Krishnamoorthy, Professor | Member |
| Dr. R. Deepa | Member |
| Mr. R. Krishna Kumar | Member |
| Ms. G.Subashini | Member |
| External Members | |
| Suresh Kumar Rayala, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology, IIT, Chennai |
Member Academic Expert |
| Dr. K. Rajeshwari Director, Bioklone Biotech Pvt Ltd. |
Member Industrial Expert |
Our bioinformatics lab is well equipped with 20 computers and having many online and offline softwares such as Chemsketch, Arguslab and docking tools such as Autodock and Patchdock.
Molecular modelling lab has been helpful to students to identify the properties of chemical compounds are directly related to the ways in which atoms are bonded together into molecules. Students have the opportunity to apply their knowledge by constructing simple ball-and stick models for some common molecules. The models should help them understanding of electron arrangements in molecules and the resulting shapes of the molecules. They can investigate a number of small molecules containing carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen, as well as a few molecules containing fluorine, chlorine, or sulfur.
| PROGRAMS OFFERED | |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and Syllabus | |
| Undergraduate Programmes (4 Years) | |
| B.Tech. - Genetic Engineering | |
| Postgraduate Programmes (2 Years) | |
| M. Tech - Computational Biology | |
| AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF STUDENTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name of the Faculty | Activity | Position | Awarded by |
| Shri Vishalini R | Classical dance(solo) | II | Women’s day celebration |
| Ram Kumar N | Poster Presentation | I | National conference on Bio Engineering |
| Nismabi A .N | Drawing | II | Women’s day celebration |
| Revathy.G | Group dance | II | Women’s day celebration |
| Durgalaxshmi.C | Debate | II | Women’s day celebration |
| S.Pavithra | Group dance | II | Women’s day celebration |
| COMPLETED RESEARCH PROJECTS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.No | Topic | Funding agency | Guide | Duration | Status |
| 1 | Identification and evaluation of Gene expression profiles in inflammatory lung diseases | ClonegenPvt ltd | Dr. P. Rajasulochana | 1 year | Major |
| 2 | In silico analysis of inflammatory Genes associated with Asthma. | ImmunogenPvt ltd | Dr. P. B. Ramesh Babu | 2 year | Minor |
| 3 | Genomics of Nonmicrobial mediated inflammatory Diseases | TechbioPvt ltd | Dr. P. B. Ramesh Babu | 1 yaer | Major |
| 4 | Identification of drug target sites on food pathogens using bioinformatics tools | HDR Pvt ltd | Dr. P. Rajasulochana | 2 year | Major |
| 5 | Evolutionary studies on Mora eel with in-silico drug designing | BiochemPvt ltd | Dr. T. Jayalakshmi | 1 Year | Minor |
| ONGOING-RESEARCH PROJECTS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.No | Topic | Funding agency | Amount | Principle Investigator | Duration |
| 1 | Research Studies on Marine Algae (Kappaphycus Red Algae in view of Pharmacological applications | BIHER | 3.5 lacs | Dr.P.Rajasulochana | 3 years |
| 2 | Identification and Characterization and structural elucidation of Keratinases producing fungi and their applications in pharmaceutical industries | BIHER | 1 lacs | Dr.P.B.Ramesh Babu | 2 years |
| 3 | Evaluation of novel chemopreventive agents Sulforamate, Oxomate and Brassinin as anticancer and anti-inflammatory agents | BIHER | 6 lacs | Dr.P.Rajasulochana | 3 years |
| 4 | Evaluation of protein components of inflammation and immunity in airway epithelial cells | BIHER | 1.5 lacs | Dr.P.B.Ramesh Babu | 2 years |
| 5 | Evaluation of Research studies on marine Red Algae (Kappaphycus Alvarezii) as Biofertiliser for agricultural applications | BIHER | 3 lacs | Dr.P.B.Ramesh Babu | 2 years |
| Events | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Conference | |||||
| Date | Events Details | ||||
| 22nd march 2019 | International conferences on Synthetic Biology | ||||
| 29th november 2018 | International Conferences on Cloud Genomics | ||||
| 22nd-23rd August 2013 | International conference on recent trends in agricultural with bioinformatics tools | ||||
| 6th-7th November 2012 | International conference on Impact of Bio- climatic change | ||||
| 28th-29th March 2011 | International conference on emerging trends in bio engineering | ||||
| 16th-17th March 2010 | International conference on inth November ation in life sciences | ||||
| 26th-27th February 2009 | International conference on emerging trends in bioinformatics tools | ||||
| National Conference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Events Details | ||||
| 08th-07th march 2019 | Recent trends in Biomolecular Engineering and their applications | ||||
| 20th october 2018 | Advances in molecular diagnostics of cancer markers | ||||
| 07th September 2018 | National conferences on biological molecules and its application | ||||
| 06th-07th September 2013 | National conference on Impact of pesticides in agricultural | ||||
| 02nd-3rd March 2013 | National conference on emerging trends in Genome and bio engineering | ||||
| 12th-13th March 2012 | NCRM (National Conference on Research Methodology) | ||||
| 16th-17th February 2012 | NCTDI(National conference on emerging trends in dairy industries) | ||||
| 8th-9th December 2011 | NCTBIB(National conference on recent trends in bio informatics tools in bio sector) | ||||
| 12th-13th September 2011 | NCTFI(National conference on recent trends in Food industry) | ||||
| 6th-7th November 2010 | NCERAB(National conferences on Recent Tools in Bioinformatics ) | ||||
| 8th-9th March 2010 | BIOSILICA(State Level Student’s Technical Symposium) | ||||
| 6th-7th March 6&7, 2009 | NCIBTM(National conference on impact of bioinformatics tools in molecular biology) | ||||
| 4th-5th February 2009 | NCTAB(National Conference on Treands and Applications in Bioinformatics) | ||||
| Faculty Development programme | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Events Details | ||||
| 17th may 2019 | Advances in Cancer screening methods in South India | ||||
| 19th october 2018 | Referencing and biolography in research publications | ||||
| Guest Lecture | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Events Details | ||||
| 30/05/2019 | Drug designing using Insilico models | ||||
| 05/04/2019 | Advances in Tumor Immunotherapy | ||||
| 08/03/2019 | Industrial related microbes and its application | ||||
| 21/02/2019 | Algal application and its industrial applications. | ||||
| 04/02/2019 | Human genetics | ||||
| 25/01/2019 | Electron microscopy | ||||
| 31/10/2018 | Applications of bio molecules | ||||
| 17/10/2018 | Tuberculosis and its diagnostics | ||||
| 28th september 2018 | DNA markers | ||||
| 19th september 2018 | Biopharmaceutical Drugs | ||||
| 07th september 2018 | Techniques to detect air ,food borne contamination and its application in industry | ||||
| 10th august 2018 | Waste water analysis using bioremediation | ||||
| Workshops | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Events Details | ||||
| 08th may 2019 | Development of lowcost devices to detect lifestyle disorders in humans | ||||
| 19th april 2019 | Nano Technology and cancer detection | ||||
| 21th september 2018 | Tumor marker detection in small volume clinical samples using microfluidics | ||||
| 23th august 2018 | Microlevel sample handling techniques in Gene Cloning | ||||
| 16th-17th April 2015 | Hands-on Training & Workshop on Gene Cloning Techniques | ||||
| 08th November 2013 | National workshop on nanomedicine and uses | ||||
| 11th October 2013 | National workshop on Artificial intelligance | ||||
| 02nd September 2013 | National workshop on molecular modeling | ||||
| 03rd August 2013 | National workshop on ansis software | ||||
| 10th June 2013 | National workshop on spectroscopy | ||||
| 10th April 2013 | National workshop on applications in genomics | ||||
| 28th March 2013 | National workshop on Waste management | ||||
| 03rd March 2013 | National workshop on Microbes | ||||
| 15th February 2013 | National workshop on Collageneffect in ageing persons | ||||
| 31st January 2013 | National workshop on Bioinstrumentation tools | ||||
| 07th January 2013 | National workshop on software application in bioinformatics | ||||
| 16th November 2012 | National workshop on software skills | ||||
| 15th October 2012 | National workshop on cluster blast | ||||
| 08th September 2012 | National workshop on writing journal papers | ||||
| 09th August 2012 | National workshop on Project proposals | ||||
| 04th July 2012 | National workshop on inth November ativetechniques in bioinformatics | ||||
| 13th June 2012 | National workshop on Softskills | ||||
| 11th April 2012 | National workshop on research methedology-3 | ||||
| 30th March 2012 | National workshop on Bioinstrumentation | ||||
| 04th March 2012 | National workshop on isolation procedures ofc antibacterial compounds | ||||
| 11th February 2012 | National workshop on Bioactive compounds | ||||
| 29th January 2012 | National workshop on medicinal plants | ||||
| 03rd January 2012 | National workshop on cancer chemistry | ||||
| 12th November 2011 | National workshop on civil applications in Biofield | ||||
| 08th October 2011 | National workshop on PCR analysis | ||||
| 06th September 2011 | National workshop on Environmental analysis | ||||
| 07th August 2011 | National workshop on Biotools | ||||
| 04th July 2011 | National workshop on gene therapy | ||||
| 11th June 2011 | National workshop on Leather Products | ||||
| 08th April 2011 | National workshop on Immmonoglobules | ||||
| 27th March 2011 | National workshop on Biodisel | ||||
| 03rd March 2011 | National workshop on immunotechniques | ||||
| 15th February 2011 | National workshop on biostatistics | ||||
| 30th January 2011 | National workshop on Drug discovery | ||||
| 06th January 2011 | National workshop on Phylogenetic analysis | ||||
| 08th November 2010 | National workshop on cancer research | ||||
| 02nd October 2010 | National workshop on Research methedology tool | ||||
| 12th September 2010 | National workshop on Biotech application | ||||
| 03rd August 2010 | National workshop on Bioplastic | ||||
| 04th July 2010 | National workshop on Bioconcreate | ||||
| 13th June 2010 | National workshop on Enivironmental impact on society | ||||
| 11th April 2010 | National workshop on Collegen | ||||
| 29th March 2010 | National workshop on Bioperls | ||||
| 04th March 2010 | National workshop on nanomachine | ||||
| 15th February 2010 | National workshop on Inth November ative software tools | ||||
| 31st January 2010 | National workshop on Technocort automation | ||||
| 03rd January 2010 | National workshop on IEEE Formating | ||||
| 06th November 2009 | National workshop on Research Proposals | ||||
| 03rd October 2009 | National workshop on Software Industry | ||||
| 02nd September 2009 | National workshop on Mulimedia | ||||
| 08th August 2009 | National workshop on Research techniques in Biofields | ||||
| 02nd July 2009 | National workshop on SEADA | ||||
| 02nd July 2009 | National workshop on Natural medicine | ||||
| 10th June 2009 | National workshop on PLC | ||||
| 09th April 2009 | National workshop on Radiotechniques in Biofield | ||||
| 28th March 2009 | National workshop on instrumentation | ||||
| 02nd March 2009 | National workshop on Radiology | ||||
| 12th February 2009 | National workshop on medicinal plants | ||||
| 30th January 2009 | National workshop on Biotools | ||||
| 06th January 2009 | National workshop on Mathematic modelling | ||||
| 22nd January 2009 | National workshop on computational techniques | ||||
| Seminars /Symposium | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Events Details | ||||
| 14th march 2019 | Tissue Engineering | ||||
| 07th febrauary 2019 | Waste recycle and Urban development programme | ||||
| 22th january 2019 | Recent developments in Medical informatics | ||||
| 11th October 2018 | Development of low cost devices to detect lifestyle disorders in humans | ||||
| 14th september 2018 | Advanced molecular techniques to detect genetic disorders | ||||
| 17th august 2018 | Biological treatment of wastewater | ||||
| 15th October 2013 | Emerging trends in bioengineering | ||||
| 17th March 2013 | Biosilica 13 | ||||
| 08th July 2012 | Recent trends in bioinformatics | ||||
| 12th February 2012 | National conference on trends and application of bioinformatics | ||||
| 04th September 2011 | Insilico methods of genome analysis | ||||
| 16th January 2011 | National technical symposium Bio 2K | ||||
| 08th August 2010 | Research methodology for life science | ||||
| 10th February 2010 | Design approaches of molecular modeling | ||||
| 22nd September 2009 | Recent trends in drug discovery | ||||
| 5th July 2009 | Genes in genomics protein in proteomics | ||||
| TIME TABLE | |||||
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| Odd Semester Time Table for Department of Genetic Engineering | |||||
| Second Year - UG (Genetic Engineering) | |||||
| Third Year - UG (Genetic Engineering) | |||||
| Final Year - UG (Genetic Engineering) | |||||